CMHC Fact Sheets

CMHC "About Your House" Fact Sheets
Tons of useful information for the home owner, or the home buyer! Straight from the CMHC.- The abc's of windows
- After the flood
- Asbestos
- Assessing the Comfort and Safety of Your Home's Mechanical Systems
- Assessing the renovation project
- Attic venting, attic moisture, and ice dams
- Avoiding Basement Flooding
- Before you start Renovating Your Basement Moisture Problems
- Before you start Renovating Your Basement Structural Issues And Soil conditions
- Before You Start Renovating Your Bathroom
- Before You Start an Energy-Efficient Retrofit Mechanical Systems
- Before You Start an Energy-Efficient Retrofit The Building Envelope
- Before You Start a New Addition
- Buying a House with a Well and Septic System
- Buying a Toilet
- Canada's Construction System
- Carbon Monoxide
- Choosing a neighbourhood with sustainable features
- CMHC Garbage Bag Airflow Test
- Combustion Gases in Your Home. Things You Should Know About Combustion Spillage
- Condominium Buyers' Guide
- Condominium owner's guide to mold
- Consumer intentions to buy or renovate a home
- Dealing with Pests in Your Apartment
- Dealing with Power Outages in Your Apartment
- UNDERSTANDING AND DEALING WITH INTERACTIONS BETWEEN TREES, SENSITIVE CLAY SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
- An introduction to environmental site assessments
- Fighting Mold: The Homeowners' Guide
- Fire Safety in Your Apartment
- Flooring choices
- Getting Your House Ready to Sell
- Hiring a Contractor
- Home maintenance schedule
- Hydronic Radiant Floor Heating
- The importance of bathroom and kitchen fans
- Improving Your Security and Safety
- Insulating Your House
- Before You Start Renovating Your Kitchen
- Maintaining Your HRV
- Measuring humidity in your home
- Painting: Walls, ceilings and floors
- How to Prevent plumbing and heating Vent Stack Freeze-Up
- Reducing noise in your apartment
- Removing Ice on Roofs
- Renovating Your basement for livability
- Renovating for energy savings Case Studies: Pre-WWII
- Renovating for energy savings Case Studies: 60s or 70s
- Renovating for energy savings Case Studies: Homes with walkout basements
- Renovating for energy savings Case Studies: Common additions
- Renovating for energy savings Case Studies: Post 60s 2-storey homes
- Renovating for energy savings Case Studies: Post-war 1-1/2 storey homes
- Renovating for energy savings Case Studies: Row houses
- Renovating for energy savings Case Studies: Split-level homes
- Renovating for Energy Savings: Split Entry Homes
- Rental Market Report Vancouver and Abbotsford 2008
- Before you start Repairing And Replacing Materials - Exterior Walls
- Before you start Repairing or Replacing Roof Finishes
- Replacing Your Furnace
- Your Septic System
- SHOULD you test the air in your home for mold?
- Water Filters
- Before you start Window And Door Renovations
- Understanding Window Terminology