Renovation Building Tips
No one person has all the answers when it comes to renovating a home, be it a simple basement upgrade to a new garage or large addition to your home. The columns contained here will help you understand the process along with actual building tips.
Damaged Walkways:
Other than parts of lower British Columbia and the southern tip of Ontario where frost is not a major issue, most concrete walkways
Is Your Deck Safe?
While there are no current statistics for Canada, in the United States from the period of 2020
Understanding Home Insulation
For every home in the northern hemisphere and more and more in the southern hemisphere, with temperatures rising insulation is becoming
Venting a Gothic Revival Cottage Attic
If you are a steady reader of this column you know we are advising a couple on a “build our own home” passive assembly.
Build It Right the First Time
When the first inquiry about building a deck arrives I can tell that spring is not far away! Outdoor living space has become one of the fastest growing
Choosing the Right Front Door for Your Home
There was a time when the front entrance of a home was a decorative, often carved solid wood door. You then entered what is known as a vestibule
Insulate & Convert
It is not uncommon for me to get mixed inquiries that are a bit “rambling” and this week is one of them. I am going to touch on
Size Up the Siding
Is It Worth Replacing Siding and Adding Insulation to an Old Home? One renovation that can hit the bank account . . .
On a Tight Budget?
Recently, I got a unique question from Paul, a home inspector in Vancouver, and while it may be a bit off-the-beaten path for this column, it’s one that
Planning a Basement Renovation?
9 Steps to Consider When Renovating Your Basement. If there is one sentence I heard during my contractor days it was “Damn, I wished I had planned for
Sunshine From a Tube!
Like many sustainable home products, natural light tubes have been around for over 20 years but are still not widely accepted.