Every home has a bathroom and many homes have had bathrooms added. Many home owners have installed their own bathrooms and there is one area that many don’t seem to understand, the bathroom exhaust system. The Ontario Building Code requires every bathroom to have either a opening window or an exhaust fan. Personally I think [...]

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Buying a home is a complex process and you need an experienced Realtor to help you understand what you need to do as well as represent your homebuying interests in areas such as negotiating with the seller, finding the best mortgage deal, completing any paperwork, and making sure the property inspection reveals no major defects.

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Deciding to sell your home is a major decision that is intimidating for most people. A professional real estate agent can make your home sale a whole lot less complicated, but only if you hire the right agent. You need someone who is going to spend time with you and ensure that you get a [...]

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Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.99 percent with an average 0.6 point for the week ending March 25, 2010, up slightly from last week when it averaged 4.96 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 4.85 [...]

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New Home Warranty It’s on the House Aubrey LeBlanc Toronto Star Saturday Dec. 16/95 “New In Homes Section” Separating Fact from Fiction Separating fact from fiction is every new home buyer’s responsibility when it comes to clearly understanding their new home warranty. Fiction: Some consumers assume the Ontario New Home Warranty Program (ONHWP) offers blanket [...]

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I never thought it would be possible to generate electricity at home with a magnet motor. Using an easy to follow guide, me and my son did just that. It started out small and as a simple science project but then it grew and took on a life of its own. Now I am saving [...]

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Although new to the NEC, AFCIs are important for protecting against arc faults. Unsafe arc faults can occur as series or parallel arcs. A series arc can occur when the conductor in series with the load breaks. The series configuration means the arc current cannot be greater than the load current the conductor serves. Typically, [...]

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