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What's the best heating system for a large workshop and home I'm building? Where I live, we have easiest access to electricity, propane and wood. - Jim Smith, Chapleau, Ont.
I built a bed a few years ago then stained and varathaned it. Now my daughter wants to use it in her apartment but she wants me to re-stain with a darker stain. My problem is that I don't know if I can just stain over the existing...
My wife and I are about to do some maintenance on our deck, which is unfinished pressure-treated wood. What product, or products, do you recommend to make the wood last longer?
—John Berndt Mayo
I am converting my old garage into a heated workshop. The floor is a mess: the concrete is cracked and falling apart. I was thinking of putting down 6-mil poly, followed by tongue-and-groove plywood or particleboard. Would this help?
—Carolyn...
My son and I are doing a basement reno. We put Styrofoam on the outer walls and 2x4 interior walls. We were planning to put batts of insulation between the wall studs, and my son was wondering if we should put up a vapour barrier. Is this a good...
I just covered the walls in a basement room with tongue and groove pine boards. What would be a good, non-smelly finish for them? I do not mind having to reapply the finish every few years.
—Stephen Miller
I am making a cabinet—it will have two doors with no post between them. The opening is 21" wide x 15" high. The hinges are on the left and right sides, and the doors meet in the middle. How much spacing should I provide around and between the...
I have an older home with a crawl space with a dirt floor. I had the interior walls and rim joists insulated with blown-in foam - r-20 - 3.5". The rafters, ducts and water lines were left bare. Question 1 - Do I cover the dirt floor with poly, the...
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