Recent content by backmarkerducati

First choice would be caulking. Second choice, 1/4" quarter round or some other trim, maybe even door stop used like a little baseboard...

I would never consider the all-in-one condensing washer/dryers as the primary unit for a family. I am considering one as a supplementary unit when we renovate the first floor bathroom. Sort of an age in place idea to reduce the need to be going down to the basement when we retire, the small...

Painting wood trim is generally a one way street for most sane people. It can be stripped and refinished but it will be a PITA. You can try to strip it in place but it will be messy, modern strippers will require multiple applications, you will still need to sand it. People have done it though...

IMO the Santa Cruz actually covers most of truck "needs" for a large majority of truck buyers (your last sentence is that, the vast majority of truck owners, and it is perfect for that). Pretty much everyone I know that has a pickup use it as a car and rarely ever actually use it as a truck, if...

I have no first hand experience for either country BUT my recommendation... I believe both have a consulate in Toronto, maybe worth a visit or a phone call to ask the up-to-date costs, requirements, etc. directly. As for cost, it feels steep but at the end of the day it will be a rounding error...

Correct me if I am wrong... I was under the impression that these new LRTs are owned by Metrolinx but will be operated by the TTC and maintenance is contracted out to a third party by Metrolinx... So WHEN the TTC has a maintenance issue they need to go through Metrolinx that then goes to their...

CIBC is not immediate when paying my CIBC Visa from my CIBC account. Maybe a day or two. Funny story, I paid my CC and looked the next day.... the balance was still there, I thought maybe I didn't pay it so I paid it again. Then a few days later I looked again and saw the same number! I thought...

Any recommendations for a CFSC course in the west GTA? The wife is looking to get a PAL.

I assume the basement is fully finished and fully utilized?

I agree, but it all comes down to when the trigger is pulled on a buy and the time horizon before sale....

@mimico_polak to move or not is always a tough choice IMO. As for costs you highlighted the much higher ongoing expenses, the simple move itself will likely be a sunk 100K or close to it, land transfer tax on the buy, lawyer fees, moving costs, real estate fees on your sell, storage, etc...

I would just check the local storage places for rates. Organize better to move stuff in batches. Clutter can be determent to selling... a pod or whatever in the yard/driveway is another form of clutter. Another possible option, a friend of mine bought a cube van when they were in a similar...

I find benefits from curcumin (turmeric), it has anti inflammatory properties and I find it helps a lot with old man pains. I was taking collagen and I was finding many benefits BUT I am prone to keloids and a recent injury on my arm went keloid crazy when it healed and it just kept getting...

I used to toss brushes until I tried actual quality ones (and learned how to clean them), I am not going to toss a $20 to $30+ brush per room (I am not that baller) out of my laziness and no way I will go back to the cheap crap for quality painting. I have brushes that are now a decade+ old, no...

The cost of paint rollers if high enough now I started washing them out... In the past the most I would do is put them in the fridge to reuse as the project goes on and toss them when I was done with that paint, now I spend the time to wash them out to reuse over and over until they are...