The true story you’re about to read is a warning and a reminder, at least it is for me. It’s about the value of choosing the hard path of forgiveness, kindness and love, while rejecting the seemingly easier road of…
Question: How can I install asphalt shingles on a roof from the top down? I’ve heard this is a better approach since you never walk on the shingles as they’re being installed, but how is this possible? Shingles need to…
Cordless tools have been at the leading edge of the building scene for decades, but not everyone who embraces cordless tools are leading edge people. Take the Amish for instance. The Amish call themselves “the plain people” and it’s easy…
Canada’s Handiest Man, Steve Maxwell, gives the scoop on some of his favourite hand tools. Simple, yet essential items for homeowners and woodworkers.
Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, explains a handy product called Grabbits that make tying down tarps much simpler and easier.
Watch a water well being drilled from start to finish, including an unexpected ending. This video is from my online course KEEP IT FLOWING. It covers all the details for makingand fixing rural water systems. Click here or below to…
There are dozens of different kinds of fasteners in the world and you can safely forget about most of them for building and maintaining things around the home, farm and cottage. But there are five types of fasteners that you’ll…
Frost seeding is the practice of broadcasting certain kinds of clover and trefoil seeds on frozen ground near the end of winter to improve pasture. Sounds crazy, but it works. Why bother? More nutritious pasture plants deliver higher protein grazing,…
Once you finish with a project (DIY or otherwise), or you’re finally finished with renovations, you’re probably left with a lot of leftover material. Some of it is straight up waste, while other things, such as broken/extra tiles, unused or…
One reason welding has become so much easier for beginners is because of a certain type of machine called a “MIG welder”. Click above to watch a video where I teach the fine points of adjusting the two parameters of any…
Question: What’s the best option for painting my concrete basement floor? It has a few small cracks, but it’s in pretty good shape. Is there a product that can be used to fill these gaps before painting? Answer: The short answer…
A hoop house is a simple greenhouse, and if you’d like to build one for yourself, you’ve come to the right place. This simple, inexpensive, portable, solar heated garden structure that turns a little bit of hands-on effort and simple…