I have been renting a room in a house in Vancouver forI have been renting a room in a house in Vancouver for almost 2 years. It was built as a 4 bedroom house (2 floors) but the Chinese people who bought it turned it into a 10 bedroom house. 6 bedrooms o… read more
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I have question. We rent through a rental company, andI have question. We rent through a rental company, and recently there was a leak of sorts that lead to damage in the ceiling in our dining room. This was in October... in November they finally sent so… read more
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I have been renting the upstairs of house off a friend for 6hi i have been renting the upstairs of house off a friend for 6 yrs now he lives in basement the roof has leaked foe 5 yrs mould in house ceiling fell through in bed room no tap water in bathroom back… read more
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Not sure if this is your area of expertise, but I'll ask youHi Debra,Not sure if this is your area of expertise, but I'll ask you and find out. My partner and I bought a house together coming up on a year the beginning of July (depending on when the transactio… read more
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We hired a company to do our master bathroom renovation pluswe hired a company to do our master bathroom renovation plus install a second bathroom in our basement. We signed a contract and paid 40% down. The contract included another 45% payment due upon delivery of custom cabinets. During the renovation we had a flood from the plumbing installed in the master bathroom through the floor to our dining room. We also had many issues arise with the quality of the work done including walls being out of plumb, tiles not cut and installed correctly, forgetting insulation, to just name a few. We have a list of over 15 mistakes/errors/omissions We had a written schedule for work but many days passed without workers showing up...when they did they worked a few hours then left. It's been very trying. We asked the owner to the site and discussed our concerns. He did remedy most of them. Currently, we have most of the cabinetry installed. Not all tile in the shower is complete. Since the cabinetry has been delivered the owner is demanding due upon delivery payment. We are concerned we will pay him and then we won't see any more work completed. Still remaining is installation of toilets, shower fixtures, sinks and fixtures, bathtub, electrical fixtures and trim. We have been in discussion with the owner to discuss our concerns and want to balance our risk and obligation with him. We have offered him less than the due upon delivery with indications for him to complete plumbing, tile, trim and fix our ceiling which was damaged from the flood. We've offered him the balance due upon delivery once the electrical is completed. A 10% due upon completion of the shower glass once installed is also in the contract. We would like to know since we are negotiating the initial contract payment schedule with him, because of the way this job has gone, are we still bound by it's terms? Can we enforce a 10% hold back, even though it is not in the contract, to ensure all work completed is satisfactory? We don't want any sub-contractor issuing a lien. In a recent email the owner made a comment about not holding back payment if a handle, or piece of trim isn't finished. … read more
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We had a fire last year and our home had to be rebuilt, theWe had a fire last year and our home had to be rebuilt, the builders have charged us with unwarrented extra charges that feel we should not pay, they have filed a builders lien and want to do a defaul… read more
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When I moved into my apartment in August 2015, the neighbourWhen I moved into my apartment in August 2015, the neighbour upstairs who is one of the owners of the building was patching up my ceiling in my bedroom and mentioned that she renovated her bathtub and… read more
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My husband is a GC and currently has a client whichHello - my husband is a GC and currently has a client which is giving him a difficult time regarding paying him. His work is completed and she refuses to pay. It is a bathroom renovation. Prior to the… read more
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I have a bathroom renovation and my contractor floodedHi I have a bathroom renovation and my contractor flooded the neighbor one floor below. he had to tear down the neighbor's ceiling of her bathroom and I had a plumber came in to fix the badly installe… read more
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How to deal with a contractor who has done an awfully poorHow to deal with a contractor who has done an awfully poor job and now even threatens to put a lien on our house unless we pay him the full contract price for the work he doesn't want to finish? Is th… read more
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I purchased a 10-year old townhouse in December. Today, whenI purchased a 10-year old townhouse in December. Today, when I had a contractor come to my house to quote on painting my daughter's bedroom on the 2nd floor, I was mortified to look up and see a big w… read more
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1. We hired a contractor to do mould remediation. He took1. We hired a contractor to do mould remediation. He took out our living room and dining room ceiling to access the attic. When he put the drywall back on the ceiling, the taper botched the job and we… read more
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I had a medical company install grab bars in my downstairsI had a medical company install grab bars in my downstairs bathroom a couple years ago to assist my husband with bathing...a short time after the installation I noticed wet patches on the carpeted flo… read more
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Two years ago I did a complete (and expensive) condo renovation;Two years ago I did a complete (and expensive) condo renovation; recently, I am experiencing problems with the bathroom, tiles are falling out of the shower, the tiling is cracking and I believe there… read more
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I am a contrator, in Cobourg. Ont., and spend my weeks workingI am a contrator, in Cobourg. Ont., and spend my weeks working in Toronto. This past week we had an oil fired water heater installed, through Ultramar. The next day we had no hot water, my wife called… read more
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