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NEED A NEW ROOF?: Understanding Your Top 3 Options
Updated on August 12th, 2021
There are more ways to put a new roof on your house than ever before What you’ll find here is a quick overview of the...Continue Reading
Learning & How-To
SHARPENING WOODWORKING TOOLS: Faster Method Yields Amazi...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Watch this short video demonstration of how a shop-built buffing wheel sharpening system works It's fast and very...Continue Reading
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What’s The Best Way to Finish Wood?
Updated on August 12th, 2021
UPDATED 19May2020 + video: Sooner or later, most homeowners get the urge to finish or refinish interior wood It’s...Continue Reading
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Q&A OF THE WEEK: “How Should I Replace My Boi...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Q: Should I replace my 21 year old natural gas boiler and water heater with separate units like I have now, or should...Continue Reading
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SPADE BITS DULL? Learn to Sharpen Them Yourself Easily
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Spade bits are one of my favourite tools for boring holes in wood and most plastics Precision is the reason why...Continue Reading
Home Building & Additions
BASEMENT CRACK REPAIR VIDEO: See Industrial-Strength Sol...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Got a crack in your basement Or maybe the foundation walls of your home are bowing inwards under soil pressure Check...Continue Reading
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Q&A: How Can I Fix the Cracked Parging on My Founda...
Updated on May 2nd, 2020
Q: What's the best way to fix the cracked parging on my house foundation I live in a 13-year-old brick bungalow, with...Continue Reading
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SEWING PERIOD CLOTHING: Another Kind of Hands-On
Updated on July 8th, 2021
If you have kids, you might have noticed how aptitudes and interests run in the family while also sometimes taking...Continue Reading
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RURAL LIFE SKILLS THAT MATTER: A Dozen Tips for Water We...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
UPDATED 23Apr2020 + video: Water wells, septic systems, electricity supplies and food storage – these are four of the...Continue Reading
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EIFS: A Durable, Weatherproof & Energy-Efficient St...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Stucco is a classic exterior wall treatment that’s being replaced by systems that look identical but perform much...Continue Reading
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Q&A of the Week: Young Man Seeks Advice on Mortgage...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
UPDATED 17Apr2020: A while back I got an email from a young man who reads my newspaper columns regularly and visits...Continue Reading
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COURSES ON 20% CORONA DISCOUNT UNTIL APRIL 18
Updated on May 17th, 2022
Although life for me is pretty much the same as usual here on the homestead during this strange time, I know that's not...Continue Reading