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, […]
5 Risks of a DIY Basement Renovation
If you consider yourself to be the handy type, you might be thinking about turning your unfinished basement around with a DIY basement renovation. How hard could it be? Slap up some drywall, lay down some flooring, done. If you don’t know what you’re doing, you could end up wasting a lot of time and […]
Designing Your Dream Man Cave
You work hard, and you deserve a place to relax and re-energize at the end of a rough day. If you have to fight Dora the Explorer for TV time during the NHL playoffs, maybe it’s time you rewarded yourself with a man cave. No Ottawa basement renovation is complete without a proper man cave […]
5 Tips for a Successful Home Addition
A successful home addition can transform the look of your home, expand square footage, and significantly increase the value of your home. Follow these five tips and your Ottawa home addition project is sure to be a success: Identify Problems & Goals When first planning your home addition project, you should always keep an eye […]
