Bryan Baeumler, Replacement Windows & Doors Expert
Bryan Baeumler, born on April 18, 1974, is a renowned Canadian television personality known for hosting various shows on HGTV/HGTV Canada. His background as a skilled handyman and savvy businessman has paved the way for a successful career in television, where he specializes in home renovations across Canada and hotel refurbishments in the Bahamas. Additionally, Baeumler is recognized for his expertise in replacement windows and doors. His contributions to television have earned him a prestigious Gemini Award for hosting. Beyond TV, he has also shared his extensive knowledge of home renovations through a published book.
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What to sort out before you order french doors
Most french door projects begin with a picture in your head: a wide opening at the back of the house, both panels swung open on a summer evening, and far more daylight in a room that currently gets very little. It is one of the few changes that alters how a whole floor feels, which is why homeowners plan it long before they call anyone.
The detail we see missed most often is swing clearance. Two hinged panels need a clear …
Why a basement window can look big enough and still fail inspection
Most basement egress projects start the same way. You are finishing a bedroom downstairs, you look at the window that is already there, and it seems generous enough for someone to climb through. The framing goes up, the drywall goes on, and then an inspector or a contractor tells you the opening does not qualify.
What we see on site is that legal basement window size in Canada is measured as clear opening, not glass size. The number …
Black mould on windows is usually a moisture problem
It usually starts small. A patch of dark speckling in the bottom corner of a bedroom window, or a thin line along the seal where the sash meets the frame. You wipe it away, the sill looks clean again, and by the next cold snap it is back in the same corner. In most Canadian homes this follows the heating season rather than the calendar: it appears when the furnace starts running, fades in spring, and returns the following winter on …
How to choose between double and triple pane
Most people arrive at this question in one of two ways. Either a room has stopped feeling comfortable, so you sit beside the glass on a cold evening and the air there is noticeably cooler than the rest of the house, or you have two or three quotes in front of you and one of them prices triple pane as an upgrade you were not expecting. Both routes lead to the same practical question: is the third pane worth it in your …
What argon actually is on a window quote
Argon usually turns up the same way for homeowners. You are comparing two or three quotes, and the spec sheets each list something like argon-filled, Low-E coating, warm-edge spacer. It reads like a feature you are meant to recognize, and it is fair to wonder whether it is a real upgrade or a line item that just sounds technical.
Here is the part that clears up most of the confusion. Argon is not a product you buy on its own. It is …
Measure the opening before you pick a size
Window sizing tends to go wrong in a predictable way. Someone finds a chart of standard sizes online and matches the closest number to the window they can see, or runs a tape across the glass and writes down what it says. The order goes in, the unit arrives, and it does not suit the wall: too small to fill the opening, too large to sit properly in the frame, or right on width and wrong on height because the wall settled …
Why the brightest room in the house is often the hardest to live in
South rooms are usually the ones people gravitate to in winter. The light lasts most of the day, the floor is warm by mid-morning when the sky is clear, and plants on the sill do better there than anywhere else in the house. The same room in midsummer is a different story: glare across every screen, blinds down through the afternoon, cooling running harder than in the rest of the house, and a rug by the …
Why ice keeps forming on the inside of your windows
You wake up after a cold night and the inside of the glass is covered in frost, sometimes a solid band of ice along the bottom of the sash. By afternoon it has melted into a puddle on the sill. In most homes it shows up first in bedrooms, basements, and any room where the door stays closed overnight.
What we usually find is that this is indoor moisture meeting cold glass, not a leak in the pane. Warm household …
The most common exterior door size in Canada is 80 inches tall by 32 inches wide for a single entry door . This size fits most Canadian homes built after 1960, and it's the most commonly manufactured replacement door size. If you're replacing an existing door in a post-1960 home, a standard door will often fit the existing rough opening without structural changes.
Door sizing involves more than one measurement, though. The rough opening, frame dimensions, slab size, and clearance allowances all interact, and a mistake at any stage can …
If the glass has fogged up or a window feels drafty, it's natural to wonder whether you really need a whole new window, frame and all, or if just the window unit itself can be swapped out. The honest answer is: it depends on what's happening behind the glass. Here's how to tell which option fits your home, and when it's worth calling in a professional assessment before you decide.
Key takeaways
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An insert replacement works well when the existing frame is solid, square, and free of moisture or rot. …