Building a smokehouse to preserve your own food is one of those self-reliance skills that can be fancy or simple.
Steve Maxwell
Steve Maxwell and his wife Mary live on a 90-acre modern homestead on Manitoulin Island, Ontario in a stone house they built with local materials beginning in 1985. Steve is Canada’s longest-running home improvement and how-to columnist and editor of Home and Property. He divides his time working on the land, building things large and small, and creating articles and how-to videos that teach sustainable, self-reliant, hands-on living skills. Steve’s website, Bay Line Road, is named after the rural road where he and Mary live with their five kids. www.baileylineroad.com
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By Steve Maxwell
Old-House Energy Upgrades
Four ways to spend less money heating your old, cold home.
Understanding Window Condensation
How wintertime window condensation is related to the insulation value of the glass making
Project Pergola
Canada’s handiest man, Steve Maxwell, demonstrates how to build a great one.
At the Finish Line
Steve Maxwell’s guide to finishing outdoor wood.
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