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Renovation Contractor
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!
