There’s nothing like spending the summer outside on your patio. It feels like a fantastic halfway house between the formality of your indoor living room and the unstructured nature of your lawn. It provides you with a place to entertain, to put a grill, to host a fire pit party or just relax as your…
It’s a well known truth to all Calgary citizens that winter is the hardest season to cope with. Beyond the frigid temperatures and whipping winds to cope with, there is the never ending battle against snow piling up in dangerous and frustrating snowbanks. It’s such a big problem across the city that there are entire…
Every Calgary homeowner falls into one of two categories when it comes to their outside space: either you have a deck, or you dream about having a deck. In either case, you want to make this extra living space truly unique to either drive up the value of your home or to add a sense…
Spending time outside during the warm summer months is the number one priority for many Calgary residents. The long winter months keeps everyone cooped up, so it feels imperative to make the most of the heat and sunshine. However, the irony of it all is that the sun and humidity quickly become oppressive if you…
While Calgary’s population density is considerably less than other major Canadian cities, it’s still hard to find cost effective ways to generate extra space for you and your family. A full home extension is out of many people’s budgets, while a simple internal remodelling might only yield a few extra square meters. It’s at this…
Your patio should be the signature piece of your entire backyard. Not only does it provide outdoor entertaining space, but it also provides a fascinating contrast to your lawn and gardens, and provides a subtle transition from the inside world to the outside. However, as every Calgary resident knows, the summer months can be brutal;…
The coming summer months in Calgary are a call to arms for all homeowners to start making their outdoor plans. Top on many people’s list is to spend more time on their deck or patio, but it’s not long before the wind, bugs and heat start to make it hard to make this dream a…
For many homeowners, home improvement is a series of sequential steps rather than one-off big projects. This is often due to budget and time constraints about how long a certain area of the house can be out of bounds for, but it can also be a way of testing the water to see if you…
As the winter months slowly come to an end, you might finally believe that the snow will actually melt and give you back your outdoor space. However, the debris of autumn combined with the ice and snow of winter can cause havoc to your patio, even if you’ve already invested in a patio cover to…
Nothing beats daydreaming about home improvements to cheer you up from the winter blues. As winter kicks into gear, thinking about how you’ll use your outdoor space, and in particular your patio area, in the warmer weather will get you through the snow storms and frigid cold days. However, it can be easy to forget…