Pressure washing is a popular home maintenance activity because it cleans brick, siding, decks and machinery thoroughly and in record time. I have used pressure washers for more than 25 years on a variety of surfaces so I know what…
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Question: What’s the best way to shorten two wooden doors as part of a laminate floor job I’m planning? I need advice for marking and cutting the bottom of these doors accurately and without splinters. Answer: This job is actually…
Leonard Lee, famous Canadian and founder of Lee Valley Tools, died on July 7, 2016 and when that happened it got me thinking. Mr. Lee improved the lives of a lot of people with the business he started and the…
I’ve noticed that most woodworkers start assessing a board by looking at its face, but if this is where your investigations end, you’re missing out on insights that can lead to a lot of creative control and better woodworking. That’s…
Plug welds offer a simple way of joining two pieces of metal when you don’t want a visible weld bead. You can see a plug weld happening in the video above. There are several circumstances where this approach makes a lot…
If ever your basement was going to smell musty, the height of hot summer weather is when it’s most likely to happen. The thing is, musty basements are more than just annoying. They’re also an indication of poor indoor air…
Home thermostats have come a long way since the early mercury and bimetal models from years ago. Modern smart thermostats give you intelligent temperature control and the ability to reduce your energy use, which can lower costs and increase comfort….
When a huge stone was uncovered while excavating for an addition my son Robert is building, we got out our fastest rock drill and some ancient tools called plug and feather wedges. You can see the situation in the video…
On July 4, 1987, I laid the first stone in what would be the basement of my homestead house on Manitoulin Island, Canada. Back on July 26, 2018 I laid the last stone in the last of four peaks in this…
Brick ties are hidden pieces of hardware that tie brick veneer to the underlying wall frame of some modern house. Conventional brick ties are one of those common construction details that strikes me as just barely good enough to do…
Are you interested in learning to work with wood? You’ve come to the right place. The best way to make that happen is to practice doing things the right way, and that’s what you’ll begin to learn here, with the…