Home Building & Additions
VIDEO: Where to Find Financial Help for Insulation Upgrades
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Governments everywhere apply extra taxes on energy products, so it's only right that property owners get some of that...Continue Reading
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BETTER BUILDING: 3 Lessons Learned from Old Bricks
Updated on August 12th, 2021
There’s a question I’ve wondered about for years and I’ve never yet found a good answer Millions of us live in...Continue Reading
Home Building & Additions
VIDEO: How to Finish a Basement Properly
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Most basements are finished badly these days Sure, they look good, but traditional methods are prone to mold growth,...Continue Reading
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Learning & How-To
VIDEO: How to Buy an Efficient Resale Home
Updated on July 8th, 2021
It takes diligence to buy a resale home wisely because it's hard to know what you're getting That's why people hire...Continue Reading
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FOOD COURSE INTRO OFF-GRID POWER Course Discount
Updated on September 14th, 2021
If you've always wanted to build your own off-grid solar & wind energy system, then you can save money on training...Continue Reading
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SELF RELIANCE SKILLS TRAINING: 95% Off Until Monday March 2
Updated on September 14th, 2021
UPDATED 28Feb2020: If you've always wanted to build your self reliance skills and create your own off-grid solar &...Continue Reading
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BASEMENT FINISHING COURSE VIDEO: Central Vacuum Systems Tour
Updated on July 8th, 2021
This video is one of dozens that are part of my popular basement finishing course This particular video explains how...Continue Reading
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TOO HOT UPSTAIRS: Causes and Cures of this Widespread Pr...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
When I grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, Canada in the early 1970s, only one family in a neighbourhood of thousands...Continue Reading
Home Exteriors
Q&A: Prep for Painting Asbestos Siding
Published on July 7th, 2016
Q: What's the best way to prepare the outside of an older building for paint The walls are covered in asbestos...Continue Reading
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SMARTER LIVING: Save Time & Trouble by putting Laun...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
More than 25 years ago I made a home building decision that has saved my wife and I the equivalent of more than...Continue Reading
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60-VOLT CORDLESS TOOLS: DEWALT Unveils Bold New Campaign
Updated on August 12th, 2021
From time to time tool companies invite people like me to corporate events where new tools will be unveiled I usually...Continue Reading