Renovation Contractor

From trendy to high tech, we've compiled the latest and greatest options for finishing your clients' kitchens and bathrooms. Go read them in our annual Kitchen Baths Collection Issue. https://issuu.com/homespublishing/docs/rc_aprmay2020/16

Wishing all the mothers in the world a day full of happiness joy. Happy Mother’s Day! For anyone who is struggling with this holiday, know that you're not alone and that you are loved.

Learn and compare the different countertop material options from laminates, quartz, soapstone and more! Article by John Bleasby To read visit ... https://issuu.com/homespublishing/docs/rc_aprmay2020/28 See more

Read the May Renovation Contractor newsletter here at https://conta.cc/3dfqJT8. Sign up to receive our newsletters and digital editions to your inbox at https://myhomepage.ca/renovationcontractor/ Special thanks to IKO Roofing. Inside this edition: ... - Message from Jim Caruk - Carrying on amid COVID-19 - 6 brand identity tips to drive sales for your construction business By Ashlee Brayfield, crowdspring - Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore eStore a win, win, win - Coping with COVID-19 use your downtime for online training - Work Hard, Play Hard, Coronavirus Edition how do you spend your downtime? - Paving the way to new revenue streams. By Taylor Davis, PurePave Technologies See more

Sometimes you have to say no to prospective clients and their reno jobs. This may sound wrong but, once we tell you why, you’ll probably agree. Read about the three Reno jobs you must turn down. www.myhomepage.ca/three-reno-jobs-must-turn/

At the time of writing this, construction workers and tradespeople have been deemed essential employees. A number of industry associations have put out valuable information on how to operate a construction business during these unprecedented times. The CHBA, for example, posted a list of tips on their website on how to maintain social distancing on the job site, including staggering shifts and lunch breaks so there are fewer people congregating together, and ensurin...g that everyone uses gloves when they can and is not sharing tools. There are some proactive approaches you can take to improve customer service. Learn about them www.myhomepage.ca/coping-with-coronavirus/ See more

More often than not, a contractor gets into the business because a family member was in the trades; say their father, an uncle, or even granddad before that. But that wasn’t the case for David Roberts, owner of Altitude Plumbing and Heating in Sun Peaks, B.C. After a stint working at U.K.-based luxury car maker Land Rover in his mid-20s, Roberts decided on a career change and went to a local trade school and completed an apprenticeship. I’m glad I chose plumbing, as it gave ...me the opportunity to learn a skill that would provide me a lifelong employment. Learn about his entrepreneurship journey https://myhomepage.ca/plumbing-paradise-aprmay2020/

Back in February, a detached house in the west end of Toronto imploded, coming to rest partially on the two neighbouring homes. The house was vacant at the time, but there were actually two workers inside when it started to fall. Witnesses described loud cracking noises and windows shattering. An employee of the construction company who was outside yelled to the two colleagues inside, who fled moments before the collapse. Read the full story ... https://myhomepage.ca/house-construction-collapses-lot-que/ See more

Although your celebrations may look different this year, the time spent together and joyous celebrations we experience remains the same. From our work family to yours, we wish you all a blessed and joyful Easter and Passover!

Merely providing products or services as promised does not generate customer loyalty. But by enhancing your customers' perceived value of what they just purchased from you, you can leverage the first-time sale into a virtual lifetime of loyalty and referrals. Learn the four ways to convert a single sale into a cash cow. https://myhomepage.ca/generating-repeat-business-convertin/ ... Article by Jeff Mowatt - Trusted Advisor See more

It's our annual Kitchen & Bath issue! Read Renovation Contractor free Apr/May magazine, at https://issuu.com/homespublishing/docs/rc_aprmay2020! Inside this edition: Editor's Note - Coping with Coronavirus by Jim Caruk... Contents - It's our 9th annual Kitchen and Baths Collection with an assortment of the latest and greatest new products for the busiest rooms in the house - By Braden Alexander - It's time to embrace the Bidet! Well, not really. But you'll know what we mean - By Allan Britnell - Counter Intelligence - Peeling back the layers on laminates, quartz, and other countertop materials - By John Bleasby Hot off the Tool Press - Builder Profile: David Roberts, Altitude Plumbing and Heating, Kamloops, BC - April/May Calendar of Events - Structural Failure: A close up look at a house collapse - Recall RoundUp: The NOT SO Great Outdoors edition Build Your Business - CHBA Connects: Code Conversation - Optional Incentives: Employee Share Options - Generating Repeat Business: By Jeff Mowatt - Managing Jobsite Emotions: By Bryan Kaplan - WTF: What Were They Thinking?!? Hallway Hurdles Special Thanks to The Water Closet, KOHLER, Caesarstone Canada, Kitchen+Bath Canada, CHBA National, Delta Faucet Canada, Mirolin, Ford Canada

Contractor tears down the wrong house again! We’ve probably all had that moment where we’re in the process of ripping out the old to make way for the new when we pause and think, Wait, is this the right part to trash?!? Imagine having that feeling when you’re demolishing a whole house. And then imagine realizing you’ve made a very big mistakebut with a lingering sense of déjà vu? Read the story ... https://myhomepage.ca/contractor-tears-wrong-house/