Four ways to spend less money heating your old, cold home.
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
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.
Avoid the #1 Deck Mistake
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Pushing the Envelope – Home Insulation Options
Where I live in rural Ontario, there are plenty of old-timers who grew up in old, cold farmhouses. They’ll all tell you that, as a kid, it was no...
Cozy and Warm Wood Stoves vs. Pellet
Heating a home is one of the most important considerations for those living in Canada. And while plenty of advances have been made in technology,...
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