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Concrete and Rock demolation without explosives
Dynamite can disturb structures a long distance away and can even open cracks to let soil gasses rise up where they did not pass before. Dynamite cannot be used on or under a house. Jackhammering...
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Dog/Cat doors for a snowy climate
For a long time it has been a dream to have dog and even cat doors that would allow the pets in and out on their own without compromising the house itself in a cold snow filled climate. When a pet door...
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Why hire a professional electrician?
People ask me for professional recommendations and I shy away from doing too much of that. But the company Electrika is worth a special mention. First they are competent at doing things right....
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Ventilation hoods -- how to identify quality
Ventilation Maximum makes some of the best outdoor vent hoods on the market – and makes them to work in cold and snow covered climates. They often innovate and others copy. For instance they...
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Setting Concrete Slabs Safely and Easily
Individuals who invent things always have trouble getting them to market. Even when they are good products they may not get enough marketing traction to make it really worthwhile. There are many...
View ArticleHot Links for WebTogether Broadcast March 21, 2018
Here are some useful hotlinks for things discussed on March 21, 2018 WebTogether Consumer Broadcast. The archive of this broadcast can be found here, with chapter listings in the INFO panel on the...
View ArticleHot Links for WebTogether Broadcast April 18, 2018
Here are some useful hotlinks for things discussed on MONTH 16, 2016 WebTogether Consumer Broadcast. For details on upcoming broadcasts click here. What adhesive looks like through transparent tiles...
View ArticleHot Links for WebTogether Broadcast May 23, 2018
Here are some useful hotlinks for things discussed on December 15, 2016 WebTogether Consumer Broadcast. For details on upcoming broadcasts click here. Buying barn wood in...
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Applying Rain Screen Principles to Window and Door Installations
THE CHALLANGE FOR INSTALLERS AND MANUFACTURERS jump to - RAIN SCREEN RESEARCH - There are many variations on how to install a window into a wall, largely differing between new construction and...
View ArticleHot Links for WebTogether Broadcast June 20, 2018
Here are some useful hotlinks for things discussed on June 20, 2018 WebTogether Consumer Broadcast. For details on upcoming broadcasts click here. Swivel Faucet...
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Here are some useful hotlinks for things discussed on December 15, 2016 WebTogether Consumer Broadcast. For details on upcoming broadcasts click here. Jon Eakes Deck Span Tables...
View ArticleDetailing a Basement Wine Cellar
John wants to cerate a wine cellar in his basement. Here I have answered him throughly enough to perhaps help you detail your own cold room, whether it is under a concrete porch, or just built in the...
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STOPPING WOOD HEATING SMOKE FROM COMING INTO YOUR HOUSE.
Cliquez ici pour voir cet article en français IS THERE A FIRE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD? December 2018 - As I was walking home from the grocery store in the Montreal suburb of Longueuil in one of the first...
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EMPÊCHER LA FUMÉE DE CHAUFFAGE AU BOIS D'ENTRER DANS VOTRE MAISON
Click here to see this article in English Je vis dans un quartier francophone, donc même si ce site est essentiellement en anglais, j’écris quelques articles dans la langue de Molière, surtout celui-ci...
View ArticleShould I change to All Electric heat?
If you are thinking of removing your Oil or Gas furnace and replacing it with an all-electric furnace, often recommended by heating contractors, you may want to look closer at the options rather than...
View ArticleBlocking cannabis odours in an appartment building.
Jon, On the radio last week you gave someone a remedy to get rid of a smoker's odours coming up through the apartment building. Could you please post that for me. Francine. ---- First my opinion --...
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Eco-Ice Grip -- Treated wood chips for slippery ice
This is one amazing product. Softwood wood chips with just the right mix of magnesium chloride to help the chips to melt into and stick on the ice - making the safest icy walkway I ever walked on....
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Controlling Pigeons
My friend Keren has been keeping mice at bay with essential oils of peppermint on cotton wads -- she now swears by this clean remedy in a multi-lodgement building. Her new pest problem is that her...
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Less pain, less cost upgrading from Win7
The publicity would have you think that now that Microsoft is ending support for Win7, you must buy a new computer. Nothing could be further from the truth. Almost all laptops and desktops that...
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Concrete and Rock demolation without explosives
Dynamite can disturb structures a long distance away and can even open cracks to let soil gasses rise up where they did not pass before. Dynamite cannot be used on or under a house. Jackhammering...
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