When renovating your home, you get to choose what colours are used in each room. This choice is going to determine the mood of the entire room and bring life back into your home. If you are unsure about what colours to pick, our team at Orange Contracting is going to go over some tips to help you choose the best colour scheme for your home. When it’s time for a colour change, the perfect time to do it is…
If you have an unutilized, idle basement, this is a great opportunity for you to turn it into a rental space and make extra cash! Converting your basement into a rental opportunity is an investment you are going to want to make. This gives you the opportunity to make extra money, leaving you with less stress and more freedom to spend it however you want. You can pay off your mortgage faster, go on trips, buy that lawnmower you have…
No matter if you are doing a big or small renovation, you need to make safety your number one priority. If you don’t, everyone involved has the potential to be injured or worse. Some common safety precautions include wearing safety glasses if there is the potential to get debris in your eyes and wearing a mask if there is any sanding happening. But those are just the tip of the iceberg and there are many more things you need to…
You have undoubtedly heard of nightmarish home renovation disaster horror stories before. This could have come from your family or friends recapping their first renovation experience with you. Or perhaps from something you read online. They always tend to start the same; a grand vision of a dream the homeowner wants to make a reality, but then something happens and it turns into an unlivable disaster with the contractor nowhere to be found to fix it. This, unfortunately, is a…
Do you want to create the illusion of a bigger space in your home? Do you love entertaining guests? An open concept floor plan might be a good fit for you. But before you start knocking down walls, our team here at Orange Contracting has a few things you should know about an open plan layout. Are you unsatisfied with the current layout of your home? Does it feel claustrophobic and hard to entertain your guests? Are you feeling constrained…
Most homes have at least one space that is not used for living. Luckily, most of the time, these spaces are able to be converted so that they are useful living spaces. This allows people to expand their homes without having to move. If you have been thinking you need more space in your home, why not do a little remodeling and utilize unutilized space to make more livable space for you and your family? People grow attached to their…
When you have a nice staircase, this can be a lovely focal point. It’s a great way to create uniqueness in your home out of something that would normally be a boring mundane necessity. The selling price of your home can also increase when you have a functional and good-looking staircase. If you are thinking about renovating your staircase into something delightful and tantalizing to the eye, our team here at Orange Contracting has made a guide that you can follow. It…
A lot of people think that summer is the only time they can renovate their house, but we here at Orange Contracting are here to tell you that winter is also a good time for renovations. Our team is constantly busy all year long with different renovations. It is our goal to help all customers achieve their home renovation projects, no matter that time of year it is, or season. We have come up with some reasons why winter is a good time for…
If you want your building project to be successful, the first thing you need to do is hire a competent general contractor who knows what they are doing. This is crucial if you want your project to run smoothly and be done right. In order to make proper plans for the project, the contractor is going to require a diverse skill set. This is going to help them stay ahead of other competitors. It doesn’t matter if you are looking…
For the longest time, basements have been known as the space to store all of the items you don’t use. A space for wasted potential, for dirt and dust to collect. A place that you visit as little as possible because it’s cold and it gives you the creeps! Luckily, with the changes in home design and advancement of technology, more options are present today than ever before. One of these design changes is that of an open concept basement. This type…
