Woodworking & Cabinetmaking
STAIR TREAD TRICK: See Simple Jig on Video
Updated on January 14th, 2023
Are you building or renovating stairs Or perhaps you need to precisely fit pieces of wood between two fixed surfaces...Continue Reading
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QUALITY & MORALITY: Build Unto Others As You Would ...
Updated on January 14th, 2023
If you do anything at all creative with your hands, you might appreciate an idea I call "the challenge of a thousand...Continue Reading
Buildings & Structures
50% ENERGY SAVINGS: How to Build With Structural Insulat...
Published on November 28th, 2022
A while back I talked to a young pastor about a building project he has in mind His church is planning to put up a new...Continue Reading
Home Building & Additions
Danish Inventor Brought the World the Roof Window Skylight
Published on November 25th, 2022
Thousands of homes are brighter, airier and more inviting today because of the life’s work of an inventor and...Continue Reading
Home Building & Additions
Engineered Lumber Makes Better Homes from Less Wood
Updated on November 11th, 2022
When it comes to home design, engineering brains are winning the battle over brawn in ways that yield better woodframe...Continue Reading
Home Exteriors
HAND-FORGED HINGE INSTALLATION: Watch Me Chop a Hinge Po...
Updated on October 8th, 2022
Just a fun, two-minute peek over my shoulder as I use a super-sharp chisel and mallet to create a pocket for a...Continue Reading
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CHOOSING A CONTRACTOR: What the Good Guys Really Look Like
Updated on October 7th, 2022
A few years ago, my oldest son, Robert, and I had the chance to make a few promotional videos about four good...Continue Reading
Home Building & Additions
STONE HOME FINALE: Watch Video of Last Stone Being Laid
Published on September 30th, 2022
On July 4, 1987, I laid the first stone in what would be the basement of my homestead house on Manitoulin Island,...Continue Reading
Home Building & Additions
SEE WORLD’S BEST BRICK TIE: Plus Click to a Free B...
Published on September 30th, 2022
Conventional brick ties are one of those common construction details that strikes me as just barely good enough to...Continue Reading
Home Exteriors
WOOD FOUNDATIONS: Pressure-Treated Panels are Warm, Dry ...
Published on September 16th, 2022
Warm, dry and easily-constructed basements are every builder's and homeowner's dream, and even though pressure-treated...Continue Reading
Home Building & Additions
INSULATED CONCRETE FORMS: Now Used for More Than Just Homes
Published on August 26th, 2022
A number of years ago I was driving through small town Canada and something unusual caught my eye Stacked next to a...Continue Reading
Home Building & Additions
SOUNDPROOFING A HOME & WORKSHOP: Technical Details ...
Published on August 12th, 2022
Got unwanted noise spilling over from one room to the next in your home Peace, quiet and solitude is something we all...Continue Reading