Budget Breakdown: A $134K Laneway House in Toronto Puts a Couple’s DIY Skills to the Test
Shaving down time and cost, two scrappy Canadians gave themselves a crash course in construction.
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Nicole Spiteri and Blair Johnson didn’t expect to spend 2020 getting chummy with metal fabricators or learning the fine art of pouring foundation—but sometimes that’s what happens when a real estate opportunity sweeps you off your feet.
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Stacey McLachlan
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Stacey McLachlan is an award-winning writer and magazine editor living and working in British Columbia, Canada.
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