Read the fine print to deal with your wayward contractor

Even when you think you’ve hired the right contractor, your project can go wrong. But all is not lost, as long as the contractor was licensed. (You have next to no legal recourse against unlicensed contractors, and some jurisdictions even . . .

Posted: 2018-04-21

No real need for obsolete drainage vents

Feel free to ignore or remove old, unnecessary system

Question: We live in a bungalow built in 1914 where everything, plumbing-wise, works to perfection. However, there is one thing that has driven me crazy. There is the standard four-inch cast-iron stack and roof vent. But in the basement, running . . .

Posted: 2018-04-21

TV looks like it always belonged in bookcase

The possibility the interviewer could become the interviewee made this project much more enticing. Gordo Fryfogle and his wife Cathy needed an upgrade to their entertainment wall of shelving, to accommodate a large new flat-screen TV they had not yet purchased . . .

Posted: 2018-04-21

Overmixed cupcakes will always peak too early

Question: Whenever I bake cupcakes, they end up with an annoying tall peak on the top of them instead of a nice round surface. What am I doing wrong? — Pat Answer: When adding batter to cupcake liners, spoon in until cups . . .

Posted: 2018-04-21

Unconventionally exceptional

Sage Creek bungalow brings the best of form and function

Foxridge Homes is offering a stunning new design in Sage Creek that exemplifies form and function, both inside and out. "The woodgrain-style siding on the home is actually commercial-grade aluminum, " says Barry Hedgecock, production manager for Foxridge Homes. "It looks like . . .

Posted: 2018-04-21

Gretzky scores hat trick of California home sales

NHL great sells third home in affluent gated community in past two years

LOS ANGELES COUNTY — Wayne Gretzky, legendary hockey player, coach and team executive, and his wife, Janet, have sold their home in the Sherwood Country Club area of Westlake Village for US$4.2 million. The sale represents a hat trick of sorts . . .

Posted: 2018-04-21

Palace aforethought

Three-year-old bungalow offers space and luxury in spades

Sean Kirady of RE/MAX One Group says pride of ownership is apparent the moment you walk in the front door of 3 Hill Grove Point, an 1, 894 square-foot walkout bungalow built by Gino’s Homes in 2015. "The home is absolutely . . .

Posted: 2018-04-21

Winnipeg's only campus of care

When it comes to aging, no two people experience this natural process in exactly the same way. Some folks might remain active and independent with no need for additional help. Yet over time, they might find that they could benefit from . . .

Posted: 2018-04-15

Flipping through a time machine

Somehow I landed myself a copy of Eaton's 1976 catalogue, and boy were things ugly back then

Looking for a great buy on just about anything for your home? Well congrats! Have YOU come to the right place, because... "THE NEW EATON’S SPRING AND SUMMER CATALOGUE IS HERE!!!!!" New for the Spring and Summer of 1976 that is. While browsing through . . .

Posted: 2018-04-14

How to better organize your house cleaning

Cleaning the house is pretty low on most people’s list of ways to spend their free time. If you’ve finally found the motivation to get the job done, you don’t want to be delayed because you either don’t have, or . . .

Posted: 2018-04-14