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Forum: The Billiards Room 02-24-13, 09:25 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 17,516
Posted By pseudoreality
It's crazy that retirement and benefit...

It's crazy that retirement and benefit eligibility ages haven't gone up with increased life expectancies. Our demographics just can't support it anymore.
Forum: The Billiards Room 02-24-13, 07:42 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 17,516
Posted By pseudoreality
Good list, but don't forget the billions spent on...

Good list, but don't forget the billions spent on destabilizing the middle east and terrorist training programs!
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 02-18-13, 09:17 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,311
Posted By pseudoreality
It's just tyvek tape to seal the joints, so the...

It's just tyvek tape to seal the joints, so the foam can double as a vapour barrier.
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 02-18-13, 12:08 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,311
Posted By pseudoreality
I wish the I lived in a City like that! There's...

I wish the I lived in a City like that! There's no storm sewers, just surface drainage. They don't ever cover water breaks that happen on City property! A few years back I had a break at the...
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 02-17-13, 06:37 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,311
Posted By pseudoreality
small house upgrades - basement

Alright, I guess I should start a thread on my project(s). I have a ~1000 sq ft bungalow in Yellowknife, NT, Canada. The city is in an area of discontinuous permafrost and as such there are few...
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 02-15-13, 04:33 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 23,059
Posted By pseudoreality
The installation guide for DeltaFloors does say...

The installation guide for DeltaFloors does say you can put no-load bearing walls on-top of it. I still plan on pining it to the floor (tapcon) and securing it to joists above. The wall itself...
Forum: Introductions 02-15-13, 03:30 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,797
Posted By pseudoreality
I have and I've gotten quotes for large roof top...

I have and I've gotten quotes for large roof top solar systems. Unfortunately, it looks like the payback would be more than 15 years. However, solar system costs are going down and electricity...
Forum: Introductions 02-15-13, 11:43 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,797
Posted By pseudoreality
Daox - Thanks for the welcome. I will create and...

Daox - Thanks for the welcome. I will create and thread with photos soon.

Mikesolar - Unfortunately there is no natural gas available to me. Some people use propane, but it can gel in the winter...
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 02-13-13, 05:06 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 23,059
Posted By pseudoreality
May I ask why you are bothering to run Cat 6...

May I ask why you are bothering to run Cat 6 everywhere? I just use wi-fi for Internet. I think I once heard of people using Cat 6 for HDMI connections.
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 02-13-13, 05:02 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 23,059
Posted By pseudoreality
Can you elaborate a bit more on why the floor...

Can you elaborate a bit more on why the floor buckled? I am doing a similar job in my basement, but my floor is going to be a HDPE dimpled membrane (delta floor), then 1" SM XPS, and then I was...
Forum: Introductions 02-12-13, 01:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,797
Posted By pseudoreality
New Guy from Northern Canada

Hello, just found this site today. I live in Yellowknife, NT Canada. I have an 1960's bungalow that I have been slowly renovating over the last number of years. The house was traditionally heater...
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