Do It Yourself

Crack Sealing Sunken slabs of concrete paving?  Here is how you can seal the cracks in your sidewalk and parking area to prevent further damage to the concrete.

Distant Water Tank

Solving the problem of a long wait for hot water at the kitchen tap
Deck Staining A How-To on properly preparing your deck for staining - four years guaranteed
Electrical Undertaking an electrical project?  Call Dave Suwala and we'll document it here.
Garden Waste A broken handle on the container can be simply repaired for many more years of use.

Rail Repair

Loose balusters and a railing you wouldn't lean on?  Read this How-To.
Safe Laundry Room Click on the button to read Lowe's excellent article on protecting your condo from flood damage from...your washer?

Sink Drain

Your sink doesn't drain and your handle came loose on your bathroom vanity sink?  Fix it by replacing your worn, corroded and clogged parts with a new pop-up assembly.

Sink Trap

The brass trap finally failed on your sink and flooded the soap, tissues, light bulbs.  Call the plumber?  Nah.  Can't afford that.  Spend an hour doing it yourself.

Sliding Patio Doors

Are your sliding patio doors refusing to slide?  Maybe after 2 decades of service they are up for replacement.  See how it's done and think about it.
Tank-to-Bowl Replace the rotting tank seals on Falconbridge's American Standard toilets.

Vent Fan

Replace that noisy, failing bathroom vent fan with a new Nutone factory replacement part.