Guides
Home improvement guides
Practical, reviewed advice for planning repairs and projects, choosing the right pro and knowing what to ask before you hire.
All guides
508 guides
- Guide
Basement Insulation guide
Basement insulation covers the concrete foundation walls, the rim joist at the top of the foundation and sometimes the floor slab.
7 min readSeptember 10, 2026 - Guide
Spray Foam Insulation guide
Spray polyurethane foam is mixed on site from two liquid components and sprayed onto rim joists, foundation walls, roof decks and framed walls, where it expands and hardens in place.
7 min readSeptember 10, 2026 - Guide
Blown-In Insulation guide
Blown-in insulation is loose-fill material, usually cellulose or fibreglass and sometimes mineral wool, that a machine breaks up and pushes through a long hose into the space to be insulated.
7 min readSeptember 10, 2026 - Guide
Soundproofing guide
Soundproofing reduces the noise that travels between rooms, floors and homes: voices and television through a shared wall, footsteps from the unit above, a furnace or laundry room next to a bedroom.
7 min readSeptember 10, 2026 - Guide
Air Sealing guide
Air sealing closes the cracks, gaps and holes that let heated air escape from a house and cold outdoor air leak in.
7 min readSeptember 10, 2026 - Guide
Energy Audits guide
An energy audit, called an EnerGuide home evaluation when it follows Natural Resources Canada's rating system, measures how your house uses energy and where it loses heat.
7 min readSeptember 10, 2026 - Guide
Weatherization guide
Weatherization is the bundle of small, inexpensive fixes that gets a house ready for winter: new weatherstripping on doors and windows, fresh caulking where old beads have cracked, a sweep at the bottom of each exterior…
7 min readSeptember 10, 2026 - Guide
Home Elevators & Lifts guide
A home elevator or lift lets someone keep using every floor of the house when stairs become hard, whether because of age, an injury, a progressive condition or a wheelchair.
7 min readSeptember 10, 2026 - Guide
Accessibility Equipment guide
Accessibility equipment and home modifications make a house easier and safer to live in for someone with reduced mobility, poor balance, low vision or a chronic condition, and they are the backbone of aging in place.
7 min readSeptember 10, 2026 - Guide
Central Vacuum guide
A central vacuum system replaces the portable vacuum with a power unit installed in the basement, garage or utility room, a network of rigid pipes hidden in the walls and floors, and wall inlets in each part of the…
7 min readSeptember 10, 2026 - Guide
Water Features guide
A water feature adds sound and movement to a yard, from a bubbling urn on a patio to a stream that tumbles over rocks into a pond full of fish and lilies.
7 min readSeptember 10, 2026 - Guide
Aquariums guide
Aquarium specialists design, set up and look after home aquariums: a freshwater tank on a cabinet stand, a planted display, a saltwater reef system with its filtration hidden in a sump below, or a tank built into a wall…
7 min readSeptember 10, 2026
Ready to get started?
Tell us what you need and we’ll help you find local pros who serve your area.