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Bathroom Updates - Low Cost - Big Impact
When sprucing up your home for visitors, the bathroom is one space in the house where you can make a big impact for a relatively small outlay. And this is particularily true when selling your home. Most people already know that kitchens and bathrooms Read More...
Smaller Homes That Live Large
The ongoing housing mess south of the border is beginning to have an impact on how we view our homes in Ottawa. And that is: - smaller is smarter. Money sucking McMansions are necessarily going to become less attractive as energy costs continue to skyrocket, Read More...
Older Homes
....have challenges when it comes to updating efficiencies without breaking the bank. But there are things available which will reduce energy costs while adding to the enjoyment of one's living space. Energy Star appliances, dual-flo toilets, efficient Read More...
Post Mortem - Energy Retrofit Program
Last Wednesday the Federal Government abruptly cancelled the Energy Retrofit Program because it was "too popular". Scheduled to run for 3 years at an original cost of $400 million, it was designed to increase the efficiency of homes well into Read More...