Wet Basements

Wet Basements

Wet basements can lead to quite a few headaches, no matter which side of a deal you represent. The purchaser, seller and Realtor all have a dog in this fight. The wrong Home Inspector can turn a simple, easily fixed leak into a deal breaker or worse yet, overlook the...
Keep Mice Out

Keep Mice Out

Dreaded Intrusion: Keep Mice Out As the song goes, ‘Oh the weather outside is frightful, But the fire is so delightful’. That’s the reason why the onset of winter is when we find many outdoor pests trying to invade our space. They may not be planning on...
Fireplace Safety

Fireplace Safety

Cozy or Careless? Fireplace Safety Autumn, with its cool, brisk breezes and shorter days, is back. For many Canadian homeowners, that means it’s time to build a fire and let its warm glow chase the chills. Perhaps it is a throwback to our cave-dwelling ancestry,...
Mould

Mould

Hidden Dangers Lurking Overhead There has been a lot in the news in the past few years concerning mould in our homes and what to do about it, particularly with the summer floods in Toronto and Alberta. As a result, we have become better educated about mould’s...