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Basement Foundation Wall Repair Series

August 21st, 2010 · No Comments

We had a water leak in our finished basement.
One winter during a thaw, clear water entered one of our finished basement bedrooms.
It took us a while to discover the cause; a crack in our home’s foundation wall.
From the outside it looked like this in the picture below:

From the inside, that same foundation wall crack looked […]

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Tags: Basement · Basement Systems · Contractors · Exterior · Finishing · Flooring · Home Maintenance · Materials · Painting · Planning

Financial Discussion of microFIT Solar PV Assessment

August 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment

In this continuing series of our own experiences with the Ontario micro-FIT solar PV program, I provided the details of the quote we received following the on-site solar assessment from Sun Volts Unlimited; please do access that article for the details of the quote.
Today, following some time to reflect and analyze the details and in […]

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Tags: Contractors · Exterior · Finances · MicroFit · Planning · Solar Panels