Updated for 2026: This guide has been refreshed to reflect how homeowners are hiring trades today — including clearer checks, digital footprint tips and the small but important things we’re seeing renovators overlook. The fundamentals haven’t changed (there have always been cowboys!), but the way we verify, brief and manage trades has evolved. Starting a…
Surviving a renovation with your sanity intact takes skill and planning. Instead of couple’s counselling before getting married, you should just renovate your kitchen together (with a few random kids and pets thrown in for good measure). Any couple that comes out the other side still loving each other will last forever. To help you…