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
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 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
Flooring
Engineered Wood Building Products Deliver Better Homes
Updated on August 17th, 2023
A few years ago I visited one of the largest, most advanced sawmills in North America, and I came away with something...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
Basements, Foundations & Attics
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
Sheds & Greenhouses
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
Fencing
Wood, Metal, or Vinyl: What Material Is Best for Your Fence?
Published on April 28th, 2022
Building a fence may not sound like a complicated job, but just like any construction project, there are many...Continue Reading
Home Building & Additions
Q&A OF THE WEEK: “Should I Spray Foam on Bedr...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Q: Should I spray foam directly on the bedrock in the crawlspace under the house I’m building or put crushed...Continue Reading
Home Building & Additions
LIGHTEST & WARMEST BASEMENT SUBFLOOR OPTION –...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Building products are always getting better, and that goes especially for items made for finishing basement Insul-Armor...Continue Reading
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Why Young People Avoid the Trades & What We Need to...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Back a few years ago, I wrote a newspaper column about how logical reasoning was never going to end the growing...Continue Reading