Are you fed up with the high price of real estate in B.C.? In the Boston Bar area of the Fraser Canyon you can now buy two heritage houses for a dollar each. The only thing you’ll need to do before moving in, is some serious renovations. The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) opened up the […]
How HGTV’s home improvement shows create unrealistic expectations for homeowners We’ve all seen it. Turn on HGTV, and before long you’ll run across a family in distress after a home improvement project gone wrong. They’ve apparently been wronged at the hands of an “evil” contractor who took their money and ran, leaving behind a half-finished […]
Serpentine minerals have a sheet or layered structure. Chrysotile is the only asbestos mineral in the serpentine group. In the United States and Canada, chrysotile has been the most commonly used type of asbestos. Chrysotile accounts for approximately 95% of asbestos found in buildings in the Canada. Chrysotile is often present in a wide variety of […]
What style is your house? Who designed your house, and when? Restoring and preserving historic architecture requires special care. Historic restoration projects often call for technical skills and hard-to-find materials. Whether you need a house lift for added space or a heritage house-move, Ridgewater can provide the information and services you require from start to finish. […]
Are you are considering a house extension or maybe to raise your house and put in a new floor. Raising your home can allow you to increase the height of your basement ceiling or create a new full basement from a crawl space. These and other methods could be the most cost effective ways to double […]
Health problems All types of asbestos fibers are known to cause serious health hazards in humans. While it is agreed that amosite and crocidolite are the most hazardous asbestos fiber types, chrysotile asbestos has produced tumors in animals and is a recognized cause of asbestosis and malignant mesothelioma in humans. Mesotheliomas have been observed in […]
Ridgewater Homes is proud to include new laneway home construction to our list of experience and services. Laneway housing was introduced in Vancouver with the adoption of the EcoDensity Charter on June 10, 2008. The EcoDensity Charter places environmental sustainability as the top priority in all City of Vancouver planning decisions. The Charter’s goals also include […]
The kitchen is often called the heart of the home, and with good reason – it’s likely the most used room in the house. Think about it you have Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Than there is homework and taxes done at the kitchen table. And if you entertain, you know that the party tends to […]
