Scotts EcoSense Weed B Gon
Scotts EcoSense Weed B Gon for 2011
Now, this past weekend I was at the National Home Show with my good buddy Harvey (yes, the same one who has gone with me to South Bend and visit the University of Notre Dame the past two falls). There were the usual exhibit and vendor booths including for garage floor refurbishment, garage doors, furniture, appliances and a good number of solar PV installation companies (due to the MicroFIT program in Ontario) like the SkyFire Energy Exhibit booth pictured below. Then we came across the … [Read More Of This Article...]
Scotts EcoSense Weed B Gon – Does It Work?
Ever since the restrictions over the past year or two on the type of herbicides which can be used to control weeds in the Greater Toronto Area, controlling Dandelions and a wide variety of broad and narrow leaf weeds on the family lawn has been a problem. Gone from the shelves in this part of Canada of your local Home Hardware, Home Depot, Rona, Lowe's, Canadian Tire and corner hardware or garden supply store are the now banned chemicals used in the past for weed control. This past … [Read More Of This Article...]
Disney World
Disney’s Magic Kingdom Again
After spending not one but two consecutive days in Disney's Animal Kingdom, we decided to return to Disney's Magic Kingdom. There were some favorites which we wanted to visit as well as some attractions which we did not have time to enjoy on our first day in what many refer to as the happiest place on earth. We arrived at Magic Kingdom very early in the day to avoid the crowds for the most popular attractions on our list. Adventure Land The first attraction we visited was the Jungle Cruise. It had been many years since we had enjoyed … [Read More...]
Lawn and Garden
President’s Choice Double Pink Coneflower
Last spring, I wrote about the one Double Pink Coneflower plant we purchased from President’s Choice (actually our neighbourhood Super Store). Here is what it looked like still in the small planter: It is the one in the foreground of the above picture, hiding in the small container. That was last spring. I had actually [...]
Bathroom Renovations
Finishing Bathroom With Caulking – 1
To me, caulking is one of those home renovation finishing projects which if it is used no one really notices but if it is not used the project looks, well, un-finished. Let me show you our daughter's bathroom. In particular, we are going to focus … [Read More Of This Article...]
Kitchen
Finish Dishwasher Clearner Review
One of life's great mysteries, for me at least, is how to clean the inside of a dishwasher. No, I am not talking about every so often cleaning the 'trap' of caught food debris. I am referring to why, with a 5 year old dishwasher which runs about every second night I have to constantly wipe off foot particles from a few cups or plates, … [Read More Of This Article...]
Drywall Repair
Repairing Bathroom Double Towel Rack – 2
Yesterday, in Part 1 we had removed the double towel rack from it's initial faulty location, located one wall stud to be used to secure the towel rack in it's new location had drilled the anchoring holes. Remember that we used a level to ensure … [Read More Content Limit...]
Floor Tile Projects
Adding More Concrete Mixture To Level Floor
In the prior article within this tile installation home renovation project series, we discussed how a support beam caused part of the front hall floor to be a little unlevel and the impact it had on the newly laid floor tile. Today I thought I … [Read More Of This Article...]
Energy Audits & ecoENERGY
ecoENERGY Report – Part 1
Happy New Year. What are your resolutions? Here's one that's different. If you are a home owner, please resolve to have an energy audit in January. Don't wait. Do it now. This is the first in a series of articles about the ecoENERGY evaluation we … [Read More Of This Article...]
LED Light Bulbs
Noma Solar Powered Outdoor Christmas Lights From Canadian Tire – Part 2
In Part 1 we began the installation of our new solar LED powered outdoor Christmas lights from Canadian Tire on our backyard deck. Today we complete the installation. Now, the question I had for this new product was how secure would the connection be between the solar panel unit and the string of LED lights. Pretty secure. Above … [Read More Of This Article...]
Home Solar Electricity
Ontario microFIT Conditional Contracts Released En Masse?
It has been about 6 weeks since I submitted my microFIT application on-line back towards the end of July. I have not received my conditional contract yet. The clock for the 40% Ontario content until 12-31-2010, rising to 60% Ontario content … [Read More Of This Article...]
Solar Chared Lawn Mower
Solaris, Epic, Utopia Lawn Mower – One Year Later
By far, the article which has received the most comments from you has been our review earlier this year of the changes made to the Solaris, Epic and Utopia solar charged lawn mower from Linamar Consumer Product. With that much interest I thought I … [Read More Of This Article...]
Sealing Home Air Leaks
Sealing Ceiling Vent Register
In my efforts to achieve energy savings and seal the air leaks within the ceiling air vent opening, I was unable to secure the vent register sufficiently to the ceiling without there being any gaps between the register and the ceiling drywall. So, … [Read More Of This Article...]
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