Sold

A look at recently sold homes in and around Winnipeg

SOLD: East Transcona ADDRESS: 218 Whittier Ave. W.ASKING PRICE: $254, 900SOLD PRICE: $250, 000TAXES: $2, 675.98SQUARE FOOTAGE: 877BEDROOMS: 4BATHROOMS: 2LOT SIZE: 40 x 100LISTING AGENT: Connie Levesque, Property Exchange Group, 204-444-4646   SOLD: Fort Richmond ADDRESS: 946 Greencrest Ave.ASKING PRICE: $329, 900SOLD PRICE: $346, . . .

Posted: 2017-02-04

Style, space, location

Spread out in this beautifully designed family home

Buying a resale home can be a scary proposition.The reason for that is simple — you’re buying a home that can be anywhere from one year or 100 (or more) years old. Whether a home has been around for a . . .

Posted: 2017-02-04

Universal appeal

Bungalow's functionality works for empty nesters and families

Question: how do you build a home that appeals to everyone?While the answer to that question isn’t simple, the short answer would be to conceive a design that is, above all, functional. From there, you would complement that inherent functionality . . .

Posted: 2017-02-03

Reserve Fund Study Requirements in Manitoba

If you are an owner in a condominium corporation in Manitoba, your condo corporation is required to have a Reserve Fund Study completed. These are complex financial documents, therefore it is important to understand the requirements, as well as whom . . .

Posted: 2017-02-03

Make Velcro stick again with hairdryer and brush

Question: Is there a way to bring the "stick" back onto Velcro?— ColleenAnswer: Here are a few options: heat the Velcro with a hairdryer and comb it with a pet brush to rejuvenate and clean it. Or stitch a new . . .

Posted: 2017-01-28

Stories to be filed under Murphy's Law

Sometimes things are just fated to go the wrong way

If you read last Saturday’s edition of this column, you’ll remember I showed you a "mystery object" owned by Baldur Holm, who needed help identifying it.Baldur’s query triggered a slew of emails, among them what well-informed Free Press reader Mary . . .

Posted: 2017-01-28

The growing future of indoor gardening

Uri Zeevi is used to skepticism. People hear about his Seedo indoor home cultivator and they’re astonished."Nobody has seen anything like this, " he said from his office in Israel. "It’s really new, just coming onto the market."But someday, indoor . . .

Posted: 2017-01-28

To keep or not to keep

Several variables determine whether to fix a hot water tank or buy a new one

Question: Our hot water tank is approximately 12 years old. No leaking, but sometimes we have the feeling that we don’t have enough hot water. We don’t have a dishwasher so I assume we use a lot of hot water . . .

Posted: 2017-01-28

Layering landscapes with greenery

Dwarf trees can add depth to old growth and make a huge difference in small yards

A multi-tiered approach to incorporating greenery in the landscape is always ideal. Indeed, the typically modest patch of mostly flat area on which the average house sits cries out for multiple layers of interest.In a mature, roomy landscape, creating an . . .

Posted: 2017-01-28

Hoop dreams

This mild weather has LaBossiere pining for his basketball court

The mild temperatures these past few weeks have awoken an urge to start planning outdoor projects, which are always put on hold due to the cold of the winter. One of my favourite projects from last spring involves an area . . .

Posted: 2017-01-28