There are many, many products, services and gadgets that can make the running and maintaining of your home easier. However, many of these are expensive, complicated, and may not live up to the billing. The best “stuff” is usually comparatively inexpensive and easy to install when your home is being built or renovated.

As the cost of running your home continues to go up, there are many ways and places to look for savings.

Your Electrical System, Part 2 With Help From Randy at CQS Electrical

Many times during preliminary conversations about renovation projects, homeowners do not want to provide a budget or even a budget range to us. This can be problematic for the homeowner and contractor.

When you are planning your renovation or custom home project you will have a multitude of choices to make. All these choices will have three things in common.

So you have decided to buy a hot water tank – but with so many companies selling them, how do you know if you are getting the right one?

Some people may say “I can run my own project and save some money” or “they are doing a favour for a friend by looking after the project”. The “favour” could be very costly, as most people have no idea what issues they are exposing themselves too.

It is easier and less expensive to build new green than to renovate green. With new builds you can do some additional things to maximize the return on green construction. Some these things may include: orient the home to the sun for maximum heat gain; structure the frame …

There is more and more attention being paid to our environment today. For anyone who has seen An Inconvenient Truth, you have to wonder what is happening. Even if Al Gore is only partly right, as the saying goes, Houston, we have a problem.