A bungalow has more roof per square foot than any other house shape. Here is why attic work pays back fastest, and why sealing has to come before insulating.
North York houses built between 1965 and 1975 often have aluminum branch wiring. Here is how to tell, why it matters, and what the real fixes are.
Renovation horror stories are everywhere, and most of them have one of two villains: a bad contractor, or a bad client-contractor relationship. The first is a contractor selection problem. The second is a communication and expectation problem, and it happens even with…
Leaside is one of Toronto's most consistently strong real estate markets – detached homes on good lots, walkable to transit, excellent schools, and a physical housing stock (Tudor detached, solid brick semi-detached) that holds its value well. The renovation calculus in Leaside…
Interior painting is the most commonly DIYed home improvement project and the one with the widest gap between a good result and a mediocre one. The difference is almost never the paint – it's the preparation. Here's what actually makes the difference.…
Interior doors are one of the most deferred upgrades in a Toronto home – and one of the most impactful when they're finally done. Most homes have hollow core doors, installed during construction because they're inexpensive and light. Most homeowners who replace…
Electric vehicle ownership in Toronto is growing fast – and the home charging question comes up almost as soon as people drive the car off the lot. The dealership recommends a Level 2 charger. Someone in an online forum says a standard…
East York has more bungalows per square kilometre than almost any other inner-city neighbourhood in Canada. They were built by the thousands between the late 1930s and the mid-1950s – modest, solid, efficient houses designed for returning veterans and young families. They…
Basement flooding is one of the most stressful things that can happen to a Toronto homeowner – and it's more common than it should be, because many of the causes are preventable. Toronto's aging sewer infrastructure, combined with older housing stock and…
If you own a Toronto home built before 1950, there's a reasonable chance it still has knob-and-tube wiring somewhere inside the walls. It might be the original system, or it might be original wiring that was partially updated over the decades -…
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