Home Building & Additions Archives

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

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

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

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

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

LAYING OUT A BUILDING: How To Do It The Fast, Accurate, ...

Updated on August 13th, 2022

There’s an old farm house on the island where I live that’s famous for all the wrong reasons It sits about 200...Continue Reading

BUILD A POLE BARN: This Primer Will Help You Build a Gre...

Updated on June 10th, 2022

If you need to add shelter to your property easily and economically, pole barns are for you They’re the fastest, most...Continue Reading

What You Need to Know About “Barndominiums”

Updated on July 15th, 2022

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

HOW TO BUY A HOUSE: Four Simple But Important Tech Issue...

Updated on September 13th, 2022

What makes a good house to buy It's a question that not enough prospective homeowners ask themselves properly,...Continue Reading

Be Your Own General Contractor and Save Money

Published on May 18th, 2022

If you’ve got a major renovation planned or a new home you want built, there’s one thing you can do to save tens of...Continue Reading

VIDEO Q&A OF THE WEEK: “What’s the best...

Updated on May 13th, 2022

"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

HURRICANE PROOF HOMES: How to Build Safer & Stronge...

Updated on May 17th, 2022

Nobody builds houses in a hurricane As obvious as this sounds, it leads to a less obvious outcome What might seem like...Continue Reading

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