How to Spice Up your Deck

Improving or replacing your deck is one of the most cost-effective home improvement projects that can be done.  According to Remodeling Magazine’s 2011-2012 Cost vs. Value Report via Houselogic: a wood deck project returns an average of about 70% of the investment...

Does your Deck Need Repairs or Replacing?

After using your deck all summer, it may be a good idea to check out your deck before the winter months to see if you’ll have to make any repairs on it. According to Houselogic “There are more than 40 million decks in the United States that are more than...

Poor Window Maintenance Increases Cost

Yes new energy efficient windows are a good way to save on energy costs, but it doesn’t stop there. Maintaining these windows is almost equally important in factoring their efficiency. According to FacilitiesNet, When properly maintained, windows can be expected...

Importance of Rain Screens

Rain screen systems prevent water from penetrating the building  by constructing an air chamber “between the exterior and interior wall, such as in a brick cavity wall, so that, with proper air seals and flashing, any water that penetrates through the exterior...

Window Terminology

Buying windows is hard enough. Understanding all the window jargon that comes with shopping for windows is even more confusing. Here is some window terminology and definitions, courtesy of  the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, to help you make the right...