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Blooming in the Junction|From the Suburbs|My Quiet Slice of Guelph

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Design-Build for First-Timers: My Preparation Journey Step by Step

I was sitting at the kitchen table at 10:12 p.m., coffee gone cold, staring at three wildly different quotes when the sound of demolition downstairs started up…

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Preparing for the First Swing of the Hammer: Our Final Countdown

I was staring at three wildly different contractor quotes on the kitchen table, coffee gone cold, and my five-year-old was using the old 1990s cabinet doors as…

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My Pre-Renovation Product Research: Fixtures, Finishes, and More

I am hunched over the kitchen table, three contractor quotes spread out like tarot cards, and the kid is asleep under a pile of Lego on the floor where we prom…

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The Storage Puzzle: Where Everything Went During Our Renovation

I was kneeling in the dust, phone buzzing with a missed call from a contractor who had promised to be here at 8, while my son was playing with a plastic dinosa…

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How We Staged a Mini Move-Out to Prepare for Home Renovation

I was sitting at the kitchen table, coffee gone cold, staring at three wildly different contractor quotes and a stack of photos my wife had taken of grout that…

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How I Organized My Home Before Renovation Demolition Day

I was sitting at the kitchen table, staring at three wildly different contractor True Form home additions quotes and the coffee had gone cold. The original 199…

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How We Prepared for Inspection Days During Our Design-Build Project

I was crouched on the cold basement concrete, watching dust settle on the box of my daughter's toys, when my phone buzzed: "Inspector on site in 30 minutes." T…

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How I Protected My Belongings Before the Renovation Started

I was sitting at the kitchen table with a sheet of plastic taped to the floor and three wildly different contractor quotes in front of me when the jackhammer s…

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Blooming in the Junction|From the Suburbs|My Quiet Slice of Guelph