As a professional home inspector for over 13 years, I have inspected many different types and styles of homes. I have inspected homes where I felt it /read article...

This week's article deals with: Little or no cost items which help reduce energy costs.Thankfully, spring is just around the corner and our /read article...

Recently we advanced our clocks to Daylight Savings Time. Did you check your smoke detector? "Spring ahead, fall back" is the phrase commonly heard /read article...

As we are now in the month of August, the days have already started to shorten; both parents and children are looking forward to starting a new /read article...

My bride of 34 years and I recently returned from a four-week vacation to the Mediterranean and the British Isles. Now it is back to work! While we /read article...

This weeks article deals with getting your furnace ready for winter.This past weekend gave us a test of what is in store for the coming season. Also, /read article...

This weeks article deals with Christmas safety.In the 1600s Martin Luther, a protestant reformer was associated with the first Christmas tree. /read article...

Spring officially started last week with the daylight hours being longer than the darkness hours. We now have over 12 full hours of daylight. This /read article...

You may have experienced some water or moisture in your basement this spring and by completing a few inexpensive tasks, it may be possible to /read article...

Prior to building your fence you should know where your property lines are located. One way to find out is to refer to your real property report that /read article...

Doing home improvements yourself can be a challenge to your individual skills. If the project is not properly completed, then often you have wasted /read article...

Doing home improvements yourself can be a challenge to your individual skills. If the project is not properly completed, then often you have wasted /read article...

All the paperwork has been completed and you have arranged for a possession date. There are a few things you should be made aware of, as the date for /read article...

I have been involved in many aspects of construction for nearly 40 years and have learned a great deal on how to maintain and look after a home, as /read article...

As the daylight hours are becoming less each day and the weather gets colder it is a good idea to check areas of your home and be prepared for the /read article...

Happy New Year to all my readers, and may I wish you a very prosperous year ahead.The articles I have been writing over the past several years have /read article...

When my wife and I were married many years ago we used to get natural gas bills of less than $15 per month. In the coldest months the gas bill /read article...

On Tuesday the 10th of October, the City of Calgary imposed a complete ban on outside watering. This ban prohibits things like watering of lawns /read article...

The Calgary Stampede is over and the temperature for the past week was quite warm with many sunny days. In my traveling around the city to carry /read article...

With the onset of cold weather, it is important to have appropriate levels of insulation and attic ventilation. When I graduated from the /read article...

I recently installed my Christmas lights on the exterior of my home, taking advantage of the warm temperatures. There are several things people /read article...

This weeks article deals with environmental concerns:Regardless of how you spell it, mold or mould, it is still a fungus growth that can be found on /read article...

This weeks article deals with having a safer home.As a registered professional home inspector, I have the opportunity to inspect homes, everything /read article...

This weeks article deals with water leaks and what to do when they happen:Water infiltration is one of the major problems we have in our homes. /read article...

This weeks article deals with water leaks and what to do when they happen:Water infiltration is one of the major problems we have in our homes. /read article...

This week's article deals with saving energy costs.This past week I received my natural gas bill for part of November and December. I am on a budget /read article...

This week's article deals with controlling indoor humidity.In mid January during the last cold snap, I had a client call me about the excessive ice /read article...

This week's article deals with home safety and young children.Recently there were two deaths of young children in Canada. One death occurred in Banff /read article...

This weeks article deals with common problems discovered during the home inspection process as reported to the Canadian Association of Home /read article...

Most homeowners think that painting your own home is a relatively simple exercise of going to your local dealer and picking up some paint and /read article...

"Look after the little things and the big things will take care of themselves was an axiom drilled into my head when I was a young Officer Cadet /read article...

As we have passed the first long weekend of summer, many people are considering completing outdoor projects such as decks, fences, and garages.The /read article...

Some of our local trees are loosing leaves, this is due to the large infestation of aphids the city has seen this summer. It may seem like fall on /read article...

We have just had a significant increase in our automotive fuel due to Katrina in the southern United States. Our hearts should go out to this /read article...

On Remembrance Day my wife and I traveled to Banff to participate in the Memorial Services held at the Banff Legion. Since we lived in Banff for 24 /read article...

Our kitchen has been under renovation for the last three months. This may sound like an excessive amount of time to carry out a renovation project, /read article...

As the Festive Season and Christmas approaches rapidly, I thought it would be a great idea to provide a gift list for tools you can be used /read article...

After searching and looking at many homes and deciding this will be the home for you, you should now consider hiring a professional home inspector to /read article...

My wife and I were at the recent Home and Garden Show at the Round Up Center. Wow was it great to review all the booths and displays and to finally /read article...

Many years ago when I was a young man we had a saying that went like this: “ Spring is sprung, the grass is riz’, I wonder where the birdies /read article...

I spent a dozen years as a volunteer on a municipal fire department in a small Alberta town. During that time I was able to learn much about fire /read article...

Now that the frost is out of the ground, the homeowner will be carrying out construction on various projects such as installing fence posts, pouring /read article...

The purpose of a roof is to direct water away from the structure and ensure water does not penetrate into the attic or the living area. Inspections /read article...

Looking after your home requires attention to both interior and exterior maintenance. In real estate jargon, a home should have good curb appeal. /read article...

There is a military axiom, I learned as a young officer, “Look after the little things and the big things take care of themselves”. These words /read article...

Security is your responsibility. And to that end there are a number of simple things you can do. Good security is not just good luck; it takes /read article...

Utilities, like most other things, keep rising in price, however, there are things you can do to reduce the quantity you use. Water: Canadians /read article...

The amount of daylight has started to shorten significantly, the leaves on some trees are starting to change colour and the smell of fall is in the /read article...

As the days get colder, it is very important to control humidity levels in your home. This past week when the temperatures fell below zero, I /read article...

This past week saw temperatures plummet to almost —30 C. Things were very cold. Thankfully most of us use natural gas for heating our /read article...

I would like to extend to you all a very Merry Christmas, Seasons Greetings and a Happy New Year. I saw a very funny cartoon in a recent /read article...

Happy New Year to all my readers. I wish you a very prosperous year ahead. The articles I have been writing over the past several years have /read article...

Recently, my local Mac’s owners asked me about having a problem with cold and cool areas in their home. I discussed this with their son /read article...

As there so many different types of floor coverings available today, I have decided to cover some of the basic types of flooring. Years ago /read article...

As there so many different types of floor coverings available today, I have decided to cover some of the basic types of flooring in two articles. /read article...

When selling your home, safety should be your main concern. If your house is on the market during the winter months, make sure all snow and ice /read article...

Two weeks ago I wrote about getting the exterior of your home ready to place on the market. This weeks article deals with getting your home in /read article...

This week I am going to write about the latest Canadian Government initiative to encourage the reduction of energy used in our homes. I had /read article...

Two weeks ago I wrote about getting the exterior of your home ready to place on the market. This weeks article deals with getting your home in /read article...

Hopefully soon we are finally going to get some decent weather, so that we can start with our outside gardening and clean up from the effects of /read article...

My first experiences with lawn mowers were with the push types that were manually operated. These lawn mowers required very little maintenance. /read article...

Recently, I was at my local large building supply store and I saw carts loaded with material for fence building. I hope these people have done /read article...

Living in Alberta we have quite a different range of weather to put up with. We have cold weather and blizzards, hail storms, and the odd time /read article...

In my article two weeks ago I wrote about some of the common items you can look at to avoid water entering into your home. This article is a /read article...

It has been hot, too hot for most of July and into August. I gather the City of Calgary Electrical System has been taxed by the use of fans and /read article...

On November 11, we celebrated Remembrance day. One of the major songs from the war years was known as “Keep the Home Fires Burning.” /read article...

We had a very wet June and I had written an article about water infiltration into your home as a result of some of the problems related to in this /read article...

My bride of 34 years and I recently returned from a four-week vacation. In fact we went to the Mediterranean and the British Isles, and now it is /read article...

I opened my gas bill this afternoon and although I had expected an increase, I did not foresee the robbery that had taken place in my own home this /read article...

The days are starting to get longer and daylight has actually increased to three hours more than at the winter solstice. So far winter has been mild /read article...

As the snow has started to melt, you may have experienced some water or moisture in your basement. By completing a few inexpensive tasks, it may be /read article...

As the weather has definitely cooled and the days have got shorter with the advent of standard time starting last weekend, I activated our family /read article...

The majority of homes in the Calgary area are heated with a forced air natural gas (FANG) system. The basic operating premise for a forced air /read article...

During the past month, two incidents of carbon monoxide (CO) poisonings occurred in our city and three people were succumbed by high CO levels. /read article...

We have not yet experienced heavy snow and cold days this year; but that will soon change. Over the four and a half years I have written for /read article...