Category: Home Improvement Topics

It's a battle of wits and I'm losing to a mouse. Attempts to stop the rodents from coming in our addition are proving futile.
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A request for a land line connection exposes some poor organization and customer service at the phone company.
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We are returning to a traditional land-line from our phone company. Here are the reasons this decision makes sense (for us)
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The Insta-Step Stair Bracket has disappeared from store shelves.
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Smoke was pouring from our oven. Was it spilled food stuffs burning off, or was it something else?
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Details of the instances where our stair rails and spindles do not meet the minimum requirements of the Ontario Building Code.
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I planned to paint the stair rail and spindles but that was too hard so I came up with a better plan: build a wall instead at some point in the future.
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Our architect is confident we will get the variance for our addition, but first we need a site plan. And hope our neighbors are supportive.
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Our architect brought some us bad news. We cannot execute the plan that I have been visualizing. Turns out that there is plenty of blame to go around.
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Although it's going to be a while before we start work on the addition or garage, it's time to meet with the architect and begin the design process.
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Details of a pending settlement in one class action lawsuit against DirectBuy.
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...I looked through my mother's photo albums, saddened by the nameless faces that stared from the pages...
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