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Renovation Contractor – Apr/May2020
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Generating repeat business by converting a single sale into a cash cow
By enhancing your customers’ perceived value of what they just purchased from you, you can leverage a first-time sale into a virtual lifetime of loyalty and referrals.
Tax-saving tips from the taxman
As a skilled tradesperson the work you do benefits all Canadians. When it comes to your taxes, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) wants you to benefit too.
Protective device becomes accident waiting to happen
We loved the irony of a protective device becoming an accident waiting to happen.
It’s time to embrace the bidet
If you’ve ever travelled overseas you’ll have noticed what seems to North American eyes to be an odd addition to the bathroom: a bidet.
Coping with Coronavirus
At the time of writing this, construction workers and tradespeople have been deemed “essential” employees so most of us are still on the job.
Saniflo’s Sanigrind Pro offers peace of mind for commercial and residential rental property owners
Saniflo’s Sanigrind Pro 1-HP pump is equipped with a built-in grinder that pulverizes items before they can cause clogged pipes.
Canadian cities crack the top 100 worst cities for traffic
So you think the traffic where you live and work is bad? You’re probably right.
NKBA reveals top kitchen and bathroom trends
A few recent surveys polled various groups working in the kitchen and bathroom trades for their thoughts on trends and the state of the industry.
Window installation from hell… and other reno nightmares
For our new back page contest, we’d like you to share some of the stuff you’ve seen on the job that made you scratch your head.
Contractor tears down the wrong house – again
We can only imagine what the crews must have been thinking after discovering they’d torn down the wrong house, for the second time in 18 months.
How to educate your customer about product purchases
We’ve all been there; a client looks at an estimate you’ve provided and starts to break it down line-by-line, trying to understand individual costs instead of looking at the overall big-picture of the project.
Four exterior finishing products your clients should consider
A sneak peek at a feature running in the Spring 2020 issue of Building Excellence magazine
Recall Roundup presents Feeling hot, hot, hot and these products really flamed out
Gas can leak from the fuel line or vent.
PEER Review – Introducing the Prefabricated Exterior Energy Retrofit Methodology
The Prefabricated Exterior Energy Retrofit (PEER) methodology is being championed by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and was recently presented during a meeting of CHBA’s Canadian Renovators Council.
Cedar Winds Design~Build is building Ontario’s cottage country, one gorgeous home at a time
Cedar Winds Design~Build is a thriving, family owned custom homebuilding business based in Haliburton, Ont.
The importance of using DRICORE Subfloor
Bryan Baeumler talks about the importance of using DRICORE Subfloor in your basement
Three reno jobs you MUST turn down
As a professional RenoMark renovator I find that sometimes I have to say no to prospective clients and their reno jobs. This may sound wrong but, once I tell you why, you’ll probably agree with me.
Should electric vehicles qualify for parking pads?
One of the features in our Dec 2019/Jan 2020 issue, “Charge it,” was about installing chargers for electric vehicles (EV) in residential properties. Shortly after that issue came out, we read this article about the City of Toronto rejecting applications for installing new parking pads based on the need to charge their EVs at home.
Would you work on a Murder House Flip?
Once upon a time, reality TV home renovation shows featured a guy like, say, our Editor-in-Chief Jim Caruk, dealing with the trials and tribulations of, ahem, a real reno. But as reality television has continued to grow in popularity, the storylines to these shows seem to get further and further detached from reality.
How to manage your emotion during the construction process
How to manage your emotion during the construction process
Four pieces of safety equipment to protect against workplace injuries
Four pieces of safety equipment to protect against workplace injuries
Canada’s Strongest Man Hugo Girard takes on the IKO Roofing Dynasty Demo
IKO’s Performance Shingles with ArmourZone provide tremendous fastening strength and nail pull-through resistance.
What to see at Toronto’s Interior Design Show 2020
Every year we look forward with much anticipation to IDS to discover so many great new design products and ideas. Here are a few things to see and do….
Drift off into Dreamland at IDS20
Drift off into Dreamland at the Toronto Interior Design Show 2020 with Caesarstone Canada and its latest designer collaboration with none other than celebrated potter, designer and author Jonathan Adler.
The future is plastics
Nova Scotian builder JD Composites used 600,000 recycled bottles in their modular design.
The WOW Factor – Nailed it!
Bradley Jones of Alchemy Construction in North Vancouver, B.C., sent us this stomach-churning image and some solid advice to go with it.
The Canada Revenue Agency is trolling commercial accounts in the hunt for tax cheats
Earlier this year, Home Depot Canada commercial clients received a letter warning them that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) would be auditing their books in an attempt to uncover under-reported income by contractors and homebuilders.
Product Showcase – New and noteworthy
MuraLuxe decorative wall panels are quick and easy to install. Gives any project the “wow” factor and keeps your project moving quickly as shower installs can be completed in a day!
Collect your cash quicker by giving clients various options
Too often, contractors make the mistake of focusing on how they want to be paid, and not how their customers want to pay them, which leads to waiting weeks or months for payment.
