Ben Schmidt

@TheFortressInc Good practice. However, you should avoid sand. Instead use 4” thickness of clear gravel. No capillary rise through clear gravel

In our previous post I mentioned needing to finish the vapor barrier this morning on our current slab home. We use a 10-mil poly material (really thick plastic) on all our homes for the vapor barrier. This material is placed above the sand or gravel before we pour the concrete slab. Why do we even need to do that?? 1) It keeps underground moisture from coming up through the concrete slab. That moisture can damage flooring and create mold problems. 2) It’s one piece of the fight against radon gas, which is naturally occurring in the soil, and in high concentrations can cause lung cancer.

Sooooo can all of 🇨🇦 admit that USA would have easily won Four Nations w Quinn available.

@CdnConsultEng It’s funny to say they “have a relationship with the region built on trust”

AtkinsRéalis to design Peel’s Kennedy Road sanitary trunk sewer canadianconsultingengineer.com/atkinsrealis-t…

@jasonpereira Has first 6% month…. posts thread

@TrungTPhan This is a good take. Great versatility. Except the rubber wears and they begin to rip

Just did a decently long travel with the Birkenstock EVAs. Verdict: the most versatile summer travel footwear out there. The comfort of Birkenstock with benefits of being plastic and doesn’t look as Old Testament (also, way better ooking than Crocs): ▫️Waterproof ▫️Light for packing ▫️Very quick to break-in ▫️Easy to clean (shower with them) ▫️~$50 (which is >50% cheaper than normal Biỉkenstocks) ▫️Versatile AF: beach slipper or walking around museums

@MLarkinHockey Spot on. Canucks have that in JT Miller

I still continue to see a specific trait missing for #LeafsForever: I call it Heavy Skill. They have heavy (Reaves, Benoit etc). They have skill (Marner, Matthews etc). What they lack is a heavy who plays in a skill role and imposes will. Think Tkachuks, Wilson, Landeskog etc.

@realestatedude0 In reality, groundwater is a difficult to manage. Even well designed systems with redundancy can have issues. In any case, best to have an engineer complete an assessment, ideally someone with knowledge of this design.

@realestatedude0 In theory, the groundwater infiltrates through the native soils, meets the membrane, and travels down the membrane to the base of wall where it is collected in a sub-slab drainage system and is typically pumped to a storm drain connection.

This is pretty crazy. I live in a brand new built 2019 high rise. Water is literally coming out of the foundation walls. Might need to call the city ✔️

@djh11375 These are everywhere college/university campuses

Favorite real estate terms: Who knows what this is called?

@BenRabidoux Beer ads have been replaced by gambling ads

🇨🇦 beer and wine sales down 3.3% in Nov and down 7.5% y/y. No, it's not people switching to weed. Cannabis sales were down 6.2% m/m and down 11.8% over the past 3 months. What's going on out there?

@realEstateTrent Not down with the ‘schedule a call’ crowd

If they’re: Over 50: leave them a voicemail 40-50: email them 30-40: schedule a call 25-30: text them Under 25: I have no idea

Seems relevant in Victoria and Vancouver. Some mighty large campuses with crowded basement suites in their surrounding areas.

@sdcavens @TalktoARYZE The change shouldn’t be viewed as more conservative, rather it’s about getting closer to a true earthquake response. Variations by period and amplification for ground conditions will be better modelled from this code revision. Mexico City is a case study for when we miss the mark

@sdcavens @TalktoARYZE Can’t point the fingers at the regulators on this one. We should be pointing it at the seismologists 👈. And they would will point us to their studies on the activity of the Leach River fault under Victoria, and the increased shaking expected from the Cascadia Subduction Zone.

There is a building code change coming this December that in most of Victoria, will increase the cost of the structural frame of the building by 200%. The price of housing will go up and developers will be blamed. Regulations play a huge role in the price of housing.

@sdcavens @TalktoARYZE Not a primer but the 2020 NBCC is out and can be reviewed. The 2023 BCBC will adopt most of the NBCC. I wouldn’t suggest reading the whole code for changes. Their are a few sources that discuss the key changes: aibc.ca/wp-content/upl…