Home Building & Additions
WOOD FOUNDATIONS: Pressure-Treated Panels are Warm, Dry ...
Published on November 22nd, 2024
Pressure treated wood foundations (PWF) have been code approved in Canada and the US since 1967, and PWF SIPs...Continue Reading
Plumbing
FREEZE-PROOF WATER: How to Protect a Raised Cabin Water ...
Published on November 22nd, 2024
Video Watch Time = 3 1/4 minutes Got a water supply line from a well or lake that can't be buried enough to...Continue Reading
Windows & Doors
DIY EXTERIOR DOOR: Downloadable Plans for Building Your Own
Published on November 22nd, 2024
Reading Time = 4 1/2 minutes You certainly can’t complain about the performance of modern, ready-made,...Continue Reading
Off-Grid Energy
INVERTER GENERATORS: Win Lighter, Quieter, Better Portab...
Published on November 19th, 2024
Reading Time = 4 minutes If you're looking for portable electric power for camping, power tool use away from...Continue Reading
Basements, Foundations & Attics
How to Install Subfloor Panels
Published on November 19th, 2024
Are you planning to finish your basement Subfloor panels of some kind are a great way to make concrete floor...Continue Reading
Masonry & Stonework
STONE HOME FINALE: Watch Video of Last Stone Being Laid
Published on November 16th, 2024
On July 4, 1987, I laid the first stone in what would be the basement of my homestead house on Manitoulin Island,...Continue Reading
Cottages & Cabins
MOUSE-PROOF DOOR SWEEP: A Simple Idea That Makes Big Dif...
Published on November 12th, 2024
If you've ever lived in a rural area, you know that mice are always on the lookout for comfortable accommodations...Continue Reading
Buildings & Structures
HOW TO BUY A HOUSE: Four Simple But Important Tech Issue...
Published on November 12th, 2024
Reading Time = 6 1/2 minutes What makes a house good to buy on a technical level It's a question that not...Continue Reading
Energy Efficiency
How to Insulate an Old, Brick House
Published on November 12th, 2024
Reading Time = 3 minutes Video Watch Time = 8 minutes Older brick homes often have nothing but brick...Continue Reading
Heating, A/C & Ventilation
CHEAP & COZY HEAT: Watch a Classic Anthracite Coal ...
Published on November 8th, 2024
Back in the fall of 2020, my oldest son, Robert, and I installed a classic anthracite heating stove in his house I...Continue Reading
Energy Efficiency
CATHEDRAL CEILING CHALLENGE: “How Do I Insulate Th...
Published on November 8th, 2024
Video watch time = 3 1/2 minutes Got a cathedral ceiling that's giving you moisture trouble One of my...Continue Reading
Cottages & Cabins
COMPOSTING TOILETS: How to Buy One That Actually Works
Published on November 5th, 2024
Composting toilets like this one use no water, and turn human waste into useful compost But I know from experience...Continue Reading