Vancouver winters are often cold, wet, and gloomy, and the outdoor living area, the patio, is often left abandoned. Instead of forgetting about the beautiful space you have in your home, you can turn your patio into a winter wonderland for your family and you to enjoy this season. Depending on how you’d like to utilize your patio, there are …
Fall Cleaning and Home Maintenance Checklist
Spring cleaning might get the spotlight every year, but fall cleaning is equally important. With the change in seasons approaching, this is a crucial time to make sure your home gets the attention it deserves. With schools having recently opened back up and holidays nearing, a good fall cleaning can make your life a lot easier. Home maintenance should begin …
A Guide to Planning Christmas Light Installations
Christmas is such a magical, fun time in Vancouver to get in the spirit of celebrating and spending time with your loved ones. However, the holiday season takes a lot of planning to get everything to look exactly right. That’s why we’ve put together the ultimate guide to help you plan out your Christmas light installations in Vancouver this year. …
Maintaining Your Summer Garden and Home Exterior
While the rest of Canada is cooling down, the Greater Vancouver area is still exhibiting summer temperatures. The blue skies, buzzing bumblebees, and breath-taking sunsets don’t want to leave us just yet, and we’re in no hurry to see them go either. With a longer summer on our hands, it’s important to ensure your garden area and home exterior is …
Reasons You Need A Summer Gutter Cleaning
Vancouver summers are known to have frequent bouts of rain, with strong winds from time to time. During heavy rains, your rain gutters have a very important job—to divert water off the roof and away from your house. Since too much rain can cause a blockage in your gutter system, it’s important to make sure water is able to flow …
Here’s Why Spring is the Best Time to Clean Windows in Vancouver
The spring season gives us a lot to look forward to – blossoming flowers, sunny days, and most importantly, warmer weather. However, with budding life come bugs and birds, and of course post-winter clean-up conditions. These elements are all threats to your windows and need to be taken care of. If you haven’t already added window washing to your spring …
Spring Cleaning Checklist for Vancouver Home Maintenance
With the warmer weather knocking on our doors, it’s time to appreciate the sunshine in Vancouver. But before you enjoy that walk on the beach or a patio BBQ night, it’s important to get rid of the winter build-up of dust and grime. Let’s get our gloves and spring cleaning checklist ready so that we’re one step closer to smelling …
Vancouver Home Maintenance: How To Get My Patio Spring Ready?
Home maintenance in Vancouver is a challenging task. The damp, cold winter can take a major toll on the exteriors of your home, especially on your patio. When the patio area remains untouched for all those winter months, the buildup of debris and mould can cause it to slowly rot or look shabby over time. As springtime kicks in, it’s …
Vancouver Home Maintenance: January Checklist
January is the perfect time to jump back into routines, refresh your space, and get started on the much-needed home maintenance. While holiday decorations might be packed away, there’s more to add to your home maintenance checklist this month than you might think! Keeping up with regular maintenance helps you catch potential issues early and protect your home from costly …
5 Reasons to Hire Property Maintenance Companies
Keeping the outside of your home clean and well-maintained is a big job. From your house to the property around it, there are a lot of things that need regular attention. When it comes to taking care of these tasks, you have two options: do them yourself, or pay professional property maintenance companies to take on the work instead. And, …