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Three impressive student housing buildings open to Canadian students during the pandemic
This story is sponsored by The Arc, The Quad at York and The Hub. By Rachel Moore
comfort, support and amenity-filled spaces. Most student residences found on-campus feature
dorm-style bedrooms and communal bathrooms shared with other students on the floor. This sort of
living isn’t for everyone, especially those who are focused on their studies or students who prefer a
quieter, more private environment.
The Arc, The Quad at York and The Hub are three unique student housing developments that have had
to open and/or operate while navigating the challenges brought by the pandemic. These can be found in
Instead, customers are doubling down, switching to more expensive materials as the cost difference with wood shrinks, adding extra elements to their projects and pre-ordering lumber to lock in price and ensure supply. If their plan was to build a pressure-treated deck in their backyard, then a lot of people are now saying, You know what? For about the same price, I can get a hardwood deck or a composite deck or a heat-treated lumber deck, said Brad Swanson of Swanson s Home Hardware Building Centre in Kitchener, Ont., a family owned operation since 1982. They re a little bit more (expensive) but they re within people s budgets. If they re going to spend $5,000 on a pressure-treated deck and a composite deck is only $5,500, or maybe $6,000, they re thinking, That s not a bad investment.
Winnipeg Free Press By: Dan Healing, The Canadian Press Posted:
Last Modified: 2:42 PM CDT Friday, May. 7, 2021 Save to Read Later
CALGARY - Canadian consumers have many ways to save money on home renovations despite a pandemic-driven surge in demand that has jolted lumber and construction panel prices to all-time highs.
Brad Swanson, Dealer-Owner of Swansons Home Hardware Building Centre, in Kitchener, Ont., poses for a photo at his yard on Monday, May 3, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Geoff Robins
CALGARY - Canadian consumers have many ways to save money on home renovations despite a pandemic-driven surge in demand that has jolted lumber and construction panel prices to all-time highs.
Dan Healing
Brad Swanson, Dealer-Owner of Swansons Home Hardware Building Centre, in Kitchener, Ont., poses for a photo at his yard on Monday, May 3, 2021.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Geoff Robins May 07, 2021 - 12:27 PM
CALGARY - Canadian consumers have many ways to save money on home renovations despite a pandemic-driven surge in demand that has jolted lumber and construction panel prices to all-time highs.
However, such advice usually falls on deaf ears, experts say.
Instead, customers are doubling down, switching to more expensive materials as the cost difference with wood shrinks, adding extra elements to their projects and pre-ordering lumber to lock in price and ensure supply.