Patios, Decks & Sunrooms
VIDEO FEATURE: How to Properly Build a Deck on Brick Veneer
Updated on November 22nd, 2015
Do you have a brick veneer house with plans to build a deck Brick veneer is a single layer of brick that's built over a...Continue Reading
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VIDEO FEATURE: Improve Your Deck Plans
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Most new deck plans look pretty good on paper at first, but the real test of a deck is how well is lasts after it's...Continue Reading
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LIFE IMPROVEMENT: Eat Better With a Root Cellar
Updated on May 17th, 2022
Back in 2009 a book publisher called me with an offer to write a book on root cellars and I thought it was the silliest...Continue Reading
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Cash-Only Mentality Ruining Home Improvement Scene
Updated on August 12th, 2021
While television shows constantly reminds us Canadians about shoddy workmanship and unscrupulous home improvement...Continue Reading
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Tougher Times
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Every time I think of Canada I find myself both thankful and worried Thankful for the opportunities and freedoms we...Continue Reading
Home Exteriors
Can You Suggest an Inexpensive, Good Quality Roofing Pro...
Updated on November 22nd, 2015
Hear Steve offer advice about his choice of roofing that delivers good looks and long life at reasonable...Continue Reading
Home Exteriors
How do I Add a New Basement Window to a Masonry Foundation?
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Steve offers advice about strengthening the area above a new basement window opening cut into a concrete...Continue Reading
Heating, A/C & Ventilation
OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE: DETAILED VIDEO TOUR
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Click to watch a video tour of the outdoor wood furnace I installed at his own place for wood heat back in 2011 Learn...Continue Reading
Garages & Outbuildings
How do I replace a rusting steel garage support?
Updated on November 22nd, 2015
Steve explains how to replace a rusting steel garage support post and how to make the new one...Continue Reading
Home Exteriors
Steaming Roofing Troubles a Thunder Bay Man
Updated on November 22nd, 2015
A reader from Thunder Bay, Ontario just sent me an email because he’s sick with worry His roof is steaming on sunny...Continue Reading
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Can I store paint in an unheated garage?
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Can I store paint in an unheated garage Living in the country there’s always something that needs a lick of paint We...Continue Reading
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Will it do any good to put drainage tiles under the pati...
Updated on November 22nd, 2015
Will it do any good to put drainage tiles under the patio slabs around the perimeter of our leaky basement The slabs...Continue Reading