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I never, ever thought that I would end up working in the trades like ever. But I have been for a while now and it’s actually pretty cool. I know that there is a pervasive dismissiveness among many people still that someone is “just a plumber.” We’re also treated like that a pretty good part... Continue Reading →
Rough estimate time, it’s pretty wide knowledge that it costs about $150 a square foot to build a house. However that’s not really true any more. Beyond some other complicating factors like slopes and floorpan most of that comes down to finish grade inflation. What was standard for a home 20 years ago just isn’t... Continue Reading →
Not all that long ago I started hauling stuff for work to the dump. Before that we contracted someone else to do it. The first thing I learned is that it isn’t your city’s landfill it actually goes to a whole separate place, the construction and demolition place (C&D). The second thing I learned is... Continue Reading →
Home inspections aren’t worth the paper their written on. Post over, you can go pet your cat now. Well not really, nothing’s really that simple. I’ve had it happen to me, friends and family have had it happen to them and well you might have even had it happen to you. You get a home... Continue Reading →
Wow, it turns out this is a long one! Some of this stuff you might already know but I also almost guarantee you’ll learn something new. I’m going to keep the introduction brief because this post is decidedly not! I see lots of people around us and that worked for us who want to and... Continue Reading →
While divining, fortune telling and snake oil have gone the way of the past sketchy septic advice is still out there. There are so many do this not that’s out there. Now I know septic system posts are a niche audience but maybe you don’t have a septic but still harbor an intense need to... Continue Reading →
Let’s start of with on time, on budget and exactly what you want it’s what anyone wants from a contractor and chances are you can have all that. Along the way to that though there are a few things that isn’t really reasonable to ask of your contractor. So here they are in no particular... Continue Reading →
A few weeks back I wrote a post about about the weird things you might not realize about boating culture and I talked a bit about some hidden costs. Well it turns out that a few peeps out there at least want to hear more about that! I also mentioned that there is a long... Continue Reading →
Buying your first home is a dream for many and we’ve all heard the cliches about first time buyers but there’s a lot more under the surface. I have experience as a first time buyer, as a construction related person and as a condo president for a building of first time buyers. This group gets... Continue Reading →
On my facebook profile it says my least favourite element is water but I do know it’s not really an element. But I stick with it because… I've had a lot of floods, a lot. My first apartment, my mom’s basement when I was house sitting, dozens of leaks from a sad copper sprinkler system... Continue Reading →
