Article
Unconventional Wall Siding Ideal for Informal DIY Instal...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Choosing exterior wall siding isn't as easy as it seems I was first faced with a choice like this more than 15 years...Continue Reading
Article
New Green Custom Canadian Home Pulls Out All Environment...
Updated on January 21st, 2022
What details would you include in a home built to the highest environmental standards The answer to this question is...Continue Reading
Article
VIDEO: Sunlight Tunnels – How to bring more light ...
Updated on November 22nd, 2015
Sunlight inside homes is often in short supply, and while skylights are one option for brightening up your life,...Continue Reading
Article
THE BAILEY LINE ROAD CHRONICLES: Chapter 9 – A Big...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
This is chapter nine in my book The Bailey Line Road Chronicles, the 30-year story about moving from the city to live a...Continue Reading
Article
Eavestroughs Don’t Cause Rooftop Ice Dams
Updated on June 18th, 2019
If you thought the life of an eavestrough was safe from prejudice, you’d be wrong All across the wintertime world,...Continue Reading
Home Exteriors
What kind of siding should I use to replace painted roll...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
What kind of inexpensive exterior wall siding can I install on top of the painted roll roofing that’s above the two...Continue Reading
Article
PLANNING A NEW HOME OR ADDITION?: Follow These Steps to ...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Q: How should my husband and I choose an architect We’ve bought five acres of waterfront property that’s blessed...Continue Reading
Yards & Grounds
Non-Spray Way To Stop Bugs From Biting
Updated on April 9th, 2022
My earliest memories of mosquitos, black flies and biting insects goes back to May 1970 and my first trip to a...Continue Reading
Article
This Canadian Home Is Super Green
Updated on August 12th, 2021
What details would you include in a home built to the highest environmental standards The answer to this question...Continue Reading
Article
How should I go about preserving exposed bricks in my home?
Updated on May 17th, 2022
My kitchen will be renovated soon and I'd like to expose the bricks on one interior wall The kitchen has a...Continue Reading
Article
HOUSE INSULATION: The Surprising Truth About Insulation ...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Why do insulation products with similar insulation R values performs so differently in the real world It's a huge but...Continue Reading
Article
SANE & SUSTAINABLE HOMESTEADING PART 2: Beware the ...
Updated on July 5th, 2021
In part 1 of this blog, I talked about the reasons I see would-be homesteaders change their minds and give up on their...Continue Reading