Low “E” Glass & Plants – Find out the potential effects of this high performance coating on your house plants.
Taking Panes With Plants Question: We want to include a large indoor sunspace for growing plants in the new house we are building but are unsure what type of windows to use. Low-E glass will save on heating costs, but we are concerned that it may also inhibit plant growth. Should we use Low-E or […]
Upgrade energy star glass from Low E 2 to Low E 3 for cooler summer
When the temperature soars, ordinary window glass just can’t handle the heat. And tinted glass spoils the view. Cardinal Low E3 (Low E 366) , however, has been specially formulated to reject the sun’s heat without affecting the view. It lets more light in and keeps more heat out. So your home stays cool and comfortable. Cardinal […]
Need To Dry Out House Before Winter – One reason that windows get condensation in the winter.
Need To Dry Out House Before Winter Sunday Sun, by Henri De Marne Question: We recently replaced our wooden windows and storms with vinyl replacement windows. We assumed the condensation which caused our windows to rot was caused by too much cold air passing through the windows. However, we wake up now to wet windows […]
Indoor Humidity – This is a longer article that talks about the idea of Relative Humidity (RH) in a home.
Indoor Humidity What amount is just right? (As seen in the Toronto Star, written by Ed Borkowski) If it took less than two years to figure out how to stop 12:00 from flashing across the VCR, you’re ready to tackle the task of setting the correct level on the furnace humidifier. You can ask the […]
Fall Reminder – This short article explains why we should open our windows in the fall.
Sunday Sun, Nov.23, 1997 by Henri De Marne Those of us living in temperate climate areas – where summer ventilation is done by opening windows instead of turning on the air conditioner – must remember to ventilate our houses throughout the early part of the fall to reduce to excessive moisture problem we will otherwise […]
Buy Local
Article by John Breakey, President-Elect, Oakville Chamber of Commerce for “The Business Advocate”. Why is the Oakville Chamber sponsoring a Buy Local campaign? One of the Chamber’s core mandates is to help nurture and grow businesses that operate in our community. The Buy Local campaign is an opportunity to promote all of those merchants, suppliers, […]
Live in Oakville? This articles talks about Oakville based contractor licenses.
Is Your Contractor Licensed To Operate In Oakville? Article from Oakville Chamber of Commerce “Chamber News”, 2001 The Town of Oakville requires that all plumbers, building renovators, driveway paving contractors and heating, ventilating and air conditioning installers be currently licensed. By-laws have been passed by Oakville Town Council to provide a measure of protection for […]