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What Is A Building Envelope?
Unless you’re a home construction professional, you likely don’t know what the term “building envelope” means. But as a current or future homeowner, knowing what a building envelope is and how it works can be essential in preventing and recognizing issues. Key...
3 Renovation ideas to increase the value of your rental property
Got a rental property or thinking of buying one? According to real estate experts, these three renovations can help increase the value of a rental – meaning higher rents and a higher resale value. Add a second bathroom. While it’s a big one, this renovation can take...
What’s new in wood flooring?
WHAT’S NEW IN WOOD FLOORING? Whether you’re looking to redo your floors for yourself or sell, here are three new wood flooring trends that will breathe life into your home. Fumed wood flooring. Most wood floors are stained, but a fumed wood floor is pretreated by...
Keep Your Eyes Out For These Things When Buying A Home
Buying a home is a huge investment of your money and your time. Avoid potential issues by keeping an eye out for these three warning signs during home viewings. Foundation cracks. Small cracks in the foundation are totally normal and usually occur when a foundation...
3 Small kitchen hacks
Have you ever heard the saying that a small home offers both hardships and opportunities? It’s so true! Sure, it can be frustrating to never seem to have enough space – especially in areas you spend so much time like your kitchen. But a small kitchen shouldn’t stop...
Make Your Range Hood a Statement Piece
A kitchen range hood definitely serves an important purpose, making sure the humid, food-scented grease and steam produced when cooking is sucked out of your home. But that doesn’t mean it can’t also be a statement piece. Thinking of your range hood as part of the...
What Not To Do When Moving
Moving is a time-consuming, often stressful task that’s a necessary part of buying a new home. Before you can kick your feet up in your new pad, you have to organize, purge, pack and move all of your belongings, which may be a little – or may be a lot. Regardless of...
How to organize your kid’s room in less than a week
HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR KID’S ROOM IN LESS THAN A WEEK The key to any successful organisational project is to have a plan. This is perhaps no more important than when it comes to a kid’s bedroom, which tends to be stuffed with toys, books, clothes – and who knows what...
Give Your Fireplace a Makeover
If you have a fireplace, it should be the focal point of your living space. If it isn’t – it might need a makeover. Too often fireplaces play it safe with neutral tones and natural woods. But a bold paint job may be just what your fireplace needs to take centre stage....