The Blog

Comparing the cost of framing with steel studs versus wood.
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A look back at our first year in this house as we shuffled from one home improvement project to another.
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The emotions and math behind our decision to sell our money pit and downsize. Plus a tour of our new house.
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The addition project may be delayed but there is no way I am going to sit on my hands for another year without making some sawdust of my own.
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Between the first ball-park estimate for the addition and bad news about our septic system, it looks like the addition has to wait until next year.
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Our septic filter bed may need to be moved if we rebuild the addition. So do we relocate the leach field or the entire system?
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Record search failed to locate our septic drain field. And Ontario Building Code and National Building Code seem to disagree on egress windows.
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Sometimes an architect knows what you want more than you do. I want a detached garage, but after discussions with the architect, I have reconsidered.
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Working with an architect for our addition from initial consultation to the first set of drawings,
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It's time to clean up the mess in the basement and organize our storage unit. We have too much stuff.
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My wife and I started talking about some design ideas for the family room addition. You'll never believe what sparked the conversation.
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Frustrated by raccoons getting in your garbage? Here are five possible solutions to keep them out.
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