ECONOMICAL HEATING: A Tour of My Outdoor Wood Boiler
Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, outlines the benefits of an outdoor wood furnace as an alternative heating option thats energy efficient.
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Fix Cloudy Headlights Fast With Simple Polishing Products
Has your vehicle developed cloudy headlight lenses? It happens with older vehicles, but the fix is simple. Click below to watch a cloudy pair of “headlight cataracts” get wiped clean and clear with one simple tool and a few simple…
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Simple Outdoor Wood Finishing: What Works Best Outside?
Outdoor wood finishing seems simple until you try to keep new wood looking new. Cedar, pine and other exterior woods can look beautiful when freshly built, but sun, rain and time quickly change the colour and surface. The real question…
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Stacking Firewood: Why Round Piles Work So Well
Stacking firewood in round piles can look unusual at first, but it’s one of the most practical ways I’ve found to store wood outdoors. After more than 25 years of stacking firewood in straight rows, I switched to round piles…
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Garden Mulch: Make Your Own from Garden Waste with a Chipper Shredder
If you want better soil, fewer weeds, and less watering, garden mulch is one of the best tools you can use. The good news is that you do not need to keep buying bags of mulch. With the right chipper…
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Farm Innovation in Action: Two Efficiency-Boosting Machines on an Ontario Beef Farm
Key Takeaways Successful farming today is about more than growing crops and raising livestock. It also depends on the right production and marketing innovations. Better equipment can improve feed quality, reduce labour, increase efficiency and lower environmental impact at the…
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How to Insulate Cottage for Year-Round Living (and Keep Water Flowing)
Key Takeaways What Makes Cottage Insulation Different from House Insulation? A seasonal cottage often begins life with very different assumptions than a full-time home. It may be built for summer comfort, not for long stretches of sub-zero weather. That means…
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Why Pressure-Treated Wood Rots (And What You Can Do About It)
Pressure-treated wood is the most common and economical lumber for decks, fences, pergolas, and many other outdoor projects. It lasts far longer than untreated wood, but it is not rot-proof. If pressure-treated wood stays wet long enough, it can still…
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How Often Should Pump a Septic Tank? Signs, Timing & Risk
If you own a septic system, regular pump-outs are one of the cheapest ways to avoid a very expensive and troublesome failure. The hard part is that homeowners hear different advice from different places about the frequency of pump-outs. Some…
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Home Standby Generators Explained: What to Know Before You Buy
Key Takeaways Thinking about a home standby generator? This guide explains how standby generators work, what an automatic transfer switch does, how load shedding can reduce generator size and cost, and when a portable generator may be the better backup…
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Outdoor Wood Boiler Blower Fan Upgrade: Improve Combustion and Heat Output
Outdoor wood boilers rely on combustion air to burn wood efficiently. If the blower fan supplying air to the fire is weak or poorly directed, the wood burns slowly and produces less heat. This can lead to smoky exhaust, creosote…
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Best ATV Trailer for Off-Road Work (Canadian Walking Beam Design)
Canadian-Built ATV Trailer by Atlantic Outdoor Solutions Hidden in the nooks and crannies of the great big country of Canada, you’ll find modest geniuses quietly doing great work with their hands. Allan Hubley from Wileville, Nova Scotia is one of…
