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Sorry to hear of your loss. I can't imagine your suffering. It does seem strange that the load rating is per pair and not per stand. I went to the Craftsman site and looked up the stands in question and one of the customer reviews of the stands made the following comment: "missleading...

Call the Building dept. and speak with a zoning official to find out if what you want to is permitted. It sounds like you have, what we would describe where I live, is a building in "legal non compliance". Meaning it was either built before current zoning regulations (grandfathered) or a...

This may be of some help if you haven't already looked at it. http://www.toronto.ca/building/pdf/brochures/zoning_summary_eastyork_leaside.pdf

Good luck finding the information you're looking for. The City of Toronto's website on zoning information is a disgrace. It’s full of irrelevant, partial, missing, or misleading information with the caveat that you need to visit your building department for further information. I’ve been...

Yes you are correct. Last year I paid ~.83%. :sad:

You may want to look into the Kerdi shower system. It has many waterproofing components for showers. It will at least give you some ideas. http://www.schluter.com/5288.aspx

What is the tax rate people are paying on the assessed value of their land and structures? Here in Toronto I pay approximately .083% of the total assessed property value IIRC. Our home and land values are reassessed every year, although not by a human, but by a computer program. There is no...

Here is a video of an underground wood working shop in Montreal. It may have similarities to what you are looking for. Access is from the house's basement. In you case the ramped drive would obviously differ. I like your sketch above. One suggestion would be to think about building a...

I like both the glass versions but prefer the black framed one. It picks up on the color of the parapet flashing. The copper one looks good also, but it doesn't look like you have any other copper elements on your home that it is visually tied to. Perhaps a sheet aluminum skinned door. Or...

I live in Toronto, ON and have a partial underground garage. It's about 5' below grade with our house above. It's essentially part of the basement with a down sloping driveway, and is waterproofed similar to the rest of the basement. The lowest point of the driveway has a trough drain in...

+1!!!

I built a fake FP in my living room as a focal point. I used a salvaged wooden mantel and inset a cream limestone surround with a dark gray slate "fire box". The trim work and grout have been completed in the last photos

I have a similar situation with my roof. It has a slight slope that can either be created with tapered joists or tapered firing strips under the sheathing and membrane. On top of the membrane I have a cedar deck surface over sleepers that are tapered in the opposite direction as those under...

Permits and Zoning vary by area. Since the City amalgamation took place there are multiple differing regulations (left over from former municipal jurisdictions) depending on where you want to build. The quickest way to find out what rules apply to your site is to visit the Building Dept. that...

HOA foreclosed on home of Frisco soldier for $977 in unpaid HOA dues while he was serving in Iraq. Sells $300K home at auction for $3,201 to Mark DiSanti of Dallas who has apparently bought over 100 HOA foreclosure homes in Texas...

Great looking garage. Not long before you're moving in. I agree with Jack to match all the metal table/bench frames your Kennedy boxes. They'll also fit in nicely with the Arts & Crafts theme. Aron

As said above use Tuck Tape to seal the gaps and for extra protection consider using a non paper backed sheetroc product like Humitek or better, "green" board designed for use in wet area like bathrooms.

X4, I'd hazard to guess that your wall is in better condition than the majority of structure in Ontario. Unfortunately vapor barriers don't seem to be well understood by many builders in our region. Without seeing your wall first hand I'd agree with others that warm moist air from the...

Here are some examples of ceramic quarry tiles. here is a link to a manufacture of similar industrial tile, but there are many other sources for quarry tile. http://www.metroceramics.com/