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A Kitsilano homeowner called Thursday: "We're getting married in my parents' house June 14th. It's February 8th. We want to renovate the kitchen, both [...]

A Mount Pleasant homeowner called last Tuesday: "My 1962 cedar siding is rotting at the bottom corners. Insurance wants $8,400 more per year to [...]

The text from Sarah came at 2:14 AM: "We hired the cheapest contractor. Demo started Monday. He disappeared Thursday. Half my kitchen is in [...]

The text came in at 11:47 PM from a couple on East 15th near Fraser. "Three kids sharing one bedroom. We love this street [...]

Last week, a couple in a 1960s rancher on East 33rd Avenue near Knight Street asked us which renovations would add the most value [...]

Last Tuesday, homeowners in a 1947 bungalow on East 22nd Avenue in East Vancouver opened their December BC Hydro bill and nearly choked on [...]

You're sitting in your living room in Kitsilano. The kitchen's stuck in 1985. The bathroom has that pink tile nobody wanted even back then. [...]

Living in Vancouver means accepting that rain is part of the package. With an average of 1,189 millimeters of precipitation annually, and 2024 marking [...]

Planning a home renovation in Vancouver? Whether you're updating that charming Kitsilano heritage home or modernizing a West End condo, understanding the city's permit [...]