CASE STUDY: Preventing Frozen Pipes in a Seasonal Cottage Landscape
Supplying your seasonal cottage with a year-round water supply system is easier than you think. Learn how it can be done with the HeatLine system.
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TECH REPORT: Why You Should Love LED Light Bulbs
The home lighting landscape is changing and energy saving LED lighting is becoming a more affordable and efficient way to brighten our lives. See why it’s the technology the world will run with.
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VIDEO FEATURE: How to Boost Energy Efficiency with Spray Foam Insulation
Spending too much on heating? Got inadequately insulated walls in an older home? This little-known DIY technique just may be the easiest and least disruptive way to fix the deficiency and save money.
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DOWNLOAD: Tiny House Construction Course: 100 pages, 45 videos, 3D field plans
A small home can be a beautiful and affordable home, too. That’s why the small house movement is taking off world-wide. Download construction plans, how-to videos and everything you need to building your own Cozy Cabin.
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VIDEO FEATURE: Homestead Apple Pies
Homemade apple pie is a wonderful way to finish up the fall harvest. Watch as four camera-shy country ladies take on the annual pie baking bee with some lovely homestead creations.
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OLD-TIME STONEWORK: How I Build with Real Stone in Real Ways
While you can’t become a masonry expert by reading an article, you can tackle this DIY traditional masonry stone project with the right tools and following these instructions.
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SMALL HOME & CABIN BUILDING PLANS & VIDEO COURSE: Make Your Own Gorgeous Little Place
Do you dream of building your own cabin or tiny home? Need plans and hands-on construction help with videos? Download Steve Maxwell’s Cozy Cabin building course risk free. It’s the next best thing to having Steve working side-by-side with you on your site.
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Q & A: How do I repair a deep crack in my concrete slab and add flexibility to prevent the crack from growing?
Repair a crack in your concrete slab: Q: Hello Mr. Maxwell;Thanks for previous help re Lichen & Roof problems. Now have found that I have a crack some 6″ deep x approx. 2″ wide x 5 feet long where, over…
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VIDEO FEATURE: How to Install Basement Insulation
Planning to finish your basement? Don’t make the mistake so many homeowners and contractors do. Steve’s video shows how to discourage mold, mildew and mustiness by design.
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VIDEO FEATURE: Cedar Sidewall Shingles Drainage
Got a building where vinyl siding just wouldn’t look right? Cedar shingles used as exterior siding is an excellent option. Watch Steve show how to create back-of-shingle drainage to boost working life even more.
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INFO RESOURCE: Finding Products to Kill Mold
Check out Steve’s list of mold control product numbers from various suppliers across North America. No need to rely on store clerks to find products they don’t know exist. Just give them the number if they’re baffled – and they often are!
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VIDEO FEATURE: Double Life of Wooden Deck Plans
Watch Steve’s deck construction video tutorial and see how to easily double deck board life by design. It makes a big difference, even with pressure treated and cedar lumber, too.
