Draft dodger

Eliminating the chilly breach caused by a bay window

Winter temperatures often reveal where cold air unwantedly breaches a house. Sometimes it’s through a failing window seal, or maybe it creeps down from the attic due to insufficient insulation. No matter the reason, energy is wasted and rooms can . . .

Posted: 2020-02-15

There's more than one way to clean a frying pan

Question: How do you remove baked on seasoning salt from a cast iron frying pan? I have tried several times. Thank you, Joanne Answer: Begin by washing the pan with dish soap and water, next take a little vegetable oil on a . . .

Posted: 2020-02-15

A picture is a poem without words

Dressing up your walls warms up your spirit

Nothing makes cabin fever worse than a cold bare wall. Especially if it’s a drab colour. And especially if that cold bare wall and its drab colour have been that way for years. The great thing about walls is, along with keeping . . .

Posted: 2020-02-15

Think outside the box when insulating basement

We have an insulated concrete form (ICF) basement and are putting up drywall as per code. There are some areas that we can’t access to put up drywall, including behind the furnace. Is there anything else you can suggest that . . .

Posted: 2020-02-15

Breathing room

Versatile, value-packed design perfect for growing families

More than ever before large families are looking for value in a new home and this presents builders with a huge challenge. Like it or not, they now must reconcile a family’s need for space and function with budgetary constraints. Gone . . .

Posted: 2020-02-15

Timeless elegance

River Heights classic loaded with contemporary features

Brett Castelane of Century 21 Bachman & Associates says 68 Ash St. is a glorious home both inside and out. "This truly is a grand home, " he says of the 3, 708 sq. ft., two-storey. "It’s in a spectacular location . . .

Posted: 2020-02-15

Loved. Revered. Adored.

February is closely connected to cinnamon hearts and cards passed out by children in classrooms. It’s rich in the language of love and lore about long-time lovers and star struck couples. A couple of years ago, I decided to try . . .

Posted: 2020-02-14

Let the sunshine in

When your dear little house on the prairie begins to feel a tad too tiny, what to do? When that very thing happened to a Manitoba couple, they got in touch with designer and renovator extraordinaire Priscilla Giesbrecht of the Home . . .

Posted: 2020-02-08

Safety first in new home construction

On Feb. 11 and 12, the Construction Safety Association of Manitoba will host its annual safety conference at the RBC Convention Centre. This conference, recognized as one of the best construction safety conferences in Canada, offers local construction companies quality . . .

Posted: 2020-02-08

Native plants vibrant, enchanting

Huge benefits to reimagining medians and boulevards

Ever glance down at a median strip when your car is stopped at a red light? The awful truth is that many medians in Winnipeg look their best when they are covered with a deep layer of snow. As the . . .

Posted: 2020-02-08