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MyReno411 was established in 2013 to create an online community in North America of homeowners, and home design and renovation contractors and stores. Homeowners are to get inspiration from photographs, information from articles and eBooks, and connection to reliable contractors. Contractors and stores advertise their services and products on line, in real time. Crowdsourcing would be the principle strategy for determining who is reliable and who is not. The home renovation market in North America is huge, and ever increasing. It is currently underserved and does not harness the web to its potential. Contractors need to advertise their capabilities as homeowners need to find reliable contractors to in turn make better decisions. == The Home Renovation Industry in Canada == In Canada the home renovation industry is at least $70 billion in size (in USA over $300 billion). Exact numbers for Canada are not certain as some figures suggest that more than 50% of the business is cash based, and hence possibly unreported. As such the industry in Canada is almost as big as the finance and insurance one. thumbnail The home renovation industry consists of contractors – firms as well as individuals – along with stores - some big box, others that are speciality. Canada has over 130,000 firms that provide home renovation services. As such it is a cottage industry that also has several large sized firms. About 40% of homeowners do a home renovation every year. According to the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation 1 in 5 Canadian households - about 2½ million homeowners – hires a contractor for their home renovation. The other 20% do a home renovation on a DIY basis (Do It Yourself). The average cost of a home renovation is about $20,000. In Ontario, home renovation and repair was the 3rd largest cause of complaints to the Ministry of Consumer Services (Ontario) (after collection agencies and water heater rentals). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Myreno411」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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