Join Sarah Logue, RE/MAX Escarpment Team Logue Realty as we take a look at Waterdown home and the renovation process with a new home.
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Welcome. Sarah Logue here on behalf of Team Logue and Remax escarpment. I’m joined with Ziskin and Steve Trust here in Waterdown in this exceptional home. This is a big change for you guys you guys always pick modern clean lines, I feel like i’ve gone back in history to this property and I can’t imagine what you’re going to do with it. So give me the perspective as to what took you from your neat clean modern townhome lifestyle to this massive traditional home.
Well I think Steve has always dreamed of having a more traditional aesthetic to a home and so while our interior preferences are really contemporary I mean what’s not to love about a porch this size and a beautiful established neighborhood and gorgeous old trees and so we saw the outside and we kind of fell in love and forgot about all the things we typically do in a house nd and put in an offer and couldn’t believe we were lucky enough to snag it.
But there was some motivation as to why you needed a bigger home as well Steve that really fell to you.
It did my Mom is now part of the picture in our family living and we wanted to incorporate a space that she could share with us and having her close gives us the ability to provide her extra care and for her to see her grandson
We wanted to have a bit more space and so one of the things we loved about this property is it has a big beautiful two-car garage with a loft above and a pre-existing space for kitchen and bathroom at the back and so that allows us to put her in a space that feels like it’s truly her own, but allows us to get her really close so priority one is getting that space sort of modified and ready.
Okay so this is the beginning of the in-law suite that really drew us to this property. Give me the run down on what’s going to happen in here because we’ve got two levels and a garage we’ve got a lot of pieces back here.
There are a ton of pieces and so in here we were really fortunate there was already a kitchen there’s already a bathroom with a shower and washer/dryer so all we’re doing in here is adding more cupboard space because it was quite limited and making it accessible for my mother-in-law who currently uses an assistive device for walking. We’re going to be taking down the garage door insulating the full space and then adding in an open concept bedroom and living room so that my mother-in-law will be all on one floor.
One of the best features of this garage space is the loft which takes up the entire top portion and has given us the opportunity to expand the space for my mother-in-law and my niece who is going to be accompanying her living in this location we are adding a two-piece bathroom on the far corner so that this upper portion has its own bathroom facility and we’re adding an air conditioning system to the entire structure to complement the air conditioning that’s being built.
We’re still kind of contemplating structural changes potentially opening up certain areas of the house modifying the floor plan we’re moving forward at breakneck speed as per usual.
Okay so there was already some work done to this kitchen but not necessarily your style and you felt that the flow was a little off with this kitchen so give me the picture of how this is going to change.
Yeah so my concern with the kitchen is a couple of things. One it isn’t our style but more importantly the floor space to me isn’t really well thought out, there’s a ton of dead space and huge spaces and so the plan is this peninsula is going to lift and become an island and then lastly we get a full wall of pantry on the left so tons of additional storage and reappropriating a bunch of this sort of floor space that’s kind of unusable to turn it into space for dishes pantry etc.
Please follow us as this renovation series unfolds check it out at teamlogue.ca
Team Logue Reno Series on Mill Street
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/PRankP2CQ0A"][vc_column_text]Join Sarah Logue, RE/MAX Escarpment Team Logue Realty as we take a look at Waterdown home and the renovation process with a new home.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] <h2>(Video Transcription)</h2> Welcome. Sarah Logue here on behalf of Team Logue and Remax escarpment. I'm joined with Ziskin and Steve Trust here in Waterdown in this exceptional home. This is a big change for you guys you guys always pick modern clean lines, I feel like i've gone back in history to this property and I can't imagine what you're going to do with it. So give me the perspective as to what took you from your neat clean modern townhome lifestyle to this massive traditional home. Well I think Steve has always dreamed of having a more traditional aesthetic to a home and so while our interior preferences are really contemporary I mean what's not to love about a porch this size and a beautiful established neighborhood and gorgeous old trees and so we saw the outside and we kind of fell in love and forgot about all the things we typically do in a house nd and put in an offer and couldn't believe we were lucky enough to snag it. But there was some motivation as to why you needed a bigger home as well Steve that really fell to you. It did my Mom is now part of the picture in our family living and we wanted to incorporate a space that she could share with us and having her close gives us the ability to provide her extra care and for her to see her grandson We wanted to have a bit more space and so one of the things we loved about this property is it has a big beautiful two-car garage with a loft above and a pre-existing space for kitchen and bathroom at the back and so that allows us to put her in a space that feels like it's truly her own, but allows us to get her really close so priority one is getting that space sort of modified and ready. Okay so this is the beginning of the in-law suite that really drew us to this property. Give me the run down on what's going to happen in here because we've got two levels and a garage we've got a lot of pieces back here. There are a ton of pieces and so in here we were really fortunate there was already a kitchen there's already a bathroom with a shower and washer/dryer so all we're doing in here is adding more cupboard space because it was quite limited and making it accessible for my mother-in-law who currently uses an assistive device for walking. We're going to be taking down the garage door insulating the full space and then adding in an open concept bedroom and living room so that my mother-in-law will be all on one floor. One of the best features of this garage space is the loft which takes up the entire top portion and has given us the opportunity to expand the space for my mother-in-law and my niece who is going to be accompanying her living in this location we are adding a two-piece bathroom on the far corner so that this upper portion has its own bathroom facility and we're adding an air conditioning system to the entire structure to complement the air conditioning that's being built. We're still kind of contemplating structural changes potentially opening up certain areas of the house modifying the floor plan we're moving forward at breakneck speed as per usual. Okay so there was already some work done to this kitchen but not necessarily your style and you felt that the flow was a little off with this kitchen so give me the picture of how this is going to change. Yeah so my concern with the kitchen is a couple of things. One it isn't our style but more importantly the floor space to me isn't really well thought out, there's a ton of dead space and huge spaces and so the plan is this peninsula is going to lift and become an island and then lastly we get a full wall of pantry on the left so tons of additional storage and reappropriating a bunch of this sort of floor space that's kind of unusable to turn it into space for dishes pantry etc. Please follow us as this renovation series unfolds check it out at teamlogue.ca[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]Join Sarah Logue, RE/MAX Escarpment Team Logue Realty and Tim Latimer, Home Inspector as they walk you through what to check when inspecting a home. The benefits of a pre-inspection prior to putting your home on the market, or in order to purchase firm during a seller’s market. Pitfalls to watch out for.
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hi everyone Sarah Logue here on behalf of Team logue and I’m joined by one of our fabulous resources GTA property inspectors Tim Latimer.
How you doing?
He’s an amazing home inspector that we’ve had the pleasure of working with for years and right now I feel like I’m not seeing you enough.
that’s true the market is a little crazy and we’re getting a lot of stress buyers that are concerned that they’re having to make these bids without a home inspection without knowing what they’re walking into so we’ve attacked this twofold thanks to you:
one we’re doing pre-inspections like this where we can tell our clients if there is anything to be cautious or we can tell our sellers what to repair prior to actually putting their house on the market.
so what would a pre-inspection look like for a seller right now?
For the seller essentially we go in it is a little difficult in winter but we do what we can we essentially go through the whole house and try to find issues that a potential buyer may have. We want to find out the age of the furnace the age of the AC, age of the roof if we can see it of course and as we go through the house we’re looking for potential problems if we see something we flag it and we let people know that there’s HVAC specialists, there’s electricians, there’s people that are going to come and actually give you a hand with the other part of that specialist.
Absolutely. Right and you have such a great resource list I mean there’s many times we’ve been standing somewhere and you’re like this is a forced water heated floor and I’m like what and you’re like don’t worry we have somebody so it’s so we always yeah we always have somebody we worked these guys over a thousand times now to the point where you just even if I had a question for them I just call ask and get you a rough idea of what’s going on with the actual issue and then we can get them in here to fix it.
It’s just it’s getting a lot easier but at the same time it is difficult with covid to come in and try to get you guys set up to buy and purchase it is nice though with the pre-inspection for our sellers we vacate the house you come in do a regular inspection and then we have that available in print PDF from you to give to any purchaser correct so it’s a great advantage for me as a listing agent the person with the sign on the lawn to say don’t worry agents don’t worry MR/MRS buyer we can tell you exactly how old the furnace is we can tell you exactly how old the roof is so they know when they’re bidding on the property.
Exactly and what I’d like to tell a lot of my clients is I’m trying to mitigate those surprises that you may have we are limited in what we can do but even just going and poking your head in the attic space and telling if you do have a potential problem with mold or a potential problem with a bathroom vent fan that comes loose that maybe hasn’t caused a problem yet but will in the future.
Right it’s one of those things where you just want to move in and be like okay I’m confident enough to know that I’m moving into this place and there’s not going to be a surprise the first day that I move in yeah and as agents we don’t want that surprise either on a revisit that’s not that’s not what we want to deal with right so taking care of that client making sure they just know what they’re getting right.
And that’s the other piece that you do great for us so I’ll call you in a panic sometimes because I know offer presentations three days from now and I can’t have a home inspection but I sneak you in yes probably the wrong word yeah we get you in for an inspection for our buyers on anything they’re looking at
Yes essentially what it is is it’s very tough in this market so we tried to pivot to a point where you guys can give us a shout and if we do have a half an hour to an hour we can answer those big questions that you may have what what age is the furnace what age is the ac how is the roof is there any mold or a potential issue in the attic and it gives me that just at least the broad spectrum of what’s going on in the house or the specific questions that your clients may have.
That’s amazing I love both products thank you pre-inspection and my buyer inspection we use it regularly and it just gives us a great feeling of comfort overall. So if you’re questioning how to buy um without an inspection you really don’t have to yeah right
I’m even doing uh facetime now just for specific questions that my clients may have.
Oh that’s fabulous.
Yeah they’re just they’re face timing I know it’s difficult and it’s just one of those things where we do what we can to keep people relatively safe in these crazy markets and people can check out your credentials and your business structure at gpiguys@gmail.com you can email me or it’s on gpiguys.com or ca I have both.
Perfect.
Benefits of a Home Pre-Inspection
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/HdO52poFbL4"][vc_column_text]Join Sarah Logue, RE/MAX Escarpment Team Logue Realty and Tim Latimer, Home Inspector as they walk you through what to check when inspecting a home. The benefits of a pre-inspection prior to putting your home on the market, or in order to purchase firm during a seller's market. Pitfalls to watch out for.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] <h2>(Video Transcription)</h2> hi everyone Sarah Logue here on behalf of Team logue and I’m joined by one of our fabulous resources GTA property inspectors Tim Latimer. How you doing? He's an amazing home inspector that we've had the pleasure of working with for years and right now I feel like I’m not seeing you enough. that's true the market is a little crazy and we're getting a lot of stress buyers that are concerned that they're having to make these bids without a home inspection without knowing what they're walking into so we've attacked this twofold thanks to you: one we're doing pre-inspections like this where we can tell our clients if there is anything to be cautious or we can tell our sellers what to repair prior to actually putting their house on the market. so what would a pre-inspection look like for a seller right now? For the seller essentially we go in it is a little difficult in winter but we do what we can we essentially go through the whole house and try to find issues that a potential buyer may have. We want to find out the age of the furnace the age of the AC, age of the roof if we can see it of course and as we go through the house we're looking for potential problems if we see something we flag it and we let people know that there's HVAC specialists, there's electricians, there's people that are going to come and actually give you a hand with the other part of that specialist. Absolutely. Right and you have such a great resource list I mean there's many times we've been standing somewhere and you're like this is a forced water heated floor and I’m like what and you're like don't worry we have somebody so it's so we always yeah we always have somebody we worked these guys over a thousand times now to the point where you just even if I had a question for them I just call ask and get you a rough idea of what's going on with the actual issue and then we can get them in here to fix it. It's just it's getting a lot easier but at the same time it is difficult with covid to come in and try to get you guys set up to buy and purchase it is nice though with the pre-inspection for our sellers we vacate the house you come in do a regular inspection and then we have that available in print PDF from you to give to any purchaser correct so it's a great advantage for me as a listing agent the person with the sign on the lawn to say don't worry agents don't worry MR/MRS buyer we can tell you exactly how old the furnace is we can tell you exactly how old the roof is so they know when they're bidding on the property. Exactly and what I’d like to tell a lot of my clients is I’m trying to mitigate those surprises that you may have we are limited in what we can do but even just going and poking your head in the attic space and telling if you do have a potential problem with mold or a potential problem with a bathroom vent fan that comes loose that maybe hasn't caused a problem yet but will in the future. Right it's one of those things where you just want to move in and be like okay I’m confident enough to know that I’m moving into this place and there's not going to be a surprise the first day that I move in yeah and as agents we don't want that surprise either on a revisit that's not that's not what we want to deal with right so taking care of that client making sure they just know what they're getting right. And that's the other piece that you do great for us so I’ll call you in a panic sometimes because I know offer presentations three days from now and I can't have a home inspection but I sneak you in yes probably the wrong word yeah we get you in for an inspection for our buyers on anything they're looking at Yes essentially what it is is it's very tough in this market so we tried to pivot to a point where you guys can give us a shout and if we do have a half an hour to an hour we can answer those big questions that you may have what what age is the furnace what age is the ac how is the roof is there any mold or a potential issue in the attic and it gives me that just at least the broad spectrum of what's going on in the house or the specific questions that your clients may have. That's amazing I love both products thank you pre-inspection and my buyer inspection we use it regularly and it just gives us a great feeling of comfort overall. So if you're questioning how to buy um without an inspection you really don't have to yeah right I’m even doing uh facetime now just for specific questions that my clients may have. Oh that's fabulous. Yeah they're just they're face timing I know it's difficult and it's just one of those things where we do what we can to keep people relatively safe in these crazy markets and people can check out your credentials and your business structure at gpiguys@gmail.com you can email me or it's on gpiguys.com or ca I have both. Perfect.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]Join Sarah Logue, RE/MAX Escarpment Team Logue Realty with Kristen Ervin, Sales Representative and Trisha Ross, Designer as they discuss the options of building a home from the ground up versus redesigning an existing home. Team Logue has the partnerships to put you on the right course . . .whether it’s picking a paint colour or deciding on a geo-thermal heating & cooling system, we can help!
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Hi Sarah Logue here on behalf of Team Logue and Remax Escarpment. I’m joined by Kristen Ervin from Team Logue and Trisha Ross a local designer and executive with HummingbirdHill Construction.
Ladies thank you for today. We’re here to talk about build and design versus construction and re-design. Trisha has done both for us many times and Kristen is in a position where she’s constantly dealing with buyers looking for premium lots or opportunities to build their custom designed house. Would you say that’s an issue that’s hitting you daily?
Yes.
People have questions, wants, needs, we’re getting it from all angles. It truly is.
Ok so, in neighbourhoods like this, some of our older neighbourhoods in Burlington, we’re finding that people are constantly looking for the tear down opportunities or the complete rebuild opportunities, correct? So Kristen, what’s the question you’re getting asked regularly from our buyers?
Well really they’re coming and saying “I already own this beautiful property but maybe the house isn’t working for me anymore” or perhaps their looking to get into a neighbourhood and do something. They’re in the dilemma, “am I going to do a complete rebuild? Buy a lot? Start from scratch. Or can I work with the bones that are there, maybe even in my own house and make that work for me and what I’m really looking for.”
There’s a lot we can talk about there and of course doing renovations, that scales from something really small, like a quick aesthetic update to a major overhaul and I think people sometimes think that one is a much more affordable option than the other. We can kind of break that down some what.
So today as a starting point we would advise our clients to budget at a minimum $400/sq ft. to build a home from scratch so if we were building a 2500 sq ft home we’d be talking about a million dollars to build. Plus your lot.
If we disect that further, 60% of that cost is hard construction and 40% is really about those finishes which can vary, that really brings you to a $400,000 interior finish.
When you say hard construction what are you talking about? So we need to pour a foundation, we need to frame that house, we need to insulate that house, we need to put a roof on that house, we need mechanical. There’s so much that will happen inside of a custom build versus starting with a home already. So if we look at renovation, at that $400/sq ft. a major renovation with a qualified team is roughly the same.
Ok, major renovation we’re talking pretty full scale, right, like someone comes in and says I want to re-work some walls, I’m looking at unifying flooring and updating kitchens, it gets them basically a new home from the outside walls, in.
Correct. So more than just aesthetic but actually improving the function and flow of the interior by modifying that floor planning. So you could do an addition in that group as well.
Yes.
Fabulous, so there is the options and it’s great to know that there’s someone whether its a designer or an agent we work in pairing all the time to give our clients the best answers so that if you’re looking at a lot is it worth rebuilding? Or tearing down and starting with something new like this?
Or potentially taking the roof off and going up. Those are all options that we have now.
Well, we’re very happy to have your expertise on camera and your expertise for our clients. We truly appreciate it. If there is any questions on your next step, whether redesign or rebuild, please check us out at teamlogue.ca.
Starbucks with Sarah – Redesign or Rebuild?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/_E4QQfT6DDs"][vc_column_text]Join Sarah Logue, RE/MAX Escarpment Team Logue Realty with Kristen Ervin, Sales Representative and Trisha Ross, Designer as they discuss the options of building a home from the ground up versus redesigning an existing home. Team Logue has the partnerships to put you on the right course . . .whether it's picking a paint colour or deciding on a geo-thermal heating & cooling system, we can help![/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] <h2>(Video Transcription)</h2> Hi Sarah Logue here on behalf of Team Logue and Remax Escarpment. I'm joined by Kristen Ervin from Team Logue and Trisha Ross a local designer and executive with HummingbirdHill Construction. Ladies thank you for today. We're here to talk about build and design versus construction and re-design. Trisha has done both for us many times and Kristen is in a position where she's constantly dealing with buyers looking for premium lots or opportunities to build their custom designed house. Would you say that's an issue that's hitting you daily? Yes. People have questions, wants, needs, we're getting it from all angles. It truly is. Ok so, in neighbourhoods like this, some of our older neighbourhoods in Burlington, we're finding that people are constantly looking for the tear down opportunities or the complete rebuild opportunities, correct? So Kristen, what's the question you're getting asked regularly from our buyers? Well really they're coming and saying "I already own this beautiful property but maybe the house isn't working for me anymore" or perhaps their looking to get into a neighbourhood and do something. They're in the dilemma, "am I going to do a complete rebuild? Buy a lot? Start from scratch. Or can I work with the bones that are there, maybe even in my own house and make that work for me and what I'm really looking for." There's a lot we can talk about there and of course doing renovations, that scales from something really small, like a quick aesthetic update to a major overhaul and I think people sometimes think that one is a much more affordable option than the other. We can kind of break that down some what. So today as a starting point we would advise our clients to budget at a minimum $400/sq ft. to build a home from scratch so if we were building a 2500 sq ft home we'd be talking about a million dollars to build. Plus your lot. If we disect that further, 60% of that cost is hard construction and 40% is really about those finishes which can vary, that really brings you to a $400,000 interior finish. When you say hard construction what are you talking about? So we need to pour a foundation, we need to frame that house, we need to insulate that house, we need to put a roof on that house, we need mechanical. There's so much that will happen inside of a custom build versus starting with a home already. So if we look at renovation, at that $400/sq ft. a major renovation with a qualified team is roughly the same. Ok, major renovation we're talking pretty full scale, right, like someone comes in and says I want to re-work some walls, I'm looking at unifying flooring and updating kitchens, it gets them basically a new home from the outside walls, in. Correct. So more than just aesthetic but actually improving the function and flow of the interior by modifying that floor planning. So you could do an addition in that group as well. Yes. Fabulous, so there is the options and it's great to know that there's someone whether its a designer or an agent we work in pairing all the time to give our clients the best answers so that if you're looking at a lot is it worth rebuilding? Or tearing down and starting with something new like this? Or potentially taking the roof off and going up. Those are all options that we have now. Well, we're very happy to have your expertise on camera and your expertise for our clients. We truly appreciate it. If there is any questions on your next step, whether redesign or rebuild, please check us out at teamlogue.ca.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]Quarantine times taught us all the importance of making the most of our homes and outdoor space. Join Sarah Logue, RE/MAX Escarpment Team Logue Realty and Jason Anderson, Carved in Stone as they walk you through the various elements involved in Landscape Design. From gardens to 3D renderings to installing a pool or building a strucuture for outdoor entertaining, Carved in Stone can do it all.
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Welcome. Sarah Logue here with Team Logue.
I just wanted to welcome everybody as we join Jason from Carved In Stone, our landscaper who’s going to take us through some of the projects he’s been working on. Jason this is a pretty cool time to be a landscaper. One you can work outside in the freedom away from people and two it seems like all of our clients are requesting amazing backyards knowing they can’t get on a plane and vacation outside of their backyard. I feel like everyone’s asking me for pool referrals amazing landscaping referrals are you finding the same in your business?
We’ve noticed I think is that people are spending a lot more time at home and they’re kind of realizing that their backyards aren’t really up to snuff, their property isn’t really up to snuff and they’re really looking at doing stuff now knowing that they’re gonna be spending a lot more time at home.
It’s so true now we’ve had varying levels of requests from people I just wanted to make sure people understood what your company entails like there’s landscapers that just do a patio, or a deck or a little garden and then there’s landscapers that can build you a full outdoor structure with barbecue space and entertainment space. Can you handle all those levels of backyard entertaining?
For sure I mean our specialty definitely is the whole design-build process whether you’re looking for a pool, landscape lighting, stonework, concrete work, outdoor structures, outdoor fireplaces we’ve pretty much covered all of our bases we’ve got some great trades that help us with our framing and our electrical and all that but aside from that we pretty much handle everything in house.
That’s amazing so you guys can give us the whole design right. So if I look at a plain backyard like this you can transform it into my dream oasis?
Yeah for sure we work with a couple designers locally and everybody’s trying to stay on top of trends. We’re also trying to set new trends so we don’t want to be just your cookie cutter landscape project, we want to be able to give you something that nobody else has, something that when somebody comes into your backyard they’re gonna ask you, “who did the work?”
I have seen a lot of your work and I would say one of the unique things about your company is although your style is throughout all those projects you do trend set to the depending on the client and the house, I’ve seen traditional work by you, I’ve seen modern work by you, I’ve seen in-between so you do meld a little bit to the clients wishes and it’s not like this is what’s gonna work and you’re stuck to this one style, so that’s impressive.
Every every customers kind of has their own style they have their own inspiration of what they’re looking for and with the diversity of the products that we’re using now we really have the ability to cater to any style and really bring it to or customize it for the homeowner.
So anyone looking to drop in a pool an outdoor entertainment space an outdoor barbecuing space or just a simple deck and patio they can reach out to you and get a design done for that.
Exactly yeah they can reach out to us. We’ll get back to them in a in a timely manner, we’ll set them up and we’ll be able to provide them with 2d rendering 3d renderings and basically take it from there.
Amazing. Thank you. So cool can’t wait to see your next project.
Thank you.
Starbucks with Sarah – Landscape Design
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/Qdo5z7MihKY"][vc_column_text]Quarantine times taught us all the importance of making the most of our homes and outdoor space. Join Sarah Logue, RE/MAX Escarpment Team Logue Realty and Jason Anderson, Carved in Stone as they walk you through the various elements involved in Landscape Design. From gardens to 3D renderings to installing a pool or building a strucuture for outdoor entertaining, Carved in Stone can do it all.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] <h2>(Video Transcription)</h2> Welcome. Sarah Logue here with Team Logue. I just wanted to welcome everybody as we join Jason from Carved In Stone, our landscaper who's going to take us through some of the projects he's been working on. Jason this is a pretty cool time to be a landscaper. One you can work outside in the freedom away from people and two it seems like all of our clients are requesting amazing backyards knowing they can't get on a plane and vacation outside of their backyard. I feel like everyone's asking me for pool referrals amazing landscaping referrals are you finding the same in your business? We've noticed I think is that people are spending a lot more time at home and they're kind of realizing that their backyards aren't really up to snuff, their property isn't really up to snuff and they're really looking at doing stuff now knowing that they're gonna be spending a lot more time at home. It's so true now we've had varying levels of requests from people I just wanted to make sure people understood what your company entails like there's landscapers that just do a patio, or a deck or a little garden and then there's landscapers that can build you a full outdoor structure with barbecue space and entertainment space. Can you handle all those levels of backyard entertaining? For sure I mean our specialty definitely is the whole design-build process whether you're looking for a pool, landscape lighting, stonework, concrete work, outdoor structures, outdoor fireplaces we've pretty much covered all of our bases we've got some great trades that help us with our framing and our electrical and all that but aside from that we pretty much handle everything in house. That's amazing so you guys can give us the whole design right. So if I look at a plain backyard like this you can transform it into my dream oasis? Yeah for sure we work with a couple designers locally and everybody's trying to stay on top of trends. We're also trying to set new trends so we don't want to be just your cookie cutter landscape project, we want to be able to give you something that nobody else has, something that when somebody comes into your backyard they're gonna ask you, "who did the work?" I have seen a lot of your work and I would say one of the unique things about your company is although your style is throughout all those projects you do trend set to the depending on the client and the house, I've seen traditional work by you, I've seen modern work by you, I've seen in-between so you do meld a little bit to the clients wishes and it's not like this is what's gonna work and you're stuck to this one style, so that's impressive. Every every customers kind of has their own style they have their own inspiration of what they're looking for and with the diversity of the products that we're using now we really have the ability to cater to any style and really bring it to or customize it for the homeowner. So anyone looking to drop in a pool an outdoor entertainment space an outdoor barbecuing space or just a simple deck and patio they can reach out to you and get a design done for that. Exactly yeah they can reach out to us. We'll get back to them in a in a timely manner, we'll set them up and we'll be able to provide them with 2d rendering 3d renderings and basically take it from there. Amazing. Thank you. So cool can't wait to see your next project. Thank you.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row](Video Transcription)
In today’s real estate environment it may be difficult to envision how a real estate company and its agents can safely and effectively serve those who need to buy or sell a home. At Remax Escarpment and Niagara we are prepared to serve you during these unprecedented times and still offer a top-tier home buying and selling experience.
We have been assembling a virtual suite of products and services over the past few years recognizing the importance of offering convenience and access to consumers. Our technology provides buyers with an enhanced search experience while giving our sellers the advantage of showcasing their property with state-of-the-art technology to a wide online audience of buyers. Our agents have the capability to do virtual live stream open houses and showings, 3D tours and our online multimedia storybooks. They can also provide you with virtual staging consultations and market evaluations. We have incorporated stringent safety standards with a mandatory comprehensive health questionnaire, we have created custom COVID-19 clauses and forms, we have an efficient deposit delivery protocol, social distancing at all our offices and essential staff working from home.
Our agents are equipped with pre-listing and market evaluation websites, we have lifestyle and neighborhood websites, all of our agents have been utilizing electronic signature for several years. Our team is proficient in our paperless document storage system and online resource tools. We have ongoing guidance from our in-house partners when it comes to mortgage finance and legal issues. Our agents partake in virtual conferencing and training with staff and their clients.
We invite you to experience our array of services encompassing online and virtual technology which has positioned us as leaders in our industry. As your real estate team we are fully capable to look after your essential real estate needs through a series of platforms which are accessible and seamless in this new real estate environment.