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  • HOUSEHOLD MOLD: Why Winters make It Happen & How to Stop It
    Home Interiors

    HOUSEHOLD MOLD: Why Winters make It Happen & How to Stop It

    BySteve Maxwell July 18, 2025October 29, 2025 Reading Time: 4 minutes

    Cold winters present plenty of challenges, and one of the most widespread is indoor mold growth. Unlike warmer parts of the world where mold grows mostly during humid, summertime weather, winters are the primary household mold season for people like…

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  • Pile of firewood logs on grass field.
    Home Interiors Lifestyle Outdoors

    HEATING WITH FIREWOOD: Three Reasons It Makes Sense

    BySteve Maxwell July 18, 2025October 29, 2025 Reading Time: 6 minutes

    According to Steve Maxwell wood heating makes sense on several levels; cost savings, cleanliness of combustion and the aesthetics of well-piled firewood.

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  • Man sanding wood in workshop using sandpaper.
    Home Interiors Workshop

    SANDING BETWEEN COATS: The Most Important Wood Finishing Step

    BySteve Maxwell July 18, 2025October 29, 2025 Reading Time: 10 minutes

    Video Watch Time = 11 minutes Sanding lightly between coats is the single most important step you need to take to achieve a smooth, interior wood finish. Watch my 11-minute video lesson below for all the details. Transcript after the video…

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  • 3-way drywall corner finishing product displayed.
    Home Interiors

    INTERIORS: Canadian Drywall Corner Tape Makes DIY Success Easy

    BySteve Maxwell July 18, 2025October 29, 2025 Reading Time: 4 minutes

    Drywalling is one of those DIY renovation skills that takes a lot of practice to get good at, especially when it comes to finishing and mudding. That’s why I’m a big fan of products and tools that let non-professionals do…

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  • Compact kitchen with modern appliances and utensils.
    Home Interiors Lifestyle

    Why Your Kitchen Feels Cluttered (And How to Fix It Without Throwing Everything Out)

    Bypaulniven July 18, 2025October 29, 2025 Reading Time: 3 minutes

    It’s a frustrating feeling. You walk into your kitchen ready to cook, only to be met with crowded benchtops, overstuffed drawers, and that nagging sense that there’s simply not enough space. Yet when you look closer, you realise most of…

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  • Close-up of various plumbing components on wood surface.
    Home Interiors

    PLUMBING: 90 Second Video Lesson on How to Fix a Leaky Tap

    BySteve Maxwell July 15, 2025October 29, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

    Sooner or later, every tap starts dripping. Watch as Steve shows you the basics of replacing a faucet cartridge in a standard plumbing set up.

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  • PREPAREDNESS: Why The Electricity Grid Could Go Down for Months (and what you can do about it)
    Home Exteriors Home Interiors Lifestyle

    PREPAREDNESS: Why The Electricity Grid Could Go Down for Months (and what you can do about it)

    BySteve Maxwell July 15, 2025September 3, 2025 Reading Time: 5 minutes

    Our world has become entirely dependent on centrally supplied electricity, and this has brought a lot of good to humanity. That said, there’s good reason to believe that the reliability of this electrical supply isn’t as solid as it might…

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  • Diagram of basement screed leveling process with labels.
    Home Interiors

    “What’s the Best Way to Level An Old, Wonky Basement Floor?”

    BySteve Maxwell July 15, 2025October 29, 2025 Reading Time: 2 minutes

    Question: What’s the best way to level a concrete basement floor in my 1931 house? The space is dry and in good shape, and I’m planning to install basement subfloor panels as part of a campaign to finish the space….

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  • Black vintage wood stove with glowing embers.
    Home Interiors Lifestyle

    HOME HEATING: How to Light an Anthracite Stove

    BySteve Maxwell July 11, 2025October 29, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

    My oldest son, Robert, heats his small place with a unique stove made especially to burn anthracite coal. The stove looks old but is made new now in New England. Although this stove can burn wood, watch the video above…

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  • Outdoor hand water pump near clothing line.
    Home Interiors Lifestyle Outdoors

    RURAL WATER SYSTEMS: Watch Us Install a Deep Well Hand Pump

    BySteve Maxwell July 11, 2025October 29, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

    There’s something special about getting your water from a hand pump. Somehow water tastes a little bit better when it comes as a result of some exercise. Even if you do have an electric well pump at your place, as…

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  • Labelled plumbing pipes with valves on the wall.
    Home Exteriors Home Interiors

    PLUMBING: My Favourite Way to Make PEX Water Pipe Connections

    BySteve Maxwell July 8, 2025July 8, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

    Join more than 85,000 people who have watched and learned from Steve’s tour of the ProPEX pipe and connection system.

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  • Marking baseboard corner with pencil on wood
    Home Exteriors Home Interiors

    “How Can I Shorten a Door to Allow for Higher New Flooring?”

    BySteve Maxwell July 8, 2025October 29, 2025 Reading Time: 5 minutes

    Question: What’s the best way to shorten two wooden doors as part of a laminate floor job I’m planning? I need advice for marking and cutting the bottom of these doors accurately and without splinters. Answer: This job is actually…

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