Relative Humidity and its role in your comfort level at your home is fairly straightforward, but also fairly deep and complex as far as the number of factors that should be considered, and the number of things you should look for and maintain properly. Last week we listed tips that will help ensure Exhaust Air […]
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Relative Humidity Primer #3
If you’ve been following our series of posts about Relative Humidity (RH) ion the home, you’re now many steps ahead of most people in understanding why it’s so important to understand, and importantly, why you need to control it. So over the next 2 – 3 posts, we’re providing tips for homeowners for doing just […]
Relative Humidity Primer #2
How to Correctly Control RH In our last post we defined what Relative humidity is and described certain relative factors that will help homeowners understand how it can become a real menace to the comfort level of the home, or the friend it can be to your comfort. This week, in a bit of a […]
Relative Humidity – A Primer
Understanding the Impact of Relative Humidity to Your Home The last thing a homeowner wants is a damp living space. But the in-home factors leading to high relative humidity (RH) give you just that. Uncontrolled RH (not the hot air that comes from a family member) & a lack of fresh air are the two […]
Reactive vs Planned Maintenance – Cost Savings to Consider
We’ve posted many times about the need for Planned Maintenance in a Strata or Condo complex. What we want to do in this post is demonstrate, in real terms, how planned maintenance should be an obvious choice. The following example uses a building life span of estimated 80 years, with a focus on roof replacement. […]
Expertise Counts – How One Homeowner Saved Money through Expert Advice
Sometimes the best thing to do is to be or get your own expert. While TV shows and movies about the Legal profession portray ‘expertise’ as a competing industry in itself, there’s no doubt that we need someone ‘in the know’ from time to time. The story in the link below says a lot about […]
Condo Smarts – Management firm’s record keeping must follow strata act rules – Victoria Times Colonist
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Strategizing Work Processes and Costs
We at Canadian Strata Fund track Solutions (CSFTS) know the challenges and issues that face Strata owners, Council Members, and Strata Managers. We know that these things are unique to the Strata home owning and management culture. We also know that part of that culture could benefit from more efficient work processes that result in highly efficient cost management. Work […]
Rowboats, Motorboats and Helicopters
There’s an old proverb that tells the story of a man who, during a flood that was ravaging his home, ended up sitting on the roof of his house, praying for help. Someone in a row boat came along and said “get in!” but the man on the roof said “No, I’m praying for help.” […]
