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Francie Healy
Jan 93 min read
The Sweetest Room in the House
Muddy paws, wet clothes, sand, grass, pet worms, dirty shoes? A mud room can be a family's best friend.
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Mar 25, 20242 min read
How To Plan For Net Zero
You know about Canada’s wish to be emissions free by 2050, and you’re a homeowner. You know the time is coming. Net zero for your home...
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Mar 25, 20241 min read
Great Partners Make A Great Team
Thank you to our sponsors! It has been a big BIG year at Lagois Design·Build·Renovate. Look what happened. We won Renovator of the Year....
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Mar 8, 20243 min read
A Pride of Net Zero Experts
The first Net Zero Ready Renovation in Ottawa by Lagois. They’re among the best of the best in the industry. Lagois Design·Build·Renovate...
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Feb 27, 20242 min read
Driving with Love
Sam is a chatty sort of fellow. Chatty, that is, when he has someone to chat with. Sam has lived alone near Metcalfe, Ont. since his...
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Feb 2, 20242 min read
A Community That Cares
In a rural area like North Gower (the home of Lagois Design-Build-Renovate), Mohamed Salama’s clients visit his pharmacy from a wide area...
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Feb 2, 20243 min read
Beauty and Light, Automated
By Francie Healy When William Pearl looks at his grandfather’s notebook, he’s surprised to see that their schedules, while decades apart,...
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Jan 31, 20244 min read
Team Building at the Toronto Building Show 2023
There were many “ah-ha!” moments for the Lagois Design-Build-Renovate team recently when they attended The Buildings Show in Toronto at...
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Jan 31, 20242 min read
Net-Zero-Ready Renovation
A first for Lagois – and Ottawa What’s a Net-Zero-ready renovation? The team at Lagois Design-Build-Renovate can tell you firsthand...
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Jan 31, 20241 min read
Lagois is Up for a Faces Nomination
Vote for us! We have been nominated Ottawa's Best Construction Company by our colleagues and clients. It's a People's Choice award...
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Jan 31, 20244 min read
Year in Reflection 2023
A Lagois year in reflection OH! What a year 2023 was for Lagois Design-Build-Renovate ‒ professionally and personally. The year was...
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Jan 31, 20243 min read
A Challenge of Light
Two people. Two home offices. Two completely different lighting needs. Yoram and Luisa, both professionals who work from home, were about...
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Dec 18, 20233 min read
A Tale of Creative Solutions
By Francie Healy Dave Watchorn gets it. He gets how processes and systems work in a successful business, and why they’re so important....
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Dec 18, 20232 min read
The Right Fit For Your Old House
It was an eye-opening workshop and the first ever for Heritage Ottawa . It was also a perfect opportunity for Herb Lagois, founder of...
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Dec 18, 20234 min read
A Celebration Of Sharing
Annual Ride for ROSSS One of our favourite charities, Rural Ottawa South Support Services (ROSSS) just received a big boost in funding...
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Nov 27, 20232 min read
Milestones
Bittersweet moments are the best If you’re a parent, you know about milestones. They make you proud. They also tend to make you a bit...
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Nov 27, 202310 min read
Renovator of the Year
A Proud Moment for Lagois It was elegant. It was exciting. It was dramatic. And for Lagois Design-Build-Renovate, it was a superb...
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Nov 27, 20233 min read
The Art of Seamless Home Improvements
The art of seamless home improvements Here you are in your kitchen, bumping into each other, isolated from the living areas of your home....
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Nov 27, 20232 min read
A Local Pub’s Generosity
Herb Lagois, founder of Lagois Design-Build-Renovate, has good early memories of a young Jason Moore, now co-owner of the Marlborough Pub...
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Nov 7, 20231 min read
Lagois is Ottawa’s 2023 Renovator of the Year!
2023 Housing Design Awards We are thrilled to announce that our company was awarded the prestigious title of Renovator of the Year at the...
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