News from the screen repair shop.....
Getting a charging point for your electric car in a Condo is a lot more difficult than if you owned a detached family home. You have to convince the Condo board that it's a benefit for all the other Condo Owners in the building and thats no small or quick task.
A couple living in Toronto's Liberty Village Condo are on trial for murdering their downstairs neighbour over his Barbeque Smoke. The Victim was even nice enough to give the couple advance warning about when he next planned to BBQ but that didnt stop the upstairs Condo owner from committing homicide and disposing the neighbours body in a dumpster.
A woman living in a high rise condo in Calgary, Alberta has a pair of Canada Geese nesting on her balcony. Property Management says they have laid eggs on the common elements and now the whole family, nest and all must be removed for fear that they will attack window cleaners and maintenance contractors doing their job.
Some USA Condo owners are having to shell out more in Condo fees than their combined mortgage, interest and taxes payments
Continue reading "Surging HOA fees pushing homeowners over the edge"
The problem with key based sliding patio door locks is that they are flimsy and insecure. This now lock puts a locking bolt on the floor which shoots a pin into the bottom of the door and its phone App based which makes it really convenient.
We love our dogs even though they fly through the screens and destroy them despite our best efforts to install all manner of dog doors !
Continue reading "Dogs going through screens keep me in business"
The Condo Corporation, The Property Management Company and a Roofing contractor have all been charged by Toronto Fire for the infamous Thorncliffe Park Condo Fire.
Corporation MTCC 956 has been charged with not contacting the fire department when the fire alrm was sounded.
Continue reading "Condo Corporation charged for Thorncliffe fire"
It's against the rules of the condo corporation act for a board of directors to just arbitrarily enforce key fob access fees on every unit owner.
User fees most be voted on band accepted by unit owners and put in force as part of the Annual general meeting.
Continue reading "Illegal Condo key fob access and user fees"
Many Condo owners are frustrated with trying to sell their Condo's amid falling Condo prices so they are choosing to wait it out and renovate their Condo's instead.
It more of a make the best of what you have strategy, where you might as well make your home as enjoyable as possible if we are going to be stuck here until the market improves.
Continue reading "Condo owners shift to renovating over selling"
Copper screen cloth can be used to shield sensitive devices from radio frequency signals or even hide them from unwanted surveillance.
In the 1940's copper screening was one of the standard materials for window screens and screen porches.
Continue reading "Copper screen cloth used for EFI sheilding"