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Inspect Before Your Renovate!

Great advice on hiring contractors:

Before your Renovate: A step-by-step approach to planning your renovation
project.

Energy Efficiency and Cost Savings: Find out how to make your home more
energy-efficient and learn about alternate sources of home energy.

Sample Home Renovation Contract: A detailed written contract between you
and the contractor you hire is essential to any renovation or home repair
project, no matter its size.

Service Alberta Home Renovations and Consumer Tip Sheet

What to do when your hire a contractor...Get it in Writing

Advice on Hiring a Contractor from the Calgary Better Business Bureau

Heads Up Fraud Prevention Program

RenoMark from the Canadian Home Builders Association

Sites of interest on Homes and Renovations

Ask Jon Eakes This site looks simple, but scratch the surface and you will find the
most extensive home improvement encyclopedia on the web with a special
emphasis on Canadian cold climate housing.

Fine Homebuilding An excellent site from Taunton Press featuring articles, videos
and a wealth of high quality information.

Easy2DIY Your home for Do-It-Yourself home improvement and home repair
tutorials, tips, advice, projects & products.

Canadian Home Workshop The magazine's site with projects, tools, tips and
professional advice.

Ask The Builder Articles and videos from nationally syndicated columnist Tim
Carter.

How Stuff Works The name really says it all. If you've ever been to this site you'll
know you can find out just about everything!

DIY Online Do it yourself articles and design tools.