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How is your homes air quality? Get a home renovation contractor to help

home-renovation-vancouver-furnace-222x300As most of the province has been hit with either snow storms or temperature drops, it’s safe to say that winter has arrived for most of us. What typically happens when Mother Nature rears its ugly winter head is that most of us tend to spend more times indoors and our furnaces end up doing most of the work. Now that, that wonderful time of year has come around again, how are your home and your health managing? Ask a home renovation contractor for the home remodeling costs and how to improve your home’s heating and ventilation.

Consider a home renovation to help your home weather the cold

With winter here again and the majority of us indoors and protected from the frigid outside temperatures, there are some things that we can be looking at to make sure our homes are managing this weather to the best of its ability.

First and foremost, look into the air quality of your home. Air essentially is something that we depend on and the quality of that air can greatly affect our health and our homes.  By having a clean heating system within the home, it will allow for better air quality and prevention of some bigger issues that may arise further down the road from lack of.

A home renovation can improve the efficiency of your windows and doors

Homeowners also need to make sure that their current heating system is cut out for the winter ahead.  Have your furnace maintained and make sure that it is able to produce the amount of heat for the size of home you have. Another factor to consider is the home’s doors and windows. Having inefficient windows or doors within the home will only add these issues and should possibly be replaced when considering a home renovation.

A homes air and heating system can be quite costly to maintain and or upgrade, but if left, it may also cause more noticeable and health hazards later down the line which will cost even more to repair.

Contact Caliber West Renovations for a home renovation to help improve the air quality in your home.

For more tips on your homes heating system:
Mike Holmes: Take a really good deep breath of your indoor air — how is it? – National Post

Home Renovations Surrey BC

Caliber West Renovations
Suite 600 – 1285 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6H 3X8
(778) 785-7395

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Home Renovation Maple Ridge: Should You Hire A Home Renovation Contractor?

The Bank of Montreal predicts that the home renovation industry will spend 45 billion dollars in the coming year. Within that $45 billion, Statistics Canada presumes two-thirds of that will be spent on the ever so popular “do it yourself” projects. With all the information out there for the DIY projects, such as the home and garden network and the quick tutorials at places like Home Depot and Rona, the question remains. Do you hire a contractor or do it yourself?

Do you save money with do-it-yourself home renovation projects?

home renovations vancouverThe main reason that Canadians seem to go with the DIY projects is to save money. By doing the venture yourself, you automatically cut the expense of labor, which in turn should save you money, but does it? Any home upgrade can be a stressful and lengthy process. How long is that project going to take you compared to a contractor? Do you have the necessary equipment and permits to complete the job at hand? What happens if you’re injured while working on your project? These are questions that need to be considered when discussing to hire or not to hire.

Another factor to consider before you start your DIY project is done you have the know-how to be tackling such a chore. You wouldn’t try to fix an engine problem with your vehicle without consulting an expert, yet most of us dive into a renovation project without a second thought. Would you know what to look for in a bathroom renovation for possible water damage? Many of us don’t and end up not fixing the problem correctly if it is noticed or worse covering it up completely, causing long-term damage to our homes as well our investment.

Consider the factors before taking on a DIY home renovation

So before you decide to take on that home renovation project by yourself, stop and think about all the factors that need to be considered. In the long run by hiring a home renovation contractor in the Greater Vancouver area such as Caliber West, you as a consumer will have peace of mind knowing that the process is as stress-free as possible and that your investment is being handled with skill. Is that not worth something?

Contact Caliber West to have your home renovation in Maple Ridge done by an interior and exterior home renovation contractor.

For more ideas on to hire or not: LFP Press – Know your limitations
For tips on hiring a home renovation contractor: MSN Money – Home Improvement: 5 steps for hiring a contractor

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