Classy and contemporary in River Heights

Spacious bungalow bright and beautiful

From the outside, 668 Brock St. looks like a typical River Heights-area bungalow — with one exception. Take a close look at the home — a cursory glance won’t do the trick as you walk or drive by the 1, . . .

Posted: 2023-06-03

Make your garden a carbon sink instead of source of emissions

These climate-wise actions will reduce your yard’s carbon footprint

There is a huge opportunity in our own landscapes to reduce carbon emissions. With global temperatures expected to soar in the next five years, fuelled in part by heat-trapping greenhouse gases, according to a recent update issued by the . . .

Posted: 2023-05-27

Future of widespread home inspections uncertain

Question: In the current real estate market conditions are pre-purchase home inspections being included in most offers to purchase, or are they still being left out to make offers more attractive to sellers? John Q. Public Answer: Home inspections are . . .

Posted: 2023-05-27

Just lounging around

Deck chairs get new lease on life

While addressing the numerous lumber orders and deliveries for impending summer build projects over the course of the next few months, there are a few lingering tasks on my property that also require my attention. And although a few . . .

Posted: 2023-05-27

Massive and a masterpiece in Old Tuxedo

No expense spared creating the ultimate luxury home

At one time or another, we’ve all dreamed of what it would be like to be able to build a home with a multi-million-dollar budget. A spectacular new 4, 405-sq. ft., two-storey home at 232 Lamont Boulevard in Old Tuxedo . . .

Posted: 2023-05-27

Charm and character await on Wellington Crescent

North River Heights two-storey lovingly maintained

Quite often — especially when you get into older, more historic, areas of the city, such as Wellington Crescent — many homes tend to have a story to them. A stately looking home that sits on a huge 51-foot by . . .

Posted: 2023-05-27

More than meets the eye

LOTS OF BULBS project celebrates U of M’s master of landscape architecture 50th anniversary

There’s that moment when you observe a change in a familiar setting and realize something’s happening here, but it isn’t exactly clear. So must have been the effect last fall on students, faculty, and passersby when a 500-square-metre circle . . .

Posted: 2023-05-20

Solid base key to avoiding cracked concrete

Question: We are in the process of getting quotes to replace our cracked and heaving concrete driveway. On one quote I was told that the new pour would come up to the garage door concrete grade beam, but would . . .

Posted: 2023-05-20

Another bright idea

Multicolour undermount cabinet lighting sets the mood

The days of fluorescent lighting as the only option for upper kitchen cabinet undermount lighting are long gone. The advent of LED lighting has changed kitchen lighting forever, and for the better. There are numerous options, from tubular LED . . .

Posted: 2023-05-20

MHBA RenoMark renovators deliver excellence

This past Thursday, the Manitoba Home Builders’ Association hosted its annual RenoMark Renovation of the Year Awards. These annual awards recognize the best of the best renovation projects undertaken in Manitoba over the past year. This year’s entries were . . .

Posted: 2023-05-20