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Home renovations can be an expensive endeavour, but sometimes renovating the home is vital to increasing both comfort and accessibility for members of our family. However, as you figure out which doorways to widen and consider adding a private entrance for your new basement apartment, you should know that there are multiple tax credits you…
Homeowners with refined taste know the premier choice in luxury home renovation is RS Homes. For more than 35 years, RS Homes has been facilitating Toronto and GTA homeowners bring their design foresight to life creating homes with exceptional craftsmanship and unrivalled grandeur. RS Homes CEO Ramtin Sotoadeh P.Eng. is passionate about helping homeowners build…
The transformation of this 40-year-old traditional home involved the demolition of the interior and new additions at the front and back. The renovation was a union of the clients’ desires and a creative design/build team working together to create a functional and stunning modern masterpiece that has been mistaken for a new build Originally, our clients…
We use the word Intuitive in our firm’s description very deliberately. I believe there is an instinct in what we do as designers; in knowing exactly what a space, a client, a custom piecewill need. That said, neither we nor your contractors are mind-readers. Here are a few things you should share with your renovation…
by Lorelie Noble To write this article on Sustainable Interior Design, I decided to be truly authentic and travel up to a sustainable forest in northern Ontario, my off-grid solar-powered getaway. Needless to say, the environment was conducive to being inspired, maybe a little too distracting, with butterflies, hummingbirds and a young fawn visiting me. However,…
Introduction: This month, we are glad to introduce PLANT Architect Inc. as our guest blogger. Based in Toronto, PLANT Architect Inc. is a 20-person firm that branches into architecture, landscape, art, and design. Our projects range in scale from single-family homes and gardens to the 13-acre Nathan Phillips Square Revitalization at Toronto City Hall, which received…
Introduction: From this month, we will be doing a series of guest blogs with topics ranging from interior design to landscaping. We are privileged to introduce our very first guest blogger – Powell & Bonnell. Established in 1990, under the creative direction of founders David Powell and Fenwick Bonnell, Powell & Bonnell is a multi…
The most common and often first question we get as a builder with over 35 years of experience is how much it costs to build a custom home. My answer is always the same, I don’t know. Costs vary, it’s like asking how much is it to buy a car? You can’t answer without more…
Ariel Muller is an award-winning interior designer who worked with RS Homes on our 4-bedroom, 6-bathroom, 7,300 square foot Awesome project, completed in 2018. RS Homes managed the project from the architectural drawings to completion. We introduced Ariel to our client, it’s a match made in heaven! Both the clients and we are utterly in…
We are glad to be back at the National Home Show this year from March 8 to 17 after a few years’ of absence. This year we are pleased to have some of the top architects and interior designers as well as up and coming talent giving FREE consultations to show attendees in our booth throughout…
Spring renovation of our Mississauga Road Home, a modern home transformation. The best time to start planning for a renovation or remodel is during the cold winter months. Creating your dream home takes careful planning, deliberating on big decisions and waiting on any building permits that will allow us to start building in spring. Planning…
David Small is the custom home designer working with RS Homes on our Echo Drive project, so we wanted to find out what inspires him. “I was born into the business”, David explains, both his father and grandfather were builders and his mother was into the Arts. Combine both a House builder and an Artist…
Humidity is a serious issue when it comes to your health and the health of your home. Changes in weather throughout the year can be the cause of high and low indoor air humidity issues. This can lead to health problems relating to respiratory infections, bacteria, mold growth and can even lead to structural damage…
High-performance thermal insulation on the exterior walls of our Ridgewood Home, Richmondhill From the roof down to its foundation, there are several key factors why a home should be properly insulated. For an optimal energy-efficient home, it is important to create a barrier between the outdoor elements to maintain good air quality, temperature and moisture…
Investing in your health is the best thing any of us can do! Healthy eating, physical exercise, stress management all improve our wellbeing, but what about our built environments? The areas we spend large amounts of our lives inhabiting at work or at home. The link between environment and health is complex, however indisputable and…