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What’s It Like to Move From City to Country?
Updated on August 12th, 2021
The website you're on now – BaileyLineRoadcom – is named after the little country road where my wife, Mary, and I...Continue Reading
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Q&A of the Week: “What’s the Best Way t...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Q: How can I paint the rusty steel railing that goes across the front of my property I want the results to lasts, but I...Continue Reading
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Q&A OF THE WEEK: “How Can I Fix the Fuzzy Woo...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
QUESTION: What should I do about the fuzzy surface fibers that developed on my deck In the fall I stripped and...Continue Reading
Learning & How-To
Q&A of the Week: How’s SeptiCleanse septic sy...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Q: I'm writing to ask for the follow-up to a Toronto Star column you wrote a number of years ago regarding a septic...Continue Reading
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WOODWORKING VIDEO: Use a Router to Make Fancy Handrails
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Routers are amazing woodworking tools, and the video below shows one example of what I mean I made this video back in...Continue Reading
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THE BAILEY LINE ROAD CHRONICLES: Chapter 10 – Stor...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
This is chapter 10 in my book The Bailey Line Road Chronicles, the 30-year story about moving from the city to live a...Continue Reading
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COVID-19 SANITY STRATEGY: Make More Household Living Hap...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
When COVID lockdowns first appeared in early 2020, the weather was getting warmer in a lot of areas, providing at least...Continue Reading
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THE BAILEY LINE ROAD CHRONICLES: Chapter 9 – A Big...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
This is chapter nine in my book The Bailey Line Road Chronicles, the 30-year story about moving from the city to live a...Continue Reading
Home Building & Additions
HOME RENO: Why Spray Foam Is Safe and Effective
Updated on August 12th, 2021
The first time I saw spray foam insulation in action was in the winter of 1988, while working as a carpenter on a...Continue Reading
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WINTER HAND PUMP: See How Well Pump Resists Freezing
Updated on January 23rd, 2021
For people who live in the country, getting water usually involves electricity, a pump, tank and a bunch of...Continue Reading
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SIMPLE LIFE TRICK: How to Make the Discipline of Details...
Updated on February 27th, 2020
One of the strangest things in life is how the most important skills are definitely not taught at school Many of them...Continue Reading
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STRUCTURAL INSULATED PANELS: This Stud Frame Alternative...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Structural insulated panels (SIPs) are an alternative to stud frame construction for homes and small commercial...Continue Reading