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Picking Paint Colours Easily
Updated on July 8th, 2021
The Inspirations device is a hand-held electronic gizmo that does something I didn’t think possible Place it against...Continue Reading
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Replace Your Own Wooden Tool Handles
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Many excellent hammers and axes are still made today with wooden handles and that’s because wood works so well in...Continue Reading
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Understanding Your Insulation Options
Updated on July 8th, 2021
There are two ways to boost the insulation value of your home, the easy way and the hard way The easy way uses...Continue Reading
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Keeping Basements Reliably Dry
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Best building practices for keeping water out of basements Sooner or later, holes in the ground usually fill with...Continue Reading
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Outdoor Boilers Provide Clean, Green Wood Heat
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Green, sustainable, inexpensive space heating and domestic hot water is what I wanted for my house and workshop, and it...Continue Reading
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Canadian Plumbing Innovation Keeps Taps Flowing
Updated on January 17th, 2016
Like a growing number of Canadians, Mike and Alice Ogden traded their city home for full-time life at the cottage And...Continue Reading
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Passive House Heats Itself
Updated on August 12th, 2021
It’s -5ºC outside and Reiner Hoyer’s new house is 26ºC inside That’s too hot, but it’s not because the heat...Continue Reading
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Wrapped Profiles are a Convincing Wood Substitute
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Real wood is a great thing, but high-quality substitutes are becoming so convincing that they've got to make you...Continue Reading
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Canadian Innovation Powers Green Heating and Cooling Rev...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
As winter descends on us Canadians again, I’m reminded how heating technology is virtually a life support system for...Continue Reading
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Taking Down Walls
Updated on July 8th, 2021
If your New Year’s resolutions include tackling a serious home improvement project, then you’ll probably need to...Continue Reading
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Small Houses Deliver Big Value
Updated on January 21st, 2022
Every year since 1996, I’ve been delivering seminars at Canada’s largest woodworking and building skills trade...Continue Reading
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Old Homes Have Something to Teach Us
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Most every autumn, my wife and I spend a few days in a beautiful old mansion hotel, and every year I come back rested,...Continue Reading