Thinking of renovating your house in Vancouver or the Lower Mainland? Congratulations! Renovations mean an exciting new beginning for your home with a fresh, beautiful look that suits your taste and your lifestyle! But first, make sure to do your research and find out if you will need a permit before renovating. Before you begin, you'll need to investigate whether your renovation plans require a...
A Calgary woman bought a house listed as 2,580 square feet. In reality, it measured only 2,094 square feet, and the mistake in square footage might have cost her thousands of dollars. Sadly, how this happened is not that surprising. The source of the mistake is unclear. The listing Realtor originally indicated the property as 2,094 square feet, which was the accurate measurement. But the listing...
The Draft On Site team was thrilled to be an exhibitor at Buildex Vancouver 2016! It was an excellent opportunity to connect with our fellow construction experts in the Lower Mainland, several of whom were also homeowners considering doing home renovations in the near future. Home Renovations A large proportion of the people who came to talk to us at our exhibitor display at Buildex were...
Log homes are making a come back for a reason: the warm, cozy feeling of wood inside your home is almost irresistible for so many people! Incorporating wood, or the look of wood, into your home is easy, and as a result, can be a great design component for your next home renovation. There's some science behind that feeling of warmth and comfort that only...
The City of Vancouver created an energy retrofit fund to help make the city become one of the greenest large cities on earth. For homeowners, that goal comes with some great benefits, especially if you're looking to renovate your home! According to the city: "Buildings are responsible for 41% of Vancouver’s greenhouse gas emissions" So in an effort to reduce a large proportion of the city's GHGs,...
Thinking of building a house in Vancouver? This might be the year to do it – the city issued a record number of building permits for construction last year and the same could continue in 2016. More building permits – what does that mean? First, the facts: 15% : the increase in the number of building permits issued by the City of Vancouver year-over-year 300 : the...
You've secured your renovation permits and finalized your renovation designs, hired a contractor and are ready for work to start. But what should you really expect from your home renovation in Vancouver or the Lower Mainland? Preparing for a renovation takes time and a ton of planning. Even then, things can go wrong. Homeowners doing home renovations will need to have high expectations for the...
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The housing situation in Vancouver is getting really crazy this year! People are so impatient to get started they're building before the city has even given them approval. Is it really worth the trouble once the city catches you though? Check out this article about it on the Globe!...
Have a very short window for site access due to multiple tenants? We have introduced a new feature when booking through one of our exclusive re-sellers or directly through draft on site at 604-876-3738. For an extra fee per floor, we can send one technician per floor and have your entire house measured in 45 minutes! We recently measured a 4000 sqft home for Ruth and David in...