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QUALITY & MORALITY: Build Unto Others As You Would Have Them Build for You
Updated on June 6th, 2020
If you do anything at all creative with your hands, you need to understand an idea I call "the challenge of a thousand...Continue Reading
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Four Tactics for Better Backyard Projects
Updated on April 30th, 2016
If you're planning to build a deck, dock, gazebo, swing set, mailbox post, clothesline stand or any other wooden...Continue Reading
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PODCAST: The Beauty of a Manitoulin Blizzard
Updated on March 4th, 2016
Steve shares his thoughts and experiences living at the end of a dead end rural road during the harsh, beautiful and...Continue Reading
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PODCAST: Three Keys to Proper Basement Finishing
Updated on January 22nd, 2016
Listen as Steve Maxwell talks about the problems with conventional basement finishing, and how you can finish your...Continue Reading
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Podcast Q&A: Choosing Cordless Tools
Updated on January 15th, 2016
A reader named Vern asked about what type of cordless tools he might need for a remote island worksite without...Continue Reading
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Why Kids Need to Start Home Maintenance Businesses
Updated on December 23rd, 2015
Sometimes a real challenge is just what people need That's why Steve thinks kids need a little less stuff in their...Continue Reading
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Q&A Podcast: Condensation & Mold
Updated on December 10th, 2015
List to Steve responds to a homeowner question about eliminating window condensation and mold growth this...Continue Reading
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Q&A Podcast: Choosing a Generator
Updated on December 3rd, 2015
Listen in as Steve explains the basics of choosing a backup generator for a reader who has a lot of "essentials" at...Continue Reading