Toronto is famous for the freezing rain we get when it warms up during winter. It feels better than snow and ice, but it’s not necessarily all that good for your home. We get it when super-cooled droplets of water come into contact with temperatures below zero. If it freezes in mid-air it becomes sleet, … Read more
“‘Tis the season to be jolly” tra-la-la-la-la… That’s all very well, but when you have a house full of guests and you develop toilet problems it’s really difficult to stay jolly. Here are some of the things that can happen in a busy household during the festivities, and ways you can avoid them. And if … Read more
Homeownership is like a car; if you overlook one thing, something else goes wrong. Your garden can cause a number of issues that impact your Toronto home, particularly the plumbing. How’s that, you ask? The garden is outdoors and the plumbing is mostly indoors. That’s just it – mostly, not all. Your plumbing infrastructure begins … Read more
With the recent historic floods experienced across the GTA, Toronto plumbers have had their hands full with basement flooding and related problems. One of the issues that’s taken priority with city councils is the storm water system, and in Mississauga councillors recently approved a new “storm water fee” that is expected to bring in up … Read more