Plumbing
Is a Tankless Water Heater for You?
Published on November 17th, 2023
Tankless water heaters are a popular item these days and they offer real advantages – they save energy and save...Continue Reading
Woodworking & Cabinetmaking
How to Sand Wood: A Cabinetmaker Teaches the Secrets
Published on November 17th, 2023
I’ve been sanding wood as a cabinetmaker and carpenter for 35+ years, and I can tell you all kinds of ways to waste...Continue Reading
Home Building & Additions
What You Need to Know About “Barndominiums”
Published on November 17th, 2023
It's been said that "most people live in the city and go to the country on the weekend" Imagine if you could put some...Continue Reading
Painting & Decorating
THE ANTIQUE PAINT LOOK: Watch and Learn About This Great...
Published on November 17th, 2023
Chalked paint and it's close cousin milk paint are easy to like They're both safe, fast drying and when used in a...Continue Reading
Gardening & Farming
THE PRACTICAL LIVING SHOW
Updated on November 15th, 2024
Join me for another episode of my video show PRACTICAL LIVING This time I'll take you on a tour of how I divide...Continue Reading
Philosophy
LETTERS FROM WAR: Uncle Ken’s Messages Home From WWI
Published on November 10th, 2023
A relative of mine that I admire but never met – my great Uncle Ken – fought in World War I, and on the occasion of...Continue Reading
Article
LILAC LESSONS: How I Finally Got Our Lilacs Flourishing
Published on November 10th, 2023
Lilacs are one of my favourite shrubs, partly because their blooms are so beautiful and so short lived The lilac hedge...Continue Reading
Workshop
Good Things Happen in Garage Workshops
Published on November 10th, 2023
The small, simple garage workshop has been the birthplace of many great things in the world I often think of this as I...Continue Reading
Philosophy
DIGITAL DISCIPLINE: An Essential Key to the Hands-On Life
Updated on November 4th, 2023
Peter Paquet is a drywall contractor friend of mine (the best drywaller I know) who’s always quick with a joke and a...Continue Reading
Home Building & Additions
VIDEO Q&A OF THE WEEK: “What’s the best...
Published on October 27th, 2023
"How can I learn to build my own house" This was a question I answered about 10 years ago by video for one of my...Continue Reading
Philosophy
WHAT MARRIAGE IS REALLY ALL ABOUT
Updated on October 29th, 2023
In the last part of May 1988, I was a few weeks away from getting married That's Mary and I in the photo below on June...Continue Reading
Water Systems
WATER WELL DRILLING: Watch the Entire Process Here, Incl...
Published on October 27th, 2023
If you've never had a water well drilled, you don't know the combination of hope and fear involved Hope because you're...Continue Reading