Q: 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. A: This job is actually […]
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HOW TO BUY A HOUSE: Four Simple But Important Tech Issues to Look At
What makes a good house to buy? It’s a question that not enough prospective homeowners ask themselves properly, especially as they’re dealing with the fact that buying a house is usually a surprisingly large amount of work. You’ll often have […]
Continue ReadingPAINTING ALUMINUM SIDING? How Can I Make 30-Year Old Aluminum Siding Look Better?
Q: The aluminum siding on my house has growths on it and the paint seems to be rubbing off. Other than these problems, the siding is in good shape. What can I do to make things look better? Some people […]
Continue ReadingCARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS: The More Efficient Your Home, The More You Need One
Many homeowners are woefully unprepared when it comes to protecting themselves against a potentially fatal threat, and I’d like to see this change. This threat centers around the winter heating season and protecting yourself against it requires less than $100 […]
Continue ReadingCLOSING THE COTTAGE: Real-World Tricks That Make The Job Easier
UPDATED 2Oct2020: Autumn is a great time at any lakeside cottage, but sooner or later you’ll need to get the place ready for winter. There’s always a lot to do when closing the cottage, and making the job as quick, […]
Continue ReadingQ&A OF THE WEEK: “What’s the Best Way to Hide Screw Heads in Woodworking Projects?”
UPDATED 2Oct2020: There are several ways to cover screw heads so they look nice in fancy woodworking projects, but the best I know of involves tapered wooden plugs fill counterbored holes. A small, inexpensive Canadian tool called the Snug-Plug cutter […]
Continue ReadingQ&A OF THE WEEK: “What can I do to warm the floors of my 1875 cottage?”
Q: What can I do to warm the floors of my 1875 cottage? I recently bit the bullet, went below, and stuffed two layers of insulation batts between the floor joists above the crawl space. The floor is still freezing […]
Continue ReadingEDGE-GLUING SOLID WOOD: Three steps for success in the home workshop
Gluing boards edge-to-edge to make wider pieces is an essential woodworking skill. Learn these three tips for getting this job done right.
Continue ReadingHow to Kill Mold: 7 Steps to a Mold-Free Home
Kill household mold with these 7 steps for safe and effective mold removal the proper way.
Continue ReadingHOW TO SOLDER WIRES: 40+ Year Old Soldering Gun Still Going Strong
UPDATED 18Jul2020 + video below: In late December of 1975, I did something that seemed normal to me at the time, but I now see was unusual, at least for a 12 year old. It happened when I took a […]
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