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Keeping Basements Reliably Dry
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Updated on January 21st, 2022
Every year since 1996, I’ve been delivering seminars at Canada’s largest woodworking and building skills trade...Continue Reading
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Old Homes Have Something to Teach Us
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Most every autumn, my wife and I spend a few days in a beautiful old mansion hotel, and every year I come back rested,...Continue Reading
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Updated on July 8th, 2021
Is the bedroom or bathroom above your garage cold and getting colder as winter comes on Is the floor especially frigid...Continue Reading
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Custom Built Cabins Are Economical Options for Urban or ...
Updated on May 17th, 2022
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Engineered Roofing Products Worth a Look
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I love the look of cedar shakes and shingles Trouble is, I’ve seen too much to ever feel good about installing cedar...Continue Reading
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LED Light Bulbs
Updated on May 17th, 2022
Back in 2007, in an attempt to do the right thing environmentally, various branches of government in Canada announced a...Continue Reading
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E80-Based Building Codes: Will They Make Homes More Ener...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Starting January 2012, the world of home building in Ontario will change the way it already has in British Columbia,...Continue Reading
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SIP Foundations: Faster, Easier, Warmer
Updated on August 12th, 2021
In a world where most everyone believes that a worthwhile building foundation is always made with some kind of masonry,...Continue Reading