Valuable Tips & Advice for Home Owners

Midland Deck Building Requirements

THE DECK PERMIT
This booklet provides the homeowner and the contractor with information on obtaining a deck
permit in the Town of Midland. Questions should be referred to the Building Department.

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Concrete Crack Repair for Foundations

Moisture, which is the worst enemy of homes, enters the tiny cracks in the concrete and in colder weather, freezes, enlarging the crack. Also, movement of soils surrounding your home, through settling, can also cause expansion of your cracks. In extreme cases, soils that are unstable can overcome the inherent strength of concrete causing crack and expansion.

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Midland Cottage and Home Inspections

Midland Cottage and Home Inspections.  The very first thing a person needs to know is what qualifications his inspector has? The Midland Home and Cottage inspector is a Certified Building Code Official by the Ontario Building Officials Association, The only home inspector to have this designation North of Toronto. Basically, this just means that, rather […]

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ICE DAM Causes and Cures

ICE DAM  Causes and Cures With the winter season almost upon us it is time to discuss the re-occurring ice dams that frustrate many home owners. So lets start with the educational segment first. Ice Dams are created when you have fairly large snowfall and the snow melts and re-freezes before being channeled away from […]

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Vinyl Siding – Clean and Shine

A low maintenance and durable material, vinyl siding is an increasingly popular home exterior and has replaced aluminum siding on 90% of home cladding. Even though it is a low maintenance material, you will still want to clean your vinyl siding from time to time.

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Midland Deck Building Guidelines – City of Midland Info

THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF MIDLAND DECK PERMIT GUIDELINES BUILDING DEPARTMENT 575 Dominion Avenue Midland, Ontario L4R 1R2 Tel: 705-526-4275 Fax: 705-526-9971 www.town.midland.on.ca 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS THE DECK PERMIT Application Process……………………………………………….. 3 Contractor’s Obligation…………………………………………… 3-4 SUBMISSION CHECKLIST FOR DECK PERMIT…………………………………… 5 CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS Deck Design Statement…………………………………………… 6 Requirements ……………………………………………………… 7 Beam Table ……………………………………………………….. […]

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Professional Cottage and Chalet Inspections

Many insurance companies will not insure a cottage, chalet or home that does not have a 100 amp service panel installed. Older cottages and homes may have had a lot of “handy man” additions made to the service and sometimes this additions are downright dangerous…

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