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UPDATED 18Sep2020: PEX pipe is taking over water supply and heating applications because it's flexible, light weight,...Continue Reading
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At any given time on our homestead here on Manitoulin Island, there are lots of things going on: building, gardening,...Continue Reading
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Let Steve Answer Your Home Improvement Questions
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Answering homeowner questions is probably the most important thing I do online It’s certainly the most appreciated if...Continue Reading
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For the first two years that my wife and I were married, we lived in the finished basement of the two-bedroom, post-war...Continue Reading
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Saniflo Plumbing Product Puts Toilets and Showers Anywhere
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Canadian Plumbing Innovation Keeps Taps Flowing
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Like a growing number of Canadians, Mike and Alice Ogden traded their city home for full-time life at the cottage And...Continue Reading
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Draining Cottage Water Systems
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Autumn is when seasonal cottage and rural water systems across Canada need to be drained for winter Success is vital,...Continue Reading
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Steve shows how to create waterproof pipe connections with PEX (cross-linked polyethylene) using a cordless ProPEX...Continue Reading
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If you live in a regular, Canadian house, you’ve probably never experienced leaks from copper water pipes because...Continue Reading
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