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You’d think that anyone who lived through this past winter would have a deep appreciation for the value of home...Continue Reading
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Lots of homeowners would love to have a cold room, but most cold rooms simply don't work Too cold in winter and too...Continue Reading
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Warm, dry and easily-constructed basements are every builder’s dream, and even though pressure-treated wood...Continue Reading
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Back a few years ago, I wrote a newspaper column about how logical reasoning was never going to end the growing...Continue Reading
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Updated on January 21st, 2021
This is the second chapter in my true story about moving from the city to a rural property on Manitoulin Island 30...Continue Reading
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UPDATED 8May2020: A few years ago I delivered 8 quarts of raspberries we’d picked for an elderly lady in town, and I...Continue Reading
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What recommendations can you offer for the foundation of a seasonal, water-access cottage we’re building directly...Continue Reading
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Updated on January 17th, 2016
Every year since 1996, I’ve been delivering seminars at Canada’s largest woodworking and building skills trade...Continue Reading