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Cool Tools 2025: Powering Performance and Terminating Trade-offs
The right tool for the job: the mantra of every professional contractor. Having the right tool, at the right time, saves time, reduces effort and improves results. Every year, Contractor Advantage reaches…
Fashion Forward
Today’s decks and railings are all about making a big, bold outdoor fashion statement
Roofing manufacturers predict a stronger 2025
The roofing category has experienced a dip over the last few years, but things are looking up for contractors this year, according to leading Canadian roofing vendors. Low interest rates and their…
Garage Door Trends for 2025
Garages have evolved greatly in use over recent decades, shifting from their mainstay use as carports to in-law suites, workshops, home theatres and more. As the garage continues to be seen as…
Cool Tools 2024: Jobsite efficiency, ease and convenience
The right tools can simplify, speed up and improve almost any job, and never has having them on hand been so important.
You’re Getting Warmer
It happens every year: One day, we wake up to find that summer is but a memory. The nip of fall is in the air. Crisp days are filled with leaves that are falling faster than the temperature. Before you know it, it’s time to move indoors once again.
Al Fresco Living
As we move into the summer of 2024, more and more people are enjoying their outdoor spaces to the fullest. Whether it’s time for a complete makeover or just a tweak by…
Insulation Market Stays Hot Post-Pandemic
Despite several challenges ahead, the need for insulation for renovations and new builds continues to be pronounced. After all, the purpose of a home is to protect homeowners from the elements and…
COOL TOOLS 2023: PRODUCTIVITY, PERFORMANCE, AND PRECISION
As Benjamin Franklin once famously said, “The best investment is in the tools of one’s own trade.” While talking about investing in one’s career, the maxim speaks to the benefits of innovation,…
WARMER WALLS
Get ready to cozy up to warmer walls this fall. The cool grey tones that dominated over the last several years are slowly giving way to warm hues that embody all of…
THE LOW-DOWN ON FLOORING BUSINESS IN 2023
After a few tumultuous years, with climbing flooring prices and challenged supply chains, the flooring market is seeing a post-covid cooldown. That’s not to say, however, that opportunities aren’t there for contractors…
A LOOK INSIDE: WINDOW TRENDS 2023
Now that the worst of the pandemic is behind us, manufacturers and distributors of fenestration products are seeing light ahead on several issues that have plagued the industry in recent years. “During…
WHAT’S IN STORE IN LUMBER FOR 2023?
The lumber market continued to see interesting times through 2022. The year saw huge ongoing spikes and dips in pricing, production curtailments, and a downturn in demand as the year closed. How…
PAINTING A BRIGHT FUTURE
Photo courtesy of Para Paints With Covid-19 receding in the rearview mirror, the paint and coatings industry is refocusing on the bright future that lies ahead in 2023. As the world reinvents…
WHAT’S COOL? 10+ COOL TOOLS FOR 2022
Photo courtesy of King Canada Inc. A contractor’s skill and expertise are paramount. But having the right tool for the job may come a close second. That’s why smart manufacturers keep their…