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Depending on the design of your home, your attic might just offer some surprisingly gorgeous living space in exchange...Continue Reading
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Watch this short video demonstration of how a shop-built buffing wheel sharpening system works It's fast and very...Continue Reading
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UPDATED 19May2020 + video: Sooner or later, most homeowners get the urge to finish or refinish interior wood It’s...Continue Reading
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We've been pasturing beef cattle here on our Manitoulin Island, Canada property since 1987, and I've learned that the...Continue Reading
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Updated on August 12th, 2021
Got a crack in your basement Or maybe the foundation walls of your home are bowing inwards under soil pressure Check...Continue Reading