Category: Home And Housing

  From 2015-2019, the U.S. fire departments said they have responded to at least 160 residential fires each year that started with Christmas trees.   It can only take minutes before heat fills a room in your house once your Christmas tree ignites. After a moment, it can travel to your staircase and second floor, possibly burning your entire property. Experts explain that these types of fires can be dangerous because of how much heat energy a tree emits. The temperature indoors Read more [...]

There will never be a shortage of people wanting to rent a place to live. The issue for many landlords is finding the right people to occupy their apartments. They want to ensure that these tenants are responsible, timely when paying rent, and know how to take good care of the property. To find quality tenants, however, landlords must also offer quality living spaces. You can't expect to attract the right people if your rental property is poorly-maintained and neglected. Showing potential tenants Read more [...]

Living in an apartment offers many advantages. You can leave when your lease is over, you have fewer responsibilities because the owner is the one who has to deal with the different problems have and it’s cheaper. Even if living in an apartment seems pretty perfect, there are some disadvantages. You have less privacy, you rarely have a courtyard, you don’t deal with problems as fast as you would want to and you won’t ever have your money back. The two financial aspects are often decisive in Read more [...]

In Canada, over 40,000 workplace injuries occur each year due to a fall — and when a worker falls from a roof, the consequences can be quite serious. Accidents that result in head injury or broken limbs can cause an individual to miss several weeks (or even months) of work. In some cases, a severe fall can lead to death. Though a fall could occur almost anywhere, those who work on rooftops are at the greatest risk. Thankfully, it is possible to prevent such accidents. Here’s how you can improve Read more [...]

It’s one thing to have a stylish space. It’s another thing altogether to live in a home that is a true work of art. The only way to do that is to infuse your artistic style into every corner of your home. Fortunately, it doesn’t mean you have to completely remodel every inch of your space! You can turn your home into a work of art one step at a time when you follow these tips. Treat Your Windows like a Piece of Art Creating a home that is a piece of art means looking at the most mundane Read more [...]

As if setting your home for sale wasn’t a big enough deal, you also need to nail your interior and exterior before anyone comes to view your house There are two very important points you need to remember when you’re staging your home for a viewing. People are not buying a house, they’re buying a home It’s the buyer that’s buying, not yourself To make sure you nail that first impression, here’s a step by step guide to staging your home for a viewing! Declutter Before we get Read more [...]

It is a cliché, though no less accurate for it, that moving house is one of the most stressful things you can do. It means worries about money, dealing with estate agents, landlords and other tenants, as well as relationship stretching wrangling with the people you’re moving with. All the time, hanging over your head, is the worry that if you can’t find somewhere new to live and successfully move there in time, you’ll find yourself homeless! We’re presenting a short guide to cutting Read more [...]

Cleaning out your gutters is definitely not a particularly fun way to spend your weekend. It's one of those chores that we are constantly pushing to the bottom of our to-do list, and, really, who can blame us? But as tedious a task as it may be, failing to regularly clean your gutters can lead to all sorts of problems in the future, problems that are significantly more difficult and annoying to resolve. Royalty Free Photo Some of the problems that arise from a poorly maintained roof without Read more [...]