The Winter and Your Heating System

The Winter and Your Heating System. When a few cold days add up to months, it's time to start thinking about your heating system. A home's heating and cooling systems are essential and they're built to last. Still, the wear and tear of long winters, especially here in British Columbia, can have a la

Mental Health and Your Home

Mental Health and Your Home. If you had a broken leg, you would make adjustments to your home to make things easier and promote healing. The same goes for your mental and emotional health. Mental illness comes in a vast array of different types with differing levels of intensity. The following isn't

The Risks of Buying a Fixer-Upper

The Risks of Buying a Fixer-Upper What does it mean to buy a home as-is? If you buy a house "as-is" you are usually getting the home at a lower price, but you could potentially end up repairing or doing work that would have been ordinarily completed by sellers. Buying a home as it is can require a c

Furniture Tricks For Small Apartments

Furniture Tricks For Small Apartments. When space is something you don't have much of, every square inch matters. The thing that takes up the most space in apartments is furniture - living on a pile of pillows and having your computer laid out on the ground is a recipe for back pain, even for the mo