Prepare your house for winterTuesday, October 15, 2019
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Winter is Coming - Prepare your Home for Winter
You’ve got your snow tires on and you’ve cleaned up and put all your patio furniture away, but what have you done to winterize and prepare your house? Your house is probably your biggest investment and therefore deserves a little of your attention. I’ve compiled 10 easy tips for you to help make sure your house is ready for Jack Frost and Old Man Winter.
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Home renovations & Home InsuranceTuesday, August 13, 2019
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Planning on renovating your home? Or, buying a new home and planning extensive renovations before moving in? Well here are some important points to consider concerning your home insurance.
Mark Carruthers is a Registered Insurance Broker with Pioneer Insurance Brokers in Kitchener, Ontario. [email protected] |
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Going away for the Holidays?Thursday, June 27, 2019
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Going away for the Holidays?
Here are a few things that you should keep in mind if you’re planning on being away for the Holidays.
2. Have the person checking your house run the water and flush the toilets
3. If you plan on being away for more than a week in the winter, it is recommended that turn off your main water supply. This doesn’t take the place of someone checking on the house, and don’t forget to let them know that you have shut the water off so that they don’t suspect a pipe-freeze
4. Ask a neighbour to put some garbage out in front of your house on garbage day
5. Have someone bring in flyers, newspaper and mail, or have your mail held for the time you’ll be away
6. Set timers to activate lamps in several rooms, especially those that can be seen from the front and back of the house
7. Arrange for someone to shovel your sidewalk and driveway if it snows
8. Offer your driveway to neighbours to park visiting cars
Mark Carruthers is a Registered Insurance Broker with Pioneer Insurance Brokers in Kitchener, Ontario. |
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Why Neutral Is Best When SellingThursday, June 20, 2019
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Why Neutral Is Best When Selling
Often times when I view a home for the first time during the staging consultation I see rooms painted in bright colours. Accent walls, matching trim, I’ve even seen colourful ceilings! Sometimes the colours work beautifully in the space, highlighting the furniture or artwork that the homeowner has. Other times the colours just aren’t the right hue and don’t work with the fixed elements in the room (cabinetry, built-ins, flooring, etc.)
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Signs that your Home is Kept CleanMonday, May 6, 2019
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Signs I look for in a Clean Home
Everyone knows that when they list their home for sale that they have to de-clutter and keep their home cleaner than usual. Vacuum twice as often, fluff the pillows, make sure your bedroom is bright and beautiful. But does your home show that you are always that clean or that you just rushed around and make it extra clean on the surface for the sale. Some telltale signs that I look for when showing a home can give a lot of insight as to what goes on in the home usually and how clean the owners truly are. The following is a list of what I check for when a buyer is concerned with a clean home. |
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Do it for YourselfMonday, April 29, 2019
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Do it for Yourself
Packing, Cleaning, Freshening and Staging. There is a lot of work involved in getting your home ready for sale. I often have clients tell me after they’ve gone through the list of work to be done for their home that they are so much happier in the home they are looking to sell. Instead of rushing around last minute to do all the work to give your home to someone else, do those items ahead of time and for yourself to enjoy!
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3 Tips for Making a New House Feel Like HomeTuesday, April 23, 2019
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I am the proud owner of an ugly little house with a lot of personality. Maybe you're in the same boat?
Just over a year ago, my partner and I decided to buy an older home with a great location; we found it in Uptown Waterloo. A far cry from our new-build first house, the Uptown house is a two-story, 1920s double-brick building with some interesting features. Rather than spacious rooms with plumb and level walls, our new house has tiny, divided spaces with lumpy plaster walls — level is just a state of mind anyway. The change has taken some getting used to, but bit-by-bit we’ve been rehabbing the house and making it into a warm space that feels like home.
Here on the blog, I’ll be sharing our various projects, decorating tips and DIY tutorials to hopefully help you make the most of your own space. Since we’re just kicking things off, I thought I would start with three tips for getting your new house to feel like a home as quickly as possible:
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Keep your Floors CleanWednesday, March 20, 2019
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Keep your Floors Clean for Bare Feet
With Spring finally here, more and more buyers are looking at homes and are wearing sandals. While you may wear summer shoes in your home, buyers feel it’s rude to leave their shoes on in your home, so they take them off and are left with bare feet.
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