Archive for February 2014
Stay Or Move During Renovations?
Stay Or Move During Renovations? Several years ago we had an initial meeting with a young couple who were planning a second storey house addition and main floor renovation. They asked if they could live in the basement of the house during the project. Our answer was: “Absolutely not!” We were ultimately selected to design…
+ Read MoreHouse Additions: Leaving Two Exisiting Walls
House Additions: Leaving Two Existing Walls You can see it happening all over Toronto, and in suburbs with older homes such as south Mississauga and Thornhill. Homeowners and builders are demolishing most of a house, but leaving two exterior walls in place. They then proceed to build a substantial house addition and refinish the entire…
+ Read MoreChoosing A Designer
Choosing a Designer At least once a month, we get a call from a homeowner who is planning a renovation or a house addition project, and are already working with a designer or an architect. They are dissatisfied, and they want us take over the design work for their project. How can homeowners avoid coming…
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