Rooms
With counter tops, stoves and cabinets, this room is used to prepare and cook food.
What is a kitchen
What is a refridgerator/fridge
A legal agreement in which a bank or creditor lends money at interest.
What is mortgage
Placed in the walls, attic and basement, these act as a barrier to keep heat in the home.
Type of house we live in.
Bathroom connected to bedroom.
What is an ensuite
Four letter acronym for thermal comfort and air flow.
What is HVAC
This monthly payment covers shared building expenses
What is maintenance fees/common expense fees/condo fees
Homeowners should disconnect these from outdoor faucets before winter.
One floor home.
What is a bungalow
This room has a toilet, sink and mirror, and is typically for guests.
What is a powder room
This basement appliance burns gas, or uses electricity to circulate warm air through the home.
What is a furnace
One time fee paid by buyers to provincial or local governments upon taking possession of real estate.
What is land transfer tax
Gutters that collect rain and melting snow and funnel it into a downspout.
What are eavestroughs
Many units inside a single building owned by a single entity where people rent.
What is an apartment
Usually located near a side or back entrance, this secondary entryway is used to store coats, boots and outdoor wear.
What is a mudroom
This cooktop technology uses high-frequency copper coils beneath the glass to create heat.
What is an induction stovetop
This tax-free registered account allows first-time Canadian buyers to save up to $8,000 annually ($40,000 lifetime) toward a home purchase.
What is first home savings account
This soft plastic or rubber that is put around windows and doors to keep cold drafts out.
What are weatherstrips
This quiet room traditionally features a desk, bookshelves, and comfortable seating intended for intellectual work or paperwork.
What is a study
This alternative to traditional water boiler heats water directly as it flows through the unit using gas or electricity.
What is a tankless water heater
For new home buyers in Ontario—including the mandatory 30-day, 1-year, 2-year, and 7-year form submission deadlines—are collectively referred to by this set of statutory timeframes.
What are tarion warranty dates/tarion warranty
When snow melts on a warm roof and refreezes at the cold edge, it creates this icy blockage that can back up water under shingles.
What is an ice dam
Late-19th-century architectural style include elaborate "gingerbread" trim, steep roofs, asymmetrical layouts, wraparound porches, and decorative turrets named for a reigning British Monarch.
What is a victorian home