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Skills Are Only Part of Home Improvement Success
Updated on October 29th, 2014
A good house in good repair; this is my idea of home improvement success, and if it’s also yours, then I want to...Continue Reading
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Warm, Dry, Comfortable Basement Floors
Updated on January 17th, 2016
Insulation and moisture vapour control at the subfloor level are key to creating a cozy finished basement floor and...Continue Reading
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Great Cedar Shingles and Fasteners
Updated on October 29th, 2014
Cedar shingles have got to be the most under-appreciated siding option going Long-lasting, beautiful and a pleasure to...Continue Reading
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Picking Paint Colours Easily
Updated on October 29th, 2014
The Inspirations device is a hand-held electronic gizmo that does something I didn’t think possible Place it against...Continue Reading
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Replace Your Own Wooden Tool Handles
Updated on October 29th, 2014
Many excellent hammers and axes are still made today with wooden handles and that’s because wood works so well in...Continue Reading
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Understanding Your Insulation Options
Updated on January 17th, 2016
There are two ways to boost the insulation value of your home, the easy way and the hard way The easy way uses...Continue Reading
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Keeping Basements Reliably Dry
Updated on January 17th, 2016
Best building practices for keeping water out of basements Sooner or later, holes in the ground usually fill with...Continue Reading
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Outdoor Boilers Provide Clean, Green Wood Heat
Updated on October 29th, 2014
Green, sustainable, inexpensive space heating and domestic hot water is what I wanted for my house and workshop, and it...Continue Reading
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Passive House Heats Itself
Updated on January 17th, 2016
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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Canadian Innovation Powers Green Heating and Cooling Rev...
Updated on January 17th, 2016
As winter descends on us Canadians again, I’m reminded how heating technology is virtually a life support system for...Continue Reading