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CROSSCUTTING LUMBER WISELY: Strategies for Optimizing Wo...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
CROSSCUTTING LUMBER WISELY You’ve got a stack of terrific wood sitting in your workshop and a vision for...Continue Reading
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COLD BASEMENT? Here’s What You Can Do About It
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Are you tired of having a cold basement This is a common complaint and the solution is not immediately obvious If...Continue Reading
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LOOKING FOR A GREAT RURAL LIFE? Let Me Show You Manitoul...
Updated on July 5th, 2021
The first part of the 1980s left me feeling desperate That’s what happened when, after several years of methodical...Continue Reading
Painting & Decorating
Why Paint Rollers Matter
Updated on September 14th, 2021
Does spring weather make you feel like painting your home It has this effect on many homeowners, and choosing the...Continue Reading
Home Building & Additions
Q&A OF THE WEEK: “Should I Spray Foam on Bedr...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Q: Should I spray foam directly on the bedrock in the crawlspace under the house I’m building or put crushed...Continue Reading
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Q&A OF THE WEEK: “Can Hardwood Floors Be Inst...
Updated on February 13th, 2021
Q: Can hardwood flooring be installed on concrete My parents’ house is about 60 years old and the floor is made...Continue Reading
Home Building & Additions
LIGHTEST & WARMEST BASEMENT SUBFLOOR OPTION –...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Building products are always getting better, and that goes especially for items made for finishing basement Insul-Armor...Continue Reading
Learning & How-To
SMARTPHONE CHOOSES PAINT COLOURS: Let Your Electronics H...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
One painting contractor I know does both residential and commercial work, but he tells me he much prefers commercial...Continue Reading
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WOOD CEILINGS: Video tour of a prefinished, easy-to-inst...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
I recently took a new and closer look at the topic of wood-looking ceiling planks as an alternative to the typical...Continue Reading
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Why Young People Avoid the Trades & What We Need to...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Back a few years ago, I wrote a newspaper column about how logical reasoning was never going to end the growing...Continue Reading
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What is Holistic Dog Care?
Updated on February 1st, 2022
Some dog owners might be left wondering what holistic dog care means and what they need to do to make sure that...Continue Reading
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HOME ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Four Ways to Make Your Home 2x M...
Updated on December 12th, 2020
While the energy efficiency of new homes and renovations has gone way up over the last few decades, most people don’t...Continue Reading