Heeding the call for infrastructure improvements: Lyall

High interest rates, excessive taxation and bureaucracy, as well as the cost of materials and labour are making it difficult for the residential construction industry to keep its head above water these days.

April 23, 2024

These basics aren't so basic anymore

When Henri Belisle, President of Burnaby, B.C.-based TQ Construction made that remark he was reflecting on his firm’s presence in Vancouver’s renovation market – first under the guidance of his father Ralph Belisle who founded the company in the spare bedroom of the family home in 1989.

March 26, 2024

Four Rules for Small Kitchen Design

By Christopher Smith As renovation contractors, I am sure, much like myself, you have all encountered your fair share of small kitchen design challenges. Years of working almost exclusively on sm

March 26, 2024

The Ryan Report: Do as I say, not as I do

My day job, if you want to call it that, is counselling contractors on business practices and running a professional operation.

February 27, 2024

What Went Hong? Building permits

By James Hong Statistics Canada puts the number of building permits in the country for residential and non-residential buildings at 11,860,569. That ‘s a huge number. In September 2023, the tot

February 27, 2024