Using Granite vs Limestone in “Hardscaping”

Using Granite vs Limestone in “Hardscaping”

The path from your cottage down to the lake is usually a treacherous one. While you may be able to traverse the winding incline at this point in your life, that does not mean that will always be the case, or that everyone who comes to visit you will be able to scale....
Tips for Successfully Starting Seeds Indoors

Tips for Successfully Starting Seeds Indoors

Starting seeds indoors can be a challenge for many people. There are other people who find starting easy, but have a hard time keeping the seedlings alive until they can be planted outside. Fortunately, there are a number of tips that you can use to start and nurture...

Put Your Deck, Boathouse on Solid Footing With a Steel Dock

Serving Parry Sound and the Georgian Bay area, Schlager Inc. can make your waterfront retreat more enjoyable and valuable with the installation of a steel dock. The dock — a mainstay of nearly every waterfront property. It brings summer visions of lapping waves,...

How to Maintain a Healthy Septic System

The team at Schlager Excavating, serving the Parry Sound and Muskoka areas, knows all too well what can happen if you fail to properly maintain your septic system. To avoid a devastating disaster to your home and yard, it’s important to not only have scheduled...

Keep Your Gravel Driveway in Top Condition with Schlager!

Throughout the Georgian Bay & Parry Sound areas, Schlager Inc provides customers with expert, dependable construction and maintenance solutions and services for gravel driveways and private roads. Whether your cottage laneway is a road less travelled or a...

The Early Spring Flowers That Will Wake Up Your Garden

Spring weather can be unpredictable, but this does not mean that you should leave your garden to look like it is still in winter. Having the right flowers for early spring will ensure that your garden is bursting with colour as soon as the ground starts to thaw. There...

How To Fix A Slanted or Sloping Floor

Slanting or sloping floors are common in older houses, even where the situation involves a slope of only one or two inches. For rooms presenting with a general slope where there is no flat surface area, the problem may be foundational instead of some boards having...