Home Exteriors

Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, explains to contractors ways to achieve a reliable dry basement during when building a new…

Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, outlines how cottage owners can have proper plumbing all year round.

Steve Maxwell puzzles over how older homes have such beautiful intricate details, design and character that are lacking in todays…

Steve Maxwell offers DIY homeowners two ways to tackle increasing the heat in a room above a garage insulating…

Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, discusses engineered roofing products hes found, including the company Enviroshake.

Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, gives the low down on the ban-the-bulb bandwagon against incandescent light bulbs and LEDs.

Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, takes if the E80-Based Building Codes will actually make homes more energy efficient?

Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, makes suggestions on home maintenance tasks to do this fall to get your house winter…

Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, breaks down how to properly drain pipes of seasonal water systems at a cottage.

Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, gives homeowners examples of ways to keep their homes cool during hot temperatures.

Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, discusses SIP foundations, which can be easier, faster, and warmer options to consider on your…

Selecting windows and doors can be complicated, so Steve Maxwell lays out the basics of what homeowners need to look…

According to Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, the Canadian firm Stairframe has redefined how stairs are built.

Ten years experience proves that Solatube are light tubes a reliable, worthwhile home investment, says Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man.

According to Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest, the hot and cold outdoor faucet is one of the best plumbing features he’s…

Steve Maxwell retells a basement flooring disaster, how it could have been avoided, and lists possible solutions along with their…

Its taken Steve Maxwell a while to accept non-masonry foundations, but now pressure-treated structural insulated panels (SIPs) are his favourite.

Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, tackles finishing a basement and some of the obstacles do-it-yourself homeowners come across.

There are 3 keys to creating and maintaining a sturdy stone retaining wall: proper drainage, mechanical reinforcement, and geogrid features.

Steve Maxwell shares the 3 things DIY woodworking homeowners need to consider: choose products that have been tested, make time…

Canada’s Handiest Man, Steve Maxwell, discusses the amazing progress Nordics are making in ways of green sustainable building, heating, and…