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Homeowners and local contractor square off over a Forest Glade renovation project

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The inside of Karen and Darryl Dagenais’s house looks as if it’s under construction. No drywall, electrical switches or lights. And only a couple of plugs to power the kitchen appliances.

The two said they had to rip out all the plaster and insulation last year because it had been badly damaged from rain water poured into the house through the tarps serving as a temporary roof.

“It was basically like Niagara Falls in our home,” Karen said, adding the roof had been removed during a renovation project to add two more levels to their back-split home in Windsor’s Forest

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How to plan for home renovation

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Home renovation projects are significant undertakings. It is common for homeowners who may not have the time nor the expertise to do the work themselves to call in professionals to tackle these jobs.

According to the home improvement resource HomeGuide.com, for a bathroom remodel — one of the more popular improvement projects — installation and labor accounts for 10% to 25% of the total project cost.

Materials used account for the other components of an overall project cost. In the past, Homeowners negotiated the best rates possible by obtaining a number of bids from contractors, spelling out both labor and

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Nine tips for managing a French home renovation project yourself

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The building market is starting to settle down after the post-lockdown boom, labor shortages and price inflation combined to make “getting the builders in” easier said than done.

As a result of frustrations dealing directly with builders, a new service industry has grown – project managers for small home improvement projects.

However, by drawing up checklists similar to the ones they use, you can make the task less formidable and still go it alone.

Here are some pointers:

1. Fix your aims and your budget

Builders complain that some homeowners ask for estimates with no real idea of ​​what they

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Cruise; North Sea Connection; Pamela Anderson’s Home Renovation

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The Australian crime drama (all episodes now on iPlayer) is replaced this week by a drama from Ireland that could scarcely be more different in setting. The Saturday slot is nothing if not a round the world ticket.

North Sea Connection (BBC Four/iPlayer, Saturday, 9pm; 9.45pm) opens in the dream of a Galway winter. A chill sets in as we watch skipper Ciara Kenny (Lydia McGuinness), round up her crew for a day’s fishing.

One of her regulars calls off injured, so Ciara’s brother Aidan (Kerr Logan, seen recently in Strike), who likes to think of himself as the entrepreneurial

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6 Garage Renovation Ideas That Boost the Value of Your Home

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Sure, you can look at the garage as a hub to keep cars, but with just a bit of garage renovation know-how, finishing an outdated or bare-basics shell of a space has serious benefits that provide more than additional storage. “A nice garage can boost the value of a house because it becomes a place with additional functionality instead of a disorganized space,” explains Candice Williams, a realtor at Coldwell Banker in Houston. She says the ROI on a garage renovation is typically between 64% to 81%.

“Because few homeowners take the time to improve their garage space, a home

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