The economic uncertainty of recent years impacted the bottom line of many home renovations companies in the Calgary area but a recent uptick in business has encouraged renovators. “A lot of them are telling us that business has picked up and that they are starting to have more clients come in, that come through their…
Start by dreaming Start by dreaming In some ways, a renovation begins in your imagination. It begins in your realization that your house could be fresher, prettier, more contemporary. That it could be bigger; it could be more efficient; it could function more easily. It might be years before you do anything about it. But…
When it comes to home renovations that provide a good return on investment, the first things that often come to mind are kitchens and bathrooms. But renovating these areas of your home won’t always return a dollar for dollar increase in sales price. While turning your old, dated kitchen into a glossy and bright centerpiece…
By Jackie BurnsSpecial to the Star Sat., Dec. 9, 2017 Maxine Featherstonhaugh and her wife Barbara Piatkowski thank their lucky stars for the life-changing renovation of their 1890s home. In the months leading up to the total gut job of the Parkdale-area, three-storey house in 2012, Featherstonhaugh had begun studying astrology. She used her new-found…
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Before doing any renovation work, talk to your contractor about asbestos A With real estate being so hot in Vancouver, renovations and demolitions are a common occurrence, but many homeowners are unaware that they may be exposing themselves, their families and the workers they hire to the dangers of asbestos. “Asbestos was used in…
Oct 28, 2017Word PressWine General0 Comment Guidelines to Constructing a Wine Cellar GUIDELINES When constructing a Wine Cellar, be it a dedicated room, a closet renovation, or a cold room conversion, the basic element you are trying to achieve is an environment in which your wines can be safe and protected while they mature. To…
Ottawa-based custom home builder and renovator OakWood announced on Friday an agreement that will give it access to the much anticipated Tesla Powerwall. OakWood plans to include the Powerwall as a standard feature in all of its new custom homes, starting in 2018. The Telsa product is a rechargeable battery home system that stores energy…
A Listen A unique home that generates more energy than it uses, is rising above the trees on a hillside property in Sooke, just outside of Victoria. “We tried to create the most sustainable, safest, most energy-efficient and least toxic home possible,” owner Arno Keinonen said. The walls are being built using Lego-like building blocks…
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