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Use Cabinet Refacing to Give Your Kitchen a Fresh New Look

When it comes to your renovation budget, every dollar counts! Before you go ripping apart your existing kitchen… STOP! Ask yourself two things: (1) Is my budget large enough for a full kitchen remodel? (2) Am I planning to change my kitchen layout or is everything staying as it is?

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The 25-Year History of Additional Dwelling Units in Ontario (Pre-dates Bill 108 and Bill 23)

Where did Additional Dwelling Units come from? Here’s a 25 year history of provincial policies which aim to address the increasing need for housing intensification in Ontario. Targeting affordability, population growth, housing supply shortages, vacant land available for development, and so on…   Enter ADUs. Enjoy the history lesson! …And so

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Architectural

What You Should Look For In An Older Home?

Don’t wait until walls and ceilings are exposed to figure out what you’re up against during your next renovation project. It’ll be a recipe for disaster when you inevitably uncover deteriorating, inefficient, and/or hazardous materials in an older home.

Find out what building systems and materials exist not only to determine the age of the home, but to formulate a plan on what improvements, aside from cosmetic, are required to bring it up to modern day standards.

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Architectural

How To Find Out The Age Of My Furnace?

You’ll never be certain when your furnace is near its end, but by knowing it’s age you can you stay alert for warning signs. Find out how you can tell your furnace’s age here.

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