Greening Homes Steps in after Whole-Home Renovation Goes Wrong

January 10, 2019
A person wearing work gloves uses a hammer and crowbar to remove ceramic tiles from a wall during a renovation project.

Greening Homes Steps in after Whole-Home Renovation Goes Wrong After purchasing a 100-year-old home, the new homeowners decided to undertake a whole-home renovation. The house needed upgrading, and one of the new owners had a medical condition that made indoor air quality very important. Knowing that the renovation was going to be a long and…

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Macanta Design Build Saves an Addition Renovation

January 3, 2019
A house under renovation with new white siding and exposed plywood near the windows, along with construction materials and tape visible on the lower section.

Macanta Design Build Saves an Addition Renovation The writer is a member of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA).   This project involved a rental property that needed renovations to an addition. The planned changes were not complex, and for most professional renovators would have been a relatively small project. There was a 2-storey addition in…

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J.A.B.A Construction Helps Family Return HomeCopy of

December 27, 2018
A room with peeling blue paint, exposed ceiling, and a blue tarp hanging down hints at a renovation issue; a broom and mop rest by the wall, an air conditioner sits in the window, while a bucket on the floor catches stray drips. The scene—completed by a screen door leading outside—suggests jaba construction or perhaps even renovation gone wrong.

J.A.B.A Construction Helps Family Return Home The writer is a member of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA). In January 2014 a single mom with a young daughter had a problem with ice damming on their roof which caused a major leak and damage to the attic, bathroom, kitchen and dining room. Their insurance company evaluated the…

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CCR Building and Remodeling Steps in to Complete Basement Renovation Nightmare

December 13, 2018
Scaffolding surrounds the exterior of a brick house under construction or renovation, with tools and building materials on the ground nearby and a leafy tree to the right.

CCR Building and Remodeling Steps in to Complete Basement Renovation Nightmare The writer is a member of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA).    This homeowner hired a friend-of-a-friend for a basement renovation and to do some exterior refinishing. Although no contract was signed, an advance payment was made to the “contractor,” and he started work. The…

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