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Spring Home Maintenance Checklist
Spring is here! Run through this spring home maintenance checklist now and save later.
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Mar 222 min read
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Can You Paint Bathroom Tiles?
Updating a bathroom is one of the most popular renovations right now. Whether you're looking to increase the value of your home to sell...
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Aug 8, 20234 min read
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How to Calculate How Much Tile is Needed
Whether you're tiling a floor, a shower, or a kitchen backsplash, you need to know how to calculate how much tile is needed!
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Jul 5, 20223 min read
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The Ultimate January Home Maintenance Checklist
While you're getting organized for the new year, schedule in some time to cover everything on this January Home Maintenance Checklist.
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Jan 12, 20223 min read
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Tips for Hanging Christmas Lights Like a Pro
Ready, set, decorate! Use these tips for hanging Christmas lights to safely create a holiday setting all the neighbours will enjoy (& envy).
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Nov 30, 20213 min read
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Garage Storage Hacks, Tips, and Tricks to Save & Create Space
This week I was speaking with a client about creating more space in the garage. Like so many of us, the homeowner had started moving...
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Oct 20, 20214 min read
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Fall Home Maintenance Checklist: To-Do List Before the Snow
That stifling heat wave we experienced this summer has finally broken. The leaves are starting to turn and fall from the trees. The...
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Oct 1, 20213 min read
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How to Close a Cottage for the Winter: An Easy Step-by-Step Guide
As we watch the leaves change and start to fall before our eyes, and the temperature start to dip, for those with cottages it's time to...
The True North Handyman
Sep 14, 20213 min read
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How to Keep Your House Cool, No A/C Required
While we breeze through August (with very little breeze to speak of) we're still being bombarded with higher than average temps. Sticky,...
The True North Handyman
Aug 18, 20213 min read
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10 Essential Tools for Homeowners - What's in Your Toolbox?
Whether you have two left thumbs, do the odd DIY project on the weekends, or fancy yourself an amateur handyman, you should always have a...
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Jul 14, 20213 min read
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6 Home Improvement Myths to Stop Believing Right Now
Don't lose out thanks to common home improvement myths. Check these out before you start swinging that hammer! The Top 6 Home Improvement...
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Jun 17, 20213 min read
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Summer Home Maintenance Checklist: A Warm Weather To-do List
As Canadians, we know that summer typically doesn't start on a regular schedule. So far we've had an unusually warm May, but some...
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May 28, 20213 min read
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The #1 Vegetable Gardening Tip: Don't Colour Code
I delivered a set of raised garden beds to a client this week, and when I dropped them off we got chatting about what was going to go in...
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May 20, 20212 min read
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