Concrete sealers/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...concreteby the densifier, the higher the sheen that is possible when the floor is polished or burnished, but the less times you can restore it. Someconcretesealersare breathable and will let moisture pass through, others are not. If aconcretefloor has no vapour barrier below it or if theconcretehas not suffic...

Given that we spend about three quarters of our time indoors (counting both home and work), it is essential that we work to ensure clear indoor air quality. Contrary to what many people believe, indoor air is often more polluted than outdoor air. How is inside air worse that outside air? The air you breathe inside...

...concretedeck blocks - Advantages & Disadvantages for deck construction: Deck blocks inconcretethat sit on the ground - they're fine for building a new deck if your ground is stableConcretedeck blocks are a fairly safe way to go about building a deck , though keeping them perfectly level may require a bit o...

What is a blower door test? Blower door tests are becoming part of many State and Provincial mandatory building codes - the new BC Energy Step Code in British Columbia, Canada is one example. A blower door test is often an essential part of a home audit, we don’t know for sure just yet if it will be part of the free...

The first thought of home lighting design should be the orientation of windows for quality of life, but also passive solar heat gain. Not only does the sun offer free heat, but free light as well. Natural and certain types of artificial lighting can reduce the symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.). Studie...

Livos is a Quebec manufacturer of natural wood finishing oils, and they are very transparent about the composition of their products which are mainly plants and some other natural materials. There are also no heavy metals used in the colouring pigments, so it is a completely sustainably-made and healthy product. "In...

More and more seniors are buying homes now as the downsizing trend is in full effect. If you’re on the fence about relocating to a new home and dread the thought of house hunting, packing, and moving, you should know that the process is much easier now than it was when you were searching for the perfect house for your...

Construction is a dirty business, and living in a home under renovation can aggravate asthma and other respiratory illnesses, it can also lead to issues developing that people didn't suffer from before. Air that is full of dust and chemicals can cause respiratory irritations even among adults who don't suffer from s...

All nations want and need to get back to work, and soon , but there's going to have to be a lot of adjustments to how we actually do it. When we start to get back to normal after COVID-19, (the new normal anyway), there will likely be an extended period of time where we are all a little leery of shaking that first han...

...concrete. Alternatively, a basement can be constructed by beginning with an insulated raft slab, followed by an ICF foundation wall. This provides a continuous layer of insulation separating theconcretefrom the ground. The result is a very comfortable and energy efficient basement, with no thermal bridging and redu...

一年四季在加拿大或北美较冷的地区种植水果和蔬菜是非常棒的，但遗憾的是，我们的气候限制了我们只能在夏天种植几个月。即使是在我们国家气候温和的地区;在高海拔地区和更北的地方，很难种植任何可食用的植物。