Why wood is better for building everything
And why Life Cycle Assessment is the only way to know what is truly “green.”
Dick’s Lumber, Vancouver, wins Outstanding Retailer Award
“For 48 years, contractors shopping at Dick’s Lumber have been treated as more than just customers. They’ve been treated like partners,” the trade magazine Hardware Merchandising said, in presenting the award to Dick’s Lumber’s owners.
Your personal invitation to RenoSummit
Make a lot more money as a renovator, without burning yourself out. Attend our RenoSummit one-day seminars in Vancouver (Nov. 12), Calgary (Nov. 14) and Winnipeg (Nov. 16)
3 ways to finance a reno: Using a mobile device!
Helping your prospective customers to get renovation financing over a mobile phone, thanks to these new apps, is now a reality.
5 steps to a 3 Year Plan for your reno business
Having a “To Do” list for this week, this month, or even for the next couple of months is NOT the same as having a real action-plan for your business. And without a longer term plan, you are going to spin your wheels.
Asbestos: the nearly invisible killer
Asbestos, which we all know can kill you, can be breathed in simply from sanding down a wall in an older home.
Renos 2013 by the numbers
I just sat through a presentation at the Hardlines Conference in Mississauga by an economist from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Ted Tsipkopoulos, where he presented that organization’s view of the future…
Battening down your jobsite for “Frankenstorm”? Share your tips
Easterners could use some good advice from Prairie contractors that deal with Frankenstorms all the time
And now, Mike Holmes reconsidered…
“I think the point that most of you are missing is the reason he started doing his show.”
Opinion: Why going solo is better
Partnerships mean giving up too much at the beginning or losing too much at the end
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May 16, 2013
Joe — Hi rob
I can't agree more
Us experienced contractors know the real time required to complete a job
I have in...
May 16, 2013
Denise Power — I am a home owner and have been so for six years, when we bought our home we had two...
May 15, 2013
Alec Caldwell — On that article in the Toronto Star Business section on Monday 13, 2013. The spin doctors said:
"there are almost 300,000...
