How to Decide Between a Home Addition or a Custom Home
Homeowners throughout the Ottawa area, from Kanata to Orleans and downtown to Barrhaven are looking to add more space to their homes. Some choose to build a home addition in order to achieve this goal, while others are tearing down the existing home entirely to make space for a custom home. If you are grappling […]
Should You Stay Or Relocate During a Renovation?
Some home renovations are relatively small, and it is no trouble to stay in the home during construction. Others may require that you relocate during a renovation. If you’re doing a DIY project to reface kitchen cabinets and slap on a fresh coat of paint, your home life can continue without much interruption. With a […]
Getting the Most Out of Your Basement Renovation
Can you imagine adding a gym, theatre room, guest bedroom, kids’ playroom, income suite, laundry room, man cave, wine cellar, or home bar to your house? Any of these possibilities is just a phone call to Holland Homes & Renovations away. Our basement renovation contractors can turn your formerly drab and musty basement into a […]
How to Blend a Home Addition with the Original Home
Your Ottawa home addition has a lot of moving parts to consider, not the least of which is making sure the new space blends with the existing home in a logical way that is also aesthetically pleasing. Follow these recommendations and your home addition will turn heads in all the right ways. Complementary Roof Line […]
Planning a Successful Finished Basement Renovation
If your family is running out of room in your home, you don’t have to start scouring the real estate listings quite yet. An unfinished basement can be turned into a beautiful and functional space with the help of an Ottawa basement renovation company like Holland Homes and Renovations. Here are some tips to help […]
The Pros and Cons of Building Up or Building Out
When you’re planning a home addition in Ottawa, you have two main options: building up or building out (or a combination of the two). Home additions that are built out expand the ground-floor footprint of the home, usually off the back or side. Building up involves adding a second storey above a garage or sunroom, […]
