Got interior painting on your to-do list? Learn how to properly use painter’s tape and patching compound to get professional looking wall prep results before you get out the brushes and rollers.

In this edition of Maxwell’s Tips, Steve explains the best way to shingle a valley, the right wood for interior painting and how to cool a duct-free home. Scroll down to read more.

Steve talks about Game of Homes, a new high-stakes home improvement show that has the potential to deliver bigger, better human beings (along with a really nice home in downtown Vancouver).

In this edition of Maxwell’s Tips, Steve answers your questions about getting neat caulking results, doubling the life of your deck boards and using a oil stain to create a repairable wood finish.

The sharing economy is growing by leaps and bounds. Tool libraries and maker programs are a big part of that growth. Learn how you can participate.

Steve explains how the walls in most homes built for cold places are not actually built to withstand their climate. What can be done? It begins with an understanding of this hidden problem.

A genuine need for small, efficient houses exists and is growing. The technology to build modular homes at lower cost than site-built houses also exists, too. All that’s needed is for more Canadians and lending institutions to realize that when it comes to houses, small is an exceptionally good idea.