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A Fast, Accurate Way to Make Mortised Stairs
A step-by-step process to build stronger stairs.
A story-pole approach to shingling a roof
Although roofing isn’t one of my favorite tasks, I appreciate a straight, well-installed job. But my eyes aren’t what they used to be. These days, it is harder and harder…
Maintaining battery-powered smoke detectors
Every year, people who have battery-powered smoke detectors in their homes are put at risk because the batteries die and nobody bothers to replace them. I think it’s because the…
Locking electrical cords together
If you’ve ever had a power-tool cord part company with an extension cord, you can appreciate the need to secure them to one another in some fashion. One way is…
Improvised Paint Shield
How to improvise without a store-bought paint shield.
Aligning a caulk tube
We’ve been invaded by thousands of ladybugs this year, and the cracks between the logs of our 150-year-old cabin allowed them ample entry. While filling all those cracks with 35…
Establishing a Vertical Baseline
The best way to check or to adjust a level for plumb is to compare it with a plumb line. It can, however, be frustrating to position a level accurately…
Site-built plunger unclogs kitchen sink
One side of our two-bowl kitchen sink clogged recently. I really didn’t want to take the trap apart to fix it, so I dug out the plunger. It didn’t make…
Joist Lift
During a recent remodeling project, we had to put a new floor over an old ceiling. The cramped quarters made it impossible to swing a hammer from below to bring…
Surgical shower-valve replacement
Many people in this part of Canada do not have pressure-balance shower valves (the kind that prevent scalding). So I often am called to replace single-handle shower valves with the…

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