Tips to FireSmart Your Home

 https://firesmartbc.ca/

New regulation of Residential Indoor Wood Burning effective September 15, 2022

Effective September 15, 2022. Every person who discharges, or causes, permits or allows the discharge of an air contaminant into the environment from a residential indoor wood-burning appliance in the Metro Vancouver region must register and comply with Best Burning Practices as set out in Schedule A & B of Bylaw 1303.

For more information please go to the MetroVancouver website. and the Schedule A & B of Bylaw 1303

To registration: https://service.metrovancouver.org/RIWB/

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Home Renovation Rebate and CleanBC Better Homes Rebate

BC Hydro, FortisBC and the Province of British Columbia have partnered to bring you a comprehensive offering of rebates to make energy-efficient upgrades in your home. 

If you’ve completed upgrades to your home and are ready to apply for your rebate(s), fill out the application form now.

Do you want to know more about your siding on the exterior wall?

Do you want to know more about your vinyl/wood/fibre cement siding on the exterior wall? Here is a very good resources website for you. https://sidingauthority.com/ 

For example, if you have a wood siding exterior wall. The above website will tell you about:

Wood siding, or “cladding”, is natural, attractive material used to cover and protect the exterior of a house.

Some siding is designed for vertical installation, in a board-and-batten style. Others, such as shingles, clapboards, or shakes are installed horizontally. In North America, cedar and redwood are the most preferred types of wood used for siding.

The best wood siding options include 7 types of wood as well as 7 different styles and installation methods.

• Why Wood?
• 7 Styles of Wood Siding
  • Lap
  • Drop Channel
  • Tongue and Groove
  • Split Logs
  • Board and Batten
  • Shake
  • Shingle
  • [Poll] What Style Do You Prefer?
• 7 Types of Wood Commonly Used for Siding
  • Cypress
  • Redwood
  • Cedar
  • Fir
  • Spruce
  • Pine
  • Engineered Wood
  • [Poll] What Type Do You Prefer?
• Pros and Cons of Wood Siding
• How to Choose
• Cost Per Square Foot Installed
• Installation
• What Maintenance is Required?

For more information on siding, you may go to the front page of https://sidingauthority.com/ 

Revive your house with one of these popular home exterior paint choices. https://www.familyhandyman.com/list/most-popular-exterior-paint-colors/

How to repair the rotten facia board and wood siding: https://youtu.be/naA3wkHJeWM

CHOA owner's seminars

The Condominium Home Owners Association of BC (CHOA) has many seminars/webinars of education programs. Here is the link to register upcoming education program. You may archive the webinars & Youtube videos too. https://choa.bc.ca/resources/webinars/

Greater Vancouver Home Sales from Jan 2008 to August 2021

For more analysis please visit https://vured.blogspot.com/2021/08/?m=0

and  https://www.rebgv.org/market-watch/monthly-market-report/

The pH and alkalinity of the Metro Vancouver drinking water

Effective June 7, 2021, to protect copper pipes and hot water tanks in buildings, Metro Vancouver increases the pH and alkalinity of the region’s drinking water through the use of natural minerals. This increase will:

• Reduce the release of copper from pipes in buildings caused by low pH in the region’s water;
• Reduce leaks in pipes caused by copper corrosion;
• Help preserve the lifespan of pipes and hot water tanks; and
• Reduce green stains on tubs, sinks, and grout.
  

Metro Vancouver currently delivers water with a pH of 7.7, which is compliant with Health Canada’s Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality, which range from 7 to 10.5. Adjusting the pH is an existing key component of Metro Vancouver’s water treatment process because our untreated source water is naturally slightly acidic.

Increasing the pH to a target range of 8.3 to 8.5 will make the water less corrosive. To help improve the stability of the target pH level in the water transmission and distribution pipes, the alkalinity will be doubled to about 20 mg/L (expressed as calcium carbonate) using natural minerals. Alkalinity is a measure of the buffering capacity of the water to neutralize acids and bases to help maintain a stable pH level. These changes might prompt some water users such as health care facilities and breweries to adjust and calibrate their operations to the change in pH and alkalinity.

Metro Vancouver will continue to deliver high-quality drinking water throughout the region that tastes and smells the same.

http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/water/engagement/projects-and-initiatives/corrosion-control-program/Pages/default.aspx