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DOWNLOAD: Backyard Chicken Coop Building Plans
Updated on February 23rd, 2017
There’s nothing quite like fresh eggs from your own hens, and this backyard chicken coop lets you make that happen in...Continue Reading
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Lessons Learned From an Old Roof
Updated on July 11th, 2020
A couple of autumns ago I climbed onto a small, deteriorating roof that I hadn’t walked on for 30 years The activity...Continue Reading
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Canadian Inventor Builds Wireless Backup Camera in Home ...
Published onOctober 29th, 2016
People love backup cameras on vehicles It’s safer and easier to reverse while watching a screen display of what’s...Continue Reading
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All About Bathroom Fans That Really Work
Published onOctober 21st, 2016
Colder weather brings special household challenges, and one of them is the need for effective bathroom ventilation If...Continue Reading
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VIDEO: How to Sand Wooden Trim Quickly & Well
Published onOctober 14th, 2016
Whether you buy wooden trim or make it yourself, sanding trim before finishing definitely improves results The problem...Continue Reading
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FREE eBOOK: How to Choose & Use a Generator
Published onSeptember 9th, 2016
More and more people are interested in home generators for a source of backup power, and that's why I put together an...Continue Reading
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TOO HOT UPSTAIRS: Causes and Cures of this Widespread Pr...
Updated on August 20th, 2016
When I grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, Canada in the early 1970s, only one family in a neighbourhood of thousands...Continue Reading
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Five Little Things That Matter
Published onAugust 12th, 2016
Every building job is made of tasks, and every task requires that materials, labour and tools come together Sometimes...Continue Reading
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Published onJuly 7th, 2016
Q: What's the best way to prepare the outside of an older building for paint The walls are covered in asbestos...Continue Reading
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TOOL VIDEO: Tracksaw Delivers Clean-Cut Advantage
Updated on November 14th, 2016
Despite advertising claims to the contrary, truly innovative tools are rare They only make it to the mainstream once in...Continue Reading