Are you thinking about updating your Markham home but need to know how far your dollars will stretch? Determining how much you’ll pay can be a little confusing if you don’t understand the difference between a contractor's quote and estimate.

You've got a project in mind, but you're not sure what it will cost and where to start. Most homeowners looking to complete a home renovation will ask for a quote from a few contractors before deciding on which one to hire. You may find that some quotes are extremely high, many fall around a middle point, and some appear deceptively affordable. These ranges can leave you wondering if you are even comparing the same thing!

Believe it or not, building in the winter is more costly than building in the summer. Understandably, there could be very good reasons why you need to build in the winter months, but there are also a few reasons to consider holding off on that addition, second story or brand new build until the warmer months!

You really are the only one who can answer this question, but this week we’ve decided to provide some helpful tips for those thinking about financing in general.

In this business, we do from time to time meet with people that have set an unrealistic budget for what they’d like accomplished. This may stem from a lack of knowledge about building costs, or from what they’ve heard through friends who have had work done, or even from home shows on television that do not show the behind the scenes costs of a build. Regardless, it is important that these unrealistic budgets become just the opposite, realistic and attainable.