2025 Canadian Lumber Outlook
Industry experts share their insights into what to expect in a potentially volatile year.
Cool Tools 2024: Jobsite efficiency, ease and convenience
The right tools can simplify, speed up and improve almost any job, and never has having them on hand been so important.
Installing Your Dream Floor: 2024 trends and options
Current economic times may have transformed homeowners into more cautious consumers, but installing a dream floor isn’t out of reach. What it takes is careful consideration about materials, aesthetic choices and a little help from the experts.
PORTES ET FENÊTRES : QUOI DE NEUF EN 2024?
Comme c’est le cas de la plupart des catégories de produits de construction, le marché des portes et fenêtres a vécu sa juste part de défis et de progrès au cours des…
STYLE ET PERFORMANCE : PORTES DE GARAGE 101
Le monde a beaucoup changé depuis l’invention des portes de garage basculantes il y a un peu plus d’un siècle – et cet élément essentiel à de nombreuses maisons a évolué avec…
Roofing jobs remain high
Demand for new roofs remains high, and while product availability seems to have stabilized in recent years, the labour shortage is evident. “The past few years in roofing, things have been going…
Style and Performance: Garage Door 101
In the slightly more than a century since overhead garage doors were invented, a lot has changed in the world — and this mainstay of most homes has evolved with it. Today,…
Siding trends to watch in 2024
Just as the popularity of specific home design trends shifts over the years, the exterior cladding they are wearing changes too in terms of aesthetics, performance, and materials. Today, with nearly countless…
WHAT’S IN STORE FOR WINDOWS AND DOORS IN 2024
Like most building categories, the last few years for the windows and doors market have seen their fair share of challenges and opportunities. Coming out of the steady supply issues spurred by…
Insulation Market Stays Hot Post-Pandemic
Despite several challenges ahead, the need for insulation for renovations and new builds continues to be pronounced. After all, the purpose of a home is to protect homeowners from the elements and…
Un retour à la base pour les revêtements de sol en 2023
Après quelques années tumultueuses où les prix ont grimpé et les stocks ont manqué en raison de la pandémie, l’activité dans le marché du couvre-plancher semble ralentir. Il reste tout de même…
Portes et moulures d’intérieur : des détails importants
« Dieu est dans les détails. » Ces mots attribués à l’architecte d’origine allemande Ludwig Mies van der Rohe sont valables autant en architecture et qu’en décoration intérieure. De petits détails, même simples, peuvent avoir…
COOL TOOLS 2023: PRODUCTIVITY, PERFORMANCE, AND PRECISION
As Benjamin Franklin once famously said, “The best investment is in the tools of one’s own trade.” While talking about investing in one’s career, the maxim speaks to the benefits of innovation,…
INTERIOR DOORS AND MOULDINGS: IT’S IN THE DETAILS
“God is in the details.” Those words attributed to German-born architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe are sound advice in both architecture and room design. Small, simple details can ultimately have a…
FARMHOUSE FLAIR
According to The New York Times, today’s ubiquitous modern farmhouse style was born about a decade ago on the hit HGTV show “Fixer Upper.” Characterized by a clean look and a neutral…
THE LOW-DOWN ON FLOORING BUSINESS IN 2023
After a few tumultuous years, with climbing flooring prices and challenged supply chains, the flooring market is seeing a post-covid cooldown. That’s not to say, however, that opportunities aren’t there for contractors…