Blog
5 Kitchen Reno Ideas for Your Ottawa Dream Home
As you probably know, kitchen renovations (renos) are major projects, and knowing where to start is one of the hardest parts. Before you begin your planning process and enter the beginning stages of completing a kitchen renovation, you need to know what exactly you...
Looking to Renovate Your Master Bedroom? 3 Amazing Master Bedroom Ideas
You spend a third of your life sleeping, so why shouldn’t you sleep in a room that helps you have sweet dreams? A disorganized or uninspired bedroom makes it difficult to relax; it also probably doesn’t help with your attitude in the mornings. Your bedroom could be...
What is a Coach House and How Can it Increase My Property Value in Ottawa?
You might have heard, or read somewhere, earlier this year that Ottawa's first coach house was almost completed. This coach house is located on Hartleigh Avenue in the Lincoln Fields area. The coach house measured at approximately 500 square feet, which is roughly the...
OGC Awarded 2019 Big50 Class of North America’s Top Remodelers
OGC was named by REMODELING Magazine to its 2019 Big50 Class of North America’s Top Remodelers. OGC has been selected by REMODELING magazine to join the REMODELING Big50. Each year since 1986, the REMODELING Big50 inducts 50 remodeling companies that have set...
How to Winterize Your Home – Especially If You’re a Snowbird Going South
If you are a snowbird planning on heading south this winter then you will need to prepare your home for the cold weather, even though you yourself are planning on escaping it. Taking a few simple steps to protect your property from water damage, heating malfunctions,...
Top 10 Ways to Save Money With Ottawa Hydro in 2019
Do you feel frustrated every time you open up your Hydro bill because of how much it's costing you? Yet, you feel like you're always having to tell your kids to turn off the lights and stop leaving their computer on? You're not alone and the good news is you can save...
Make your basement a home gym
The three outcomes that we always tell our clients to strive for in their basement renovation projects are: 1) Personal happiness 2) Increased energy efficiency 3) Improved market value If you can achieve all three of these principles in your project it's what we call...
Home Addition Value Guide
How Does An Addition Add Value to a House? No matter how creative you get with lighting, decor, and design there's always going to be one thing inhibiting you from really making changes to your home: space. There are hundreds of tips to make a room look bigger, but...
Make your space look bigger
Tips to Make Your Space Look Bigger There's a simple fact about home design in that you can only do so much with the space allotted. This means you're probably not going to feasibly fit a hot tub, shower, and luxury his and her vanity in a 15 sq. foot bathroom. That...
Common Bathroom Renovation Mistakes
Common Bathroom Renovation Mistakes and What to Look for in a Remodeling Contractor One thing we always recommend to our clients if they have some home improvement finances they want to part with is to pay attention to the bathrooms. Your bathroom is not only a...
Accessibility Renovations
Accessibility Renovations for Seniors Accessibility renovations for seniors are projects that add incredible value now, but also when it comes time to sell your home. You may lure in a potential buyer just because the home is already set up for senior citizen or those...
Bring the theater to your basement
Our customers get basement renovations for a wide variety of reasons. These include converting the area into an apartment for a senior / student, creating a laundry room that isn't a dungeon, or just having a place where kids can play and limit the destruction. One of...