Hidden Treasure in your Backyard
Posted by Stephen Oxley on December 18, 2008
Imagine if you had $100's of thousands of dollars buried in the backyard and you didn't know. Are your kids all grown up and is the backyard is sitting there overgrown and a waste of space. Can I subdivide my backyard? Does the economy make you think what will the next year be like for ... [more...]
Budget or No Budget
Posted by Stephen Oxley on October 1, 2009
Many times during preliminary conversations about renovation projects, homeowners do not want to provide a budget or even a budget range to us. This can be problematic for the homeowner and contractor. The usual reason given by the homeowner is that the contractor will 'extend the work' to suit the budget. This is not the usual ... [more...]