Renting in New York City: What will $3,000 get you?
Curious just how far your dollar goes in New York City? We’ve rounded up the latest rental offerings via rental sites Zumper and Apartment Guide to get a sense of what to expect when it [...]
Montgomery Co. extends free deck inspections following recent collapses
The Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services is extending its free residential deck inspection service into the summer months. This announcement comes after two deck collapses in [...]
British Teen Scales London’s Tallest Building With No Climbing Gear
In his Instagram biography, atop a dizzying feed full of photos of him straddling construction cranes and scaling climbing walls, 19-year-old George King labels himself a “stuntman/urban [...]
OGCA recognizes outstanding projects with Ontario Builder Awards
BLUE MOUNTAIN, ONT. — The 2019 Ontario Builder Awards were recently handed out by the Ontario General Contractors Association at its 11th annual symposium in Blue Mountain, Ont. The winner in [...]
In Depth Extra: Deck accessories
Railings, other accessories can help deck projects stand out. The average decking and other outdoor living projects are getting larger and more extensive, so it’s no surprise that the demand for [...]
This is how much your backyard projects will cost you in 2019
With warmer weather around the corner, our backyards are slowly coming back to life. Flowers are blooming, grass is growing, and soon, it will be safe to bring out the patio furniture. But for [...]
A mysterious skull becomes an Ontario homeowner’s headache
The spring of 2017 is not going to feature as Pat Baker’s favourite. On March 8, her third husband, Duff Scott, an 80-year-old investment banker, died of a heart attack. They’d been married 12 [...]
New Chinese tariffs are about to make your home renovation more expensive
Home renovation demand is soaring, and so are the costs to do it, thanks to a new round of tariffs on goods imported from China. The latest round hits about $10 billion worth of Chinese products [...]
Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas Set for $165 Million Refurbishment
Ten years after Oasis of the Seas debuted, and helped to set a standard for cruising’s new builds, Royal Caribbean is giving the ship a makeover. The cruise line announced on Tuesday that the [...]
Repaired White Rock Pier to include concrete deck
When the iconic White Rock Pier has been repaired and is reopened to the public, pedestrians will stroll along a deck made of concrete, overlaid with wooden planks. But it will be strong enough [...]
