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Greenwave Construction March 2012

Construction Renovation Budget Control

Often when a renovation “nightmare” happens it is because of cost overruns. This can be a customer’s main concern. If you are planning on embarking on a home renovation this is where you should start. Here are your steps after you have decided what it is you want done. 1. Set a preliminary budget, 2. [...]

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Green Kitchen Renovations

Kelowna kitchen renovations these days are becoming more and more common place. Homeowners are realizing that they can stay in their home and have that dream kitchen they have always wanted. If you stay with the same layout for plumbing and electrical a kitchen renovation can be quick and painless. Keeping the same layout also [...]

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Value of Improvements

Value of Home Improvements

There’s no denying that home renovations can increase the value of your home. According to the recent Canadian Home Renovation Survey (2004) from the Appraisal Institute of Canada, a kitchen or bathroom renovation can be expected to nearly double the amount you invest. $10,000 spent will increase your home’s value by $17,500 – $20,000. To [...]

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Renovation-Started with the Big Bang

David Andersen heard a Big Bang and Loud Crash while watching TV. Fearing his wife had fallen down the stairs he rushed to investigate. Thankfully, she was safe and there was no injury to human life or limb. The damage was however to David’s 103 year old home. A portion of the original ceiling located [...]

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Dave Federici - Greenwave Construction

Time for a New Roof

When planning to sell your home it is always best to provide the potential buyer with the optimum product available. On a recent Greenwave project at Sailview Bay, the owners followed the advice of professionals and dealt with some cosmetic as well as building envelope issues. The replacement of the tiered roof was largest part of [...]

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Greenwave Construction - Dave Federici Kelowna

Two Sides of the Renovation Coin

As the owner of Kelowna’s Greenwave Construction, I am commonly approached by two types of clients that represent two sides of the coin in the renovation industry. The first are recent purchasers of property. Quite often these purchasers will tell me what a “great deal they got” because the home required work and the buyers [...]

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