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15 Home Inspection Tips For New Homeowners
A home inspection is your opportunity to look beyond just furniture staging and paint colour so you can proactively identify any issues with the inner workings of the home. In addition to a professional home inspection, this is your chance to take a detailed look at your possible future abode. If you don’t have a lot of experience with home repair, take notes and ask [...]
Preparing Your Home For A Major Renovation
Tackling a home remodeling project on your own is a daunting challenge. This arduous job extends beyond the skills of the majority of homeowners. That is why most people decide to hire a contractor for major renovation jobs. It can be a considerable relief, as the contractor will finish quite a bit of work for you. While this can significantly reduce your physical labor, there [...]
5 Reasons You Should Renovate Your Home Before Winter
The fall is a difficult time of year for homeowners. Because of the dropping temperatures, working on outdoor projects is difficult. Finding the motivation to make improvements on your home can seem like an impossible challenge. However, the fall is an ideal time for home renovations. Get some inspiration by learning why you should renovate your home before winter. Why Should Renovate [...]
Where To Start With Bathroom Renovations
While kitchens are the most popular room in a home to renovate, bathrooms come a very close second. What both of these renovations have in common, however, is they’re both labour-intensive projects. Whether you’re looking to fix up and repair problematic areas, install a new feature or overhaul the entire room, there is likely to be complications and headaches along the way. Dealing with plumbing [...]
How To Finance A Home Renovation
Our home is typically our biggest asset, and once we purchase a home, we find ourselves in the position of maintaining and growing that asset. As a result are often considering home improvements, renovations or system upgrades, within our home. Sometimes these home expenditures come to us as a bit of a surprise when an appliance suddenly breaks down and we have to deal with [...]
The Best Order To Do Home Renovations
Careful planning is critical to any major home renovation. Start by creating a detailed outline of the specific projects you want to undertake, along with the trades required to help you complete the job. For a big renovation, chances are that you will need to hire a General Contractor to organize, supervise and be responsible for your renovation. Plumbers, electricians, HVAC technicians and roofers all [...]
Starting A Bathroom Renovation
A bathroom renovation is a challenging yet exciting task, especially if it needs a complete overhaul. Before you jump to picking bathtub designs or tiles, you need to face the less exciting things. There’s plenty to do from the walls to the floors to the lighting, so it can be difficult to figure out where to start. How To Start A Bathroom [...]
