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• Living without a sill gasket

  I live in a circa 1905 Toronto house and am constantly tinkering away at it. Lately I'm repairing the sill on the South side. Because there is no sill gasket,…

• Gutting vs. facelifting a century-old home

  Hi there, my wife an I are contemplating a housing upgrade in Toronto. A couple of the neighbourhoods we like are full of old brick Victorian homes, mostly built during…

• Puzzled by roof that looks like a wall

  Hi all, so I see this (attached) style of roof somewhat frequently in contemporary architecture. I have to admit that I like it. As we all probably know, little to…

• Looking for help with low-slope roof

  Hi there, my wife and I bought a 1905 home last year that, like many in Toronto, has had decades of additions and renovations of varying quality. The low-slope roof…