Patios, Decks & Sunrooms
Anchoring Your Deck the Right Way
Updated on October 20th, 2023
Successful building is rarely as simple as it looks at first glance, and fastening a deck to your house is one of those...Continue Reading
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Building Contractor Client Relations is the Best Build Ever
Updated on January 21st, 2022
Successful building should be boring At least at the beginning, anyway That’s because all great builds ultimately...Continue Reading
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LESSONS FROM STONE: What Anyone Can Learn From a Nearly-...
Updated on December 24th, 2021
On July 1, 1987, I began building in a way I’d never seen anyone else do in real life Without anyone available to...Continue Reading
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CONTAINER GARDENING: Benefits, Beauty and Tricks of Cont...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
UPDATED 22Jun2018: Container gardening is all about using flower pots, planters and hanging containers as a regular...Continue Reading
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Passive House Heats Itself
Updated on August 12th, 2021
It’s -5ºC outside and Reiner Hoyer’s new house is 26ºC inside That’s too hot, but it’s not because the heat...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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Secure Power: 3 Crucial Issues for Choosing and Using a ...
Updated on October 29th, 2014
The reliability of our electricity supply isn’t what it used to be Utility companies have cut back on line...Continue Reading
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Busting DIY Home Improvement Excuses
Updated on July 8th, 2021
UPDATED 14Aug2020: Quality, accomplishment and economy, in that order These are the reasons I’ve found it worthwhile...Continue Reading
Home Building & Additions
WOOD FOUNDATIONS: Pressure-Treated Panels are Warm, Dry ...
Published on February 23rd, 2024
Warm, dry and easily-constructed basements are every builder's and homeowner's dream, and even though pressure-treated...Continue Reading
Philosophy
THE IMPRACTICALITY OF BEAUTY
Published on May 12th, 2023
Although it’s not thought of very often – and perhaps spoken of even less – a life surrounded by beauty is one of...Continue Reading
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Fast and Easy Structural Insulated Foundations are Warm ...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
SIPs are factory-built panels made of wood-based sheet material glued to both faces of thick foam Homes built...Continue Reading
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Get Ready for Winter Home Maintenance Jobs
Updated on August 12th, 2021
I’ve often wondered how much of Canada’s national psyche is a product of the cold, cruel blasts we’re all about...Continue Reading