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It could have been. I haven't been there in a while. Its not listed in the Sherway Gardens directory now, so I guess it's gone now, wherever it was. :headscrat

That makes me feel better. I thought I was going crazy when I couldn't find any trace of it recently. :bounce:

I could swear there was a new Snap On retail store north of Toronto in the Vaughn Mills shopping center that opened a few years ago. It was a small store, filled with all Snap On merchandise, but geared more for the home mechanic instead of the professional. They carried lots of garage art...

How about swimming pool fencing.

My guess based on you saying there is no heat or interior moisture source is that the open soffits and other drafts (or perhaps wet cars) are letting moisture in and the inside temp is warmer than the outside temp. The sun or hot cars may be warming up the interior and vapor is rising and as...

Depending on how tight your building envelope is you may need to add soffit vents for intake or supply ventilation. Also check to make sure your roof vents are working and not blocked by snow or ice. Here in Toronto the amount of roof ventilation typically used is open vent area = 1/300th of...

You could look at window header span charts for your given window width and assume the smallest header size was used. From your description it sounds like you're wanting to replace a load bearing wall with a beam that needs end support over and existing window header. You'll probably need to...

This is an old article from '92, but maybe they have their act together now. :) "Sears, Roebuck and Co. Wednesday announced it has settled charges by the state of California that its auto centers systematically overcharged customers for unnecessary repair work. The Chicago-based retailing...

Check your local zoning/planning dept for this. Converting a detached garage into an attached may trigger the necessity to upgrade the fire rating on your garage structure. You don't want a garage fire or hazardous fumes reaching your home. I am working on enclosing an open 12' breezeway. In...

I can attest to the lack of building inspections in the area. I've designed homes in the Laurentiens & Eastern Townships of Quebec and none of them were ever visited by a building inspector during construction. Unfortunately most of the builders I’ve encountered do whatever they want when they...

I'm always looking for flat files to store plans and drawings. They cost a fortune new and never seem to turn up locally on the used market. I did find a small pair through a local gov't supply liquidating company. I also have a large oak set that I use to store large format drawings.

BMW dealers sells a restorer/conditioner for rubber seals and trim. http://www.z3bimmer.com/OffTopic/E24Bimmer/Gummi/ Carbaflo also makes rubber conditioners. http://www.carbaflo.com I imagine these are both pricey products & I don't know if these will bring back life to old rubber, but it...

If I'm understanding correctly it sounds like your saying the interior floor of your garage is sloped to one side instead of towards the door. All the snow that melts off your car while parked inside is pooling against the interior side of one of the exterior walls of an attached garage. If...

I went in to a Sears here in Toronto a couple of years ago looking for a torque wrench and the sales associate in the tool department had no ideal what a torque wrench was. Even after explaining it to him and what it's used for he still had no idea. His explanation for not having them, or at...

The big +/- 42" Husky 2 piece black box was marked down to $499 for the set last week. The Home Depot website doesn't show the sale price now, so the special may have ended. It looked like a good box but to large for my needs and space.

Builders work year round here in Canada. Shouldn't be a problem as long as you take the proper steps with your footings and keep yourself warm.

Well good news to report. Third times the charm. The third store I went to had a box that hadn't been crushed in shipping. I brought it home tonight and set it up. It's a pretty sturdy toolbox for the price. I'm happy with the product, but disappointed with the QC and runaround at Canadian Tire.

Tatra, you're right, typically I avoid CT, but I had a momentary laps of judgment. The Mastercaraft toolbox on sale is a decent homeowners grade box if you can find a good one and don't have to deal with the runaround.

Funny you should mention the Husky box, as I had looked at that one last week and it's what convinced me to upgrade from my old Craftsman cheapo box. I'm really only interested in a lower box that I can install under my work bench, or I'd have already brought the Husky home and wouldn't be here...

Well I returned my damaged lower box to a different Canadian Tire (the first store was out of stock) and waited around for 45 min. to exchange it for a new one. The salesman wouldn't allow me to open the box in the store to make sure it was ok, but the packing box wasn't damaged. He said I had...