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Welcome to our residential construction and interior design blog offering tips, ideas, images and references for the construction, renovation and interior design of your home! New products and trends in residential construction, photos and advice on interior design and decoration are presented here by our housing professionals to assist you in your residential project, whatever it may be! Good reading!

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10 November 2012

House Plan of the Week: “Calm and Comfortable Contemporary”

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8 November 2012

10 Contractor Scam Warning Signs

Our thoughts and empathy goes out to those affected by the recent eastern seaboard hurricane. In the wake of Super Storm Sandy, many homeowners are…

3 November 2012

House Plan of the Week: “Bigger Bedrooms by Popular Demand!”

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1 November 2012

Green and Clean: Ecofriendly Tub and Shower Surrounds

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28 October 2008

A billion dollar House !!!

Have you ever had the opportunity to visit a billion dollar house ?! Forbes magazine gives you the chance to visit one through this link My opinion ? Absolutely awesome, imposing and fabulous...…

22 October 2008

Composting is also considered ecological

We are all more aware or at least sensitized to the importance of being more ecological, to recuperate, reutilize, restrict certain uses, etc. I want to talk to you about composting because I find…

9 October 2008

Good ideas for the re-use of rain water

Over the last few days, I did a cleanup of different magazines I receive from around the world which relate to construction. Interesting articles can be found within, which I never have time to…

2 October 2008

What we flush down the toilet is actually ecological!

Who would have known that everytime we flush we are actually flushing away valuable and natural fertilizer. At least that's what Dave claims in his article "Sustainable Sanitation" found on the blog…

26 September 2008

Ecoflo® a Performing Septic Installation That Protects Both Your Health and the Environment

Ecoflo® is a water treatment system for residential sewage that is based on the principal of filtration. 100% natural and ecological, its organic filter functions without an electromechanical…

18 September 2008

Customer testimony

Last Monday, I posted this messsage on my personal blog from one of our many satisfied customers :o) Good Afternoon, We recently purchased one of your designs and are currently in the process of…

3 September 2008

When is the right time to pour a foundation?

It is important to ask ourselves, “What is the main reason for pouring your foundation very early on in the project and leaving it all winter without building on it?” Certain contractors pour their…

19 August 2008

How much does a detached garage cost?

To tell the truth, this question is asked frequently! It is obviously not easy to give a precise cost due to the imponderables that are connected to it. First, it depends on the type of ground on…

25 June 2008

Choosing the proper air conditioning

Our month of June feels more like mid-July with the tremendous heat and clammy humidity, doesn't it? Like barbecues, air conditioners must be selling like hot-cakes! As it's usually the custom, when…

20 May 2008

Maintenance: don’t let yourself be put to the mat!

They are soft, cozy, colourful, warm, and comfortable; they dress our interior decors marvellously well, but they can reveal themselves to be very noxious to our health. Carpeting is a choice…

1 May 2008

Why not purchase it now?

It's funny how we are sometimes, and how predictable we sometimes are as consumers. I include myself of course! Need a barbecue for the summer? Many of us run to our local hardware store and…

16 April 2008

A little grass humor…

One thing is for sure, if spring is a sure way to uplift the spirit, so are humor and good laughs! Now, depending on when and where you will read this, you may or may not find it funny. But let me…

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