Is your basement generally cold, dark and damp, but you envision it as a fabulous living area and possibly an income earner? You are not alone. Homeowners renovate basements to create rental suites, home-based businesses, or extra space for a theatre system, bar, music studio, fitness centre, or even a luxury spa with an infrared sauna. A basement renovation is an attractive way to add usable square footage because compared to an addition, it is typically less expensive and the municipal permit process less complic... read more

COVID-19 coronavirus is able to survive on cardboard for at least 24 hours and on hard surfaces such as doorknobs for three days and perhaps much longer; researchers found “viable” traces of the virus on a cruise ship 17 days after infected passengers had left (Chung, 2020). Most of us want to eliminate this tenacious and highly infectious virus from our homes, but how exactly do we ‘kill’ something that technically isn’t alive? Viruses are genetic material (RNA) inside a thin, protei... read more