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Gary Martin
- Aug 19
- 5 min
Not Singin’ in the Rain: Basements and Water
Despite our recent record-breaking deluges, I'm not as concerned about the Gatineau River flooding as I am about flooding from other...
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Gary Martin
- Jan 17, 2023
- 3 min
Your Reno Business and Your Neighbours
This post is a bit of a departure for the Plan4 website. it's kinda philosophical. I'm aiming this post at tradespeople, and I talk about...
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Gary Martin
- Jun 29, 2021
- 3 min
The Forest for the Trees Series: Spruce Blues and Wet-Weather Woes
By Paul Hetzler, Certified Arborist When I’m asked to diagnose tree problems, folks naturally want the remedy. Sometimes the only...
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Gary Martin
- May 26, 2021
- 4 min
The Forest for the Trees Series: Renting vs. Planting Trees.
Paul Hetzler, Certified Arborist Planting a tree isn’t rocket science, which is good thing. If it were that complex, I’d wager we’d have...
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Gary Martin
- Apr 17, 2021
- 5 min
The Forest-for-the-Trees Series: Preventing Construction Damage to Trees.
by Paul Hetzler, ISA Certified Arborist. From a tree’s perspective, home construction is the source of all evil. I have to admit beavers,...
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Gary Martin
- Mar 20, 2021
- 3 min
A burning need to know: protecting your home from fire
This blog post is about fire coming from outside of your home. I'm not going to sugar-coat this: fire is often fast and fatal. Before I...
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Gary Martin
- Jul 12, 2020
- 3 min
A Cool Home in Summer Heat
July 26, 2020. 10 am. It’s 32 degrees and muggy. It’s been stinkin’ hot for weeks. It’s fine if you have air and live by water. It’s not...
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Gary Martin
- Mar 2, 2020
- 3 min
Snow, ice and your hydro and internet wires: take action to keep your home connected!
Last week we got 15 cms of soggy snow...then the temperature went to -15 and everything froze solid, colline de bins. Shoveling was...
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Gary Martin
- Feb 14, 2020
- 3 min
Some notes on heat and cold and moisture in your home
Woke up to -28 this morning in Wakefield. A bit of a shocker considering the weather's been pretty mild this winter. Compared to last...
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