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With another winter on our doorsteps, it’s time to consider what still needs to be done around your home ahead of the long, cold season. Bear in mind that with holidays coming up it might be [...]

A small number of Toronto homes have still not complied with the City’s directive on mandatory downspout disconnection. Homeowners cite various reasons for not doing so including the financial [...]

Most homes built in Toronto in the past decade or so routinely get a backwater valve installation at the time of building. Older homes, however, may need to be retrofitted—a fact about which [...]

When you upgrade a Toronto water installation, most homeowners find that it ends up costing more than they expect. This is usually due to the need to do additional work at the time. Whether your [...]

Canada’s immigration system overhaul now in progress aims at attracting new Canadians who fit better into the system than those who have been coming in recent years. With qualified professionals [...]

There are several ways of repairing damaged foundations. All are equally effective and the method chosen by your contractor will depend on how bad the damage is to your home and the level of [...]

For the first time in years, the Don Valley Parkway has closed to traffic three weeks ago because of flooding. Toronto experienced a downpour overnight that caused the Don Valley river to rise [...]

Finally, in a long-awaited and much-needed move, the province is cracking down on those aggressive salespeople who come to your door insisting on doing an inspection of your hot water heater. A [...]

Water damage claims in Toronto have doubled in number during the past decade and now account for 40% of all home insurance claims compared with 20% ten years earlier. This puts them at number 1 [...]

There are dozens, if not hundreds, of plumbers in Toronto. At least, they call themselves plumbers but that doesn’t necessarily mean they are qualified. And homeowners contract them to do [...]