30.18% First-time buyer
21.62% Qualification
14.86% No money down
11.71% Refinance
6.53% Renewal
4.73% Purchase
3.15% Pre-approval
2.03% Variable Rate
1.35% Low doc
3.84% Other

Home Improvement and Renovation

Do-it-yourself Television Shows, Magazines and Websites

Home Renovation Stores and Suppliers

Do-it-yourself Television Shows, Magazines and Websites

Whether looking to read home décor articles and gardening advice, find sewing project instructions, print the TV Schedule or send an eCard to a friend, HGTV.ca offers visitors a welcoming home online.

The complete guide to home renovation. Find listings of local service providers that will help you turn that dream home into a reality.

Here you’ll find do-it-yourself projects, decorating advice, shopping information, cooking tips and recipes, workshops and design lessons.

This Old House Online is your source for expert advice on home improvement, remodeling and decorating. Ideas on everything from kitchen and bath to yard and garden.

Other Home-related Television Shows, Magazines and Websites

Canadian Home Workshop

Consumer Reports® Online

Home & Garden Television

HomePopular - HomePopular is a popular search engine for family friendly sites: Decorating, building, gardening, real estate, financing.

Better Homes and Garden - From Better Homes and Gardens® magazine, ideas and improvement projects for your home and garden plus recipes and entertaining ideas.

JonEakes.com - Home improvement from a different perspective.

Old House Web - Remodeling and historic restoration how-to and do-it-yourself advice for owners of historic, old and antique houses with house plans, building products and a guide to suppliers.

Popular Mechanics - Home Improvement

Remodeling Online - REMODELING Online provides professional remodelers, contractors and with information about home remodeling, kitchen and bath design, renovation, building products, and business management.

This Old House

Anything I Can Do - Anything I Can Do is the internationally popular workshop show in which host Mag Ruffman laughingly creates beautiful but functional objects, proving that tool know-how, workshop skills and burgeoning self-esteem are within everyone's grasp.

Canadian Home & Country Online - The website for Canada`s magazine of country living and style. Contains the latest decor ideas, recipes for home-style cooking, calendar of events, antique store listing, forum and more.

HandymanWire - Information guide and resource for do-it-yourselfers, handyman, and homeowners featuring helpful expert advice, support, classifieds, discussion forums, product reviews, and newsletters.

Rosewood Studio - Intruction in fine woodworking.

Home Renovation Stores and Suppliers

Canadian Tire provides online shopping in Canada for hardware, housewares, home and garden products and much more.

Home Depot stores cater to do-it-yourselfers, as well as home improvement, construction and building maintenance professionals. Each store stocks approximately 40,000 to 50,000 different kinds of building materials, home improvement supplies and lawn and garden products.

RONA is a Canada's leading distributor and retailer in hardware, home improvement and gardening products. RONA operates a network of some 540 stores of various sizes and types.

National Stores and Suppliers

Réno-Dépôt: The Renovation Warehouse

RONA - The How-To People.

Sico - The largest Canadian manufacturer of paint products.

Local Contractors and Suppliers

Alberta Construction Association - The ACA leads Alberta's construction industry in government advocacy, public relations, industry practices and partnerships, and promotion of careers in construction.

Modern Home Exteriors/Interiors Limited - Since 1986, Modern Home Exteriors/Interiors Ltd. has helped Calgarians beautify and add value to their homes.

Axford Renovations Edmonton - Serving the Edmonton area since 1993, and with over 16 years in Alberta's renovations market, Axford Renovations is meeting central Alberta's home improvement needs with quality, value, and true craftsmanship in mind.

PF Manufacturing - We manufacture laminated kitchen cabinet doors in full wrap and half wrap styles. We also make more than 400 colors & finishes of counter tops in 8 different styles.

Town and Countree

Gunter Kitchens Inc

Robco Cabinets Ltd.

Yard Care, Landscaping and Gardening

Canadian Gardening Online

ECHO Power Equipment (Canada) - A pioneer and leader in the design and development of power equipment, Echo has roots that reach back to 1947. A revolutionary line of pest control and power duster-foggers has grown into an equipment lineup that today is marketed in 100 countries.

McFayden - Serving Canadians since 1896, McFayden has become a trusted name in gardening for seeds and nursery stock.

Stokes - Stokes offers the highest quality seeds and accessories for both home gardeners and commercial growers. Choose from our extensive listing of vegetables, annuals, perennials, pot plants and herbs as well as helpful accessories to enhance your gardening experience.

W NETWORK.COM - Home of the national TV show Get Growing with Ken Beattie.

XTENDEX - The maintenance-free deck system.