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BRICK VENEER: A Great Homebuilding Option
Updated on July 25th, 2020
UPDATED 23Jul2020 + video below: Masonry wasn’t my favourite homebuilding material when I got involved in building...Continue Reading
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BASEMENT BATHROOM: Install a Shower & Toilet Withou...
Updated on July 18th, 2020
UPDATED 17Jul2020 + video below: How do you install a bathroom where drain pipes don’t exist How do you install a...Continue Reading
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HOW TO CHOOSE A CORDLESS DRILL: A Quick Video Tutorial
Published onJuly 17th, 2020
When it comes to power tools, there are more options than ever before, and the quality of choices is higher than...Continue Reading
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Published onJuly 11th, 2020
Are you building or renovating stairs Or perhaps you need to precisely fit pieces of wood between two fixed surfaces...Continue Reading
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Updated on July 11th, 2020
UPDATED 10Jul2020 + video below: June 17, 2011 wasn't a great day at our house That was the day I discovered that my...Continue Reading
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AUTOMATIC BACKUP GENERATORS: What They Are And How They ...
Published onJuly 3rd, 2020
UPDATED 3Jul2020 + video below: Where I live in Canada we get about a dozen electrical power failures each year Some of...Continue Reading
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GOT PAINTING TO DO?: I Think You’ll Like ScotchBlu...
Updated on July 3rd, 2020
UPDATED 3Jul2020 + video below: Masking tape isn’t what it used to be, and that’s a very good thing For more than...Continue Reading
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Basement Crack Repair Torture Test Video
Published onJune 26th, 2020
Concrete basements crack fairly often, but most crack repair systems only fill the gaps They offer no significant...Continue Reading
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Q&A of the Week: “How to Caulk a Bathtub?”
Updated on June 27th, 2020
UPDATED 26Jun2020 + video below: This Q&A of the Week comes from my dad, Wayne Maxwell He and my mom live in a...Continue Reading
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SOLAR SKYLIGHTS: Delivering More Light, More Fresh Air &...
Published onJune 19th, 2020
Watch a video tour of one of my own skylight installations and see for yourself why modern skylights are so reliable...Continue Reading