Constructing a Legal Secondary Suite

Hey Peachland have you heard the great news!

KRB Construction is proud to offer construction of newly legal secondary suites in Peachland.


We can either build you a new one, renovate your old one or even help you make your existing secondary suite legal and up to code.

I know I am excited by this news, I will be upgrading my basement with a kitchen and an exterior set of stairs for access along with a sidewalk and wind protection.


This year at our house we are renovating our large upper deck, reinforcing our lower hot tub deck or moving the hot tub up on top where the view is so much better. We will be installing new vinyl decking over 5/8 tg plywood lowering our flat deck at the front by 2″ for drainage. 

Also looking forward to the gutters we will be installing to prevent getting dripped on when walking by the deck, as well as a half height post, topless glass hand rails in front to increase the quality of our view and 8′ glass patterned privacy screen on one side to give us privacy from the next house over. 

We will do a picket and topped aluminum hand rail where there is no view as well as the stairs. We are going to install a nice self closing dog gate that matches picket hand rail at the bottom of the secondary suites stairs so our fur kids can’t escape!

Also we will be renovating our master bedroom ensuite to increase the walk in shower size vastly. We will be putting a rainshower and handheld shower heads both ends on a stainless sliding pole, I’m very tall so I need options, adding a custom hand made dry pack mortar shower base with beautiful tiled walls, floors and a frameless glass door and paint to bring it all together.


All that is required to make a much larger shower fit is to make the vanity smaller.

More about whats going in business?

KRB Construction and Renovation had a Successful year in 2016…

We have been honoured to receive multiple 5 star reviews, all of which we are enormously appreciative to our clients for the few minutes it took to do that on Facebook, Google, and Yelp to boost us!

In 2017 we have hired some new employees, and I’m excited at the caliber of them.

We are already getting busier everyday in 2017 and grateful for potential clients interest in getting the best service, the most help, and coming home to the quality that we pride ourselves on everyday.

We look forward to building and maintaining relationships with all the new clients and all the people we were pleased to meet and work with in 2016.

Thank you Peachland for a successful 2016 and a bright and exciting 2017!

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Please send your questions to:

Andrew

KRB Construction and Renovation

http://www.krbconstruction.ca

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250-979-8717

Renovations that Add Value: Getting the Most from your Investment

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A progress photo of a deck rebuild for a client living on beautiful Okanagan Lake

 

Many of our clients aren’t sure where to begin. They know that, like many Canadians, their home is their most valuable asset and they should maintain it. But how much money should they invest annually in maintenance and improvements? And what is the most efficient way to spend the money they’ve budgeted to keep their home safe and looking great?

First and foremost we recommendestablishing a budget and a plan that meets your individual circumstances. One way to approach planning is to consider the 1% rule: plan to spend about 1% of the market value of your home each year on maintenance. So if your home is valued at $300,000 plan to invest $3,000 annually. You are likely, however, to spend less than this some years and more on other years as particular situations arise and your home ages.

Plan for the major and necessary repairs first. This means ensuring your hot water tank or your roof hasn’t exceeded its recommended lifespan, for example.

But what if all your necessary repairs are done, what should you prioritize to keep your home looking it’s best for your personal enjoyment? Or if you are planning to sell, what should you do to make it more appealing for potential home buyers?

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