What makes a good house to buy? It’s a question that not enough prospective homeowners ask themselves properly, especially as they’re dealing with the fact that buying a house is usually a surprisingly large amount of work. You’ll often have […]
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PAINTING ALUMINUM SIDING? How Can I Make 30-Year Old Aluminum Siding Look Better?
Q: The aluminum siding on my house has growths on it and the paint seems to be rubbing off. Other than these problems, the siding is in good shape. What can I do to make things look better? Some people […]
Continue ReadingBLANDING’S TURTLE VIDEO: Watch a Rare Species Visit Our Driveway
Watch as Steve and Jake bring a rare Blanding’s turtle back to the lake.
Continue ReadingCASE STUDY: Log Home Builder Takes Breath Away
Think you’ve seen everything log building has to offer? Think again, as we show you how this Canadian craftsman takes the craft to new levels.
Continue ReadingCARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS: The More Efficient Your Home, The More You Need One
Many homeowners are woefully unprepared when it comes to protecting themselves against a potentially fatal threat, and I’d like to see this change. This threat centers around the winter heating season and protecting yourself against it requires less than $100 […]
Continue ReadingSPRAYING POLYURETHANE: Critter High-Pressure Sprayer Review
UPDATED 2Oct2020: You’re probably not a professional wood finisher, but if you’re interested in finishing wood well, you need to know about a very simple, inexpensive, reliable and effective spray gun called the Critter. I’ve used and tested many brands and types of […]
Continue ReadingHOW THEY DO IT: See High-Rise Fire Safety Product in Action
Do you live in a high-rise building? You’d be surprised by how much trouble engineers and builder go to for fire safety. Keeping fire, smoke and water from traveling through pipe penetrations between concrete floors is a big challenge in […]
Continue ReadingQ&A OF THE WEEK: “What’s the Best Way to Hide Screw Heads in Woodworking Projects?”
UPDATED 2Oct2020: There are several ways to cover screw heads so they look nice in fancy woodworking projects, but the best I know of involves tapered wooden plugs fill counterbored holes. A small, inexpensive Canadian tool called the Snug-Plug cutter […]
Continue ReadingWHY GOVERNMENT SPREADS AND HOW THIS HURTS PEOPLE
As necessary as government and bureaucracy are, there’s a huge flaw at the heart of both. Over time they spread. They get bigger and more costly, more troublesome and, in a number of cases that are easy to cite, more […]
Continue ReadingEXTEND CHAINSAW LIFE: Watch & Learn the Tips That Kept This Saw Going for 30+ Years
Want your chainsaw to last a long, long time? Watch my video tutorial below, along with my 30+ year-old chainsaw that still starts and runs like new, even after cutting hundreds of cords of wood.
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