With the many television shows showing people who buy old houses and fix them up to sell at a profit, there are an endless number of people who wish they could do that. It looks like easy money on tv. Heck they buy a house that is half price because it is dirty, they hire slave labour to pull out the carpets and cupboards, the hire a cheap contractor to put it all back in new, then they grind that contractor and try to pay him only half of what they agreed to, then they put … (1 comments)
Selecting the right Lethbridge contractor for remodel projects can be a challenge for any home owner. Over the years I've developed my own criteria for selecting contractors.
Regardless of the project budget, these are my recommendations to people interviewing prospective re-modelers: • Ask about their history. How long have they been in the home-remodeling business? Even new contractors (if they are reputable) will have some examples, photos, and references of their work. Many times home builders have shifted their focus to remodeling projects and it's important to know if this is the case. Ask for references relating to remodeling as that can … (2 comments)
renovations: Basement Suites in the Lethbridge Real Estate Market
- 01/28/09 06:23 PM
lethbridge mortgage broker lethbridge real estate For many years, illegal and non-conforming basement suites have been the bane of many real estate transactions and mortgage applications. The City of Lethbridge has tried to deal with the situation several times in the past few decades, at one time allowing suites that were in existence before 1969 to remain in their non-conforming condition and making exceptions onf suites which were constructed after 1969.
As 2008 drew to a close, a new fire code amendment required all existing basement suites to be improved to meet a minimum safety level including smoke and … (6 comments)
renovations: Measure Once, Cut Twice?!?!
- 01/15/09 03:18 PM
Today I finished off the stage/seat riser on my home theatre. I started off with 3 leather seats, then went to 5, then added a 3 seat recliner with cup holders in the front and moved 4 of the existing leather seats to the back and one of them out of the room. In the end, I have 7 seats in there now, with the front 3 being leather recliners and the back 4 being seperates which are now on a 8 inch riser.
To get back to the point of the story, I discovered that one of the time … (12 comments)
renovations: Consumers guide to hardwood flooring
- 11/27/08 07:55 PM
While I am no expert in the field, I have bought, sold, and installed several thousand square feet in the past few years. At the request of some others I thought i would make a brief guide to the variety of hardwood flooring products that are available in my marketplace.
Laminate flooring - this flooring is the cheapest product. Basically think of it as a piece of hard compressed cardboard with a photograph of wood grain on the top of it. Some laminate looks convincingly like real hardwood floors, some does not. All laminate requires a thin underlay product to … (15 comments)
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