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Articles
We have gathered a number of different articles about renovating and construction written by our own Chris Emard. Click on the following links to read the articles. You can also read Chris' weekly articles in our local newspaper.
- July 3, 2010
 “Existing matter”
- June 26, 2010
- “Finish First”
- June 19, 2010
- “The Plan”
- June 12, 2010
- “PVC decking”
- June 5, 2010
- “Wave of the future”
- May 29, 2010
- “The early years”
- May 22, 2010
- “Last Hoorah”
- May 15, 2010
- “Well on our way”
- May 8, 2010
- “Facing the wall”
- April 17, 2010
- “Sign, sealed, delivered”
- April 10, 2010
- “Drywall Tools”
- April 3, 2010
- “Drywall Prep”
- March 27, 2010
- “Drywalling the basement”
- March 20, 2010
- Shop Stuff
- March 6, 2010
- “Cost of quiet”
- February 27, 2010
- “Silent floor”
- February 20, 2010
- “The real woman ceiling”
- February 13, 2010
- “He and She ceilings”
- February 6, 2010
- “Well hung”
- January 30, 2010
- “Walls in the cards”
- January 23, 2010
- “Walls down under”
- January 16, 2010
- “Put your best floor forward”
- January 9, 2010
- “Your floor down under”
- January 2, 2010
- “Warming up your concrete floor”
- December 26, 2009
- “The perfect wall”
- December 19, 2009
- “Our wall”
- December 12, 2009
- “Crawl? never”
- December 5, 2009
- “Ice in the hole”
- November 28, 2009
- “Time to Rink”
- November 21, 2009
- “We’ve got flame”
- November 14, 2009
- “Smokin”
- November 7, 2009
- “Time to Burn”
- October 31, 2009
- “Insulation day”
- October 24, 2009
- “Factor-R”
- October 17, 2009
- Attic hopping
- October 10, 2009
- Foam-it
- October 3, 2009
- Seal those cracks
- September 26, 2009
- Stain by accident
- September 19, 2009
- CRUNCH TIME
- September 5, 2009
- Board on Board
- August 29, 2009
- Look before you dig
- August 22, 2009
- Who’s Fence
- August 8, 2009
- Pack those posts
- July 25, 2009
- A fencing we will go
- July 18, 2009
- Not wood but still good
- July 11, 2009
- Vinyl Rail
- July 4, 2009
- Poly want a railing
- June 27, 2009
- Rails and Newels
- June 20, 2009
- Dry Space
- June 15, 2009
- Just the facts
- June 13, 2009
- Upper deck
- June 6, 2009
- The Right Space
- May 30, 2009
- To dig, or not to dig
- May 23, 2009
- Spaced out
- May 21, 2009
- You want it when?
- May 16, 2009
- The Burnsy
- May 9, 2009
- The GRAND FINALY
- May 2, 2009
- Hang’em high
- April 25, 2009
- The right cut
- April 18, 2009
- Drywall to be delivered
- April 11, 2009
- Plaster master
- April 4, 2009
- Sink or swim
- March 28, 2009
- The kitchen sink
- March 21, 2009
- The Royal treatment
- March 14, 2009
- The Big Finish
- March 7, 2009
- Prime first
- February 28, 2009
- Don’t fail to prepare
- February 21, 2009
- Get ready to paint
- February 14, 2009
- Foam it
- February 7, 2009
- Stop the noise
- January 31, 2009
- PONG ANYONE
- January 24, 2009
- Your best bet wall
- January 17, 2009
- Still a contender
- January 10, 2009
- Pick of the pack
- January 3, 2009
- Go with a Pro
- December 13, 2008
- Who ya gonna call
- December 6, 2008
- Heaven can wait
- November 29, 2008
- Which wood
- November 22, 2008
- Wood Lovin’
- November 15, 2008
- Feel the burn
- November 8, 2008
- Attic Crawling
- November 1, 2008
- Maxi or Whirly
- October 25, 2008
- Polar Pink
- October 18, 2008
- Making room for the car
- October 11, 2008
- Dowels and Pegboard
- October 4, 2008
- Vroom Vroom room
- September 27, 2008
- Oriental Spin
- September 20, 2008
- Tread lightly
- September 13, 2008
- Walk on wood
- September 6, 2008
- You're Smooth kid
- August 30, 2008
- Door it right
- August 23, 2008
- FLOW
- August 16, 2008
- Hinges matter
- August 9, 2008
- No used parts
- August 2, 2008
- It's stain time
- July 26, 2008
- Dry time means go time
- July 19, 2008
- Monopoly
- July 12, 2008
- Timber Treads
- July 5, 2008
- TIMBER
- June 28, 2008
- Dig, Dig, Dig
- June 21, 2008
- Timber!
- June 14, 2008
- Truss't in you
- June 7, 2008
- Kings, Jacks, and Headers
- May 31, 2008
- Shed Floor Framing Part 2
- May 24, 2008
- Shed Floor Framing
- May 17, 2008
- Useful and Stylish
- May 10, 2008
- Three Ways To Shed Success
- May 3, 2008
- Your Shed Away From Home
- April 26, 2008
- Hang 'em high
- April 12, 2008
- Head's Up
- April 5, 2008
- Adding Pink to the Wall
- March 29, 2008
- Basement Sub-floors
- March 22, 2008
- Healthy Hardwoods
- March 15, 2008
- Flooring Last
- March 8, 2008
- First Class Wainscoting
- March 1, 2008
- Wainscot Troubleshoot
- February 23, 2008
- Not Necessarily Country
- February 16, 2008
- The Right Angle
- February 9, 2008
- Basically Right
- February 2, 2008
- The Perfect Miter
- January 26, 2008
- Crowning Touch
- January 19, 2008
- If unsure, get a bigger shovel
- January 12, 2008
- Meeting the wall
- January 5, 2008
- Solving the Moisture Monster
- December 29, 2007
- Clean burning
- December 22, 2007
- Fire in the hole
- December 15, 2007
- Raising the beam
- December 8, 2007
- All ashore
- December 1, 2007
- Whats inside?
- November 24, 2007
- Bearing all
- November 17, 2007
- Dam the draft
- November 10, 2007
- Foam it
- November 3, 2007
- Draft stop
- October 27, 2007
- Strip, but no tease
- October 20, 2007
- Preparing the move
- October 13, 2007
- The Yardapult
- October 6, 2007
- One final trip to the top
- September 29, 2007
- Roof Ready
- September 22, 2007
- What's a shingle
- September 15, 2007
- Shingling on the roof
- September 8, 2007
- Vinyls better half
- September 1, 2007
- The better side
- August 25, 2007
- Is it real or just Smart
- August 18, 2007
- Stain it
- August 11, 2007
- When to stain
- August 4, 2007
- Ping Pong anyone
- July 28, 2007
- Short Skirts
- July 21, 2007
- Outdoor fine dining
- July 14, 2007
- Composites
- July 7, 2007
- Still on decks
- June 30, 2007
- What to put on top
- June 23, 2007
- Support your deck
- June 16, 2007
- Look before you dig
- June 9, 2007
- What a pane
- June 2, 2007
- Manure in a box
- May 26, 2007
- The Sign
- May 19, 2007
- Foam it
- May 12, 2007
- Shower for two
- May 5, 2007
- This cork doesnt pop
- April 28, 2007
- Floored
- April 21, 2007
- Kitchen flooring
- April 14, 2007
- Kitchen Fundamentals
- April 7, 2007
- IT all starts here
- March 31, 2007
- Hitting the wall
- March 24, 2007
- Are your really my friend?
- March 17, 2007
- Who you gonna call?
- March 10, 2007
- Ahh... silence
- March 3, 2007
- Rocks n glass
- February 24, 2007
- Like a Rock
- February 17, 2007
- Avoiding Thunderdome
- February 10, 2007
- Fitting er right
- February 3, 2007
- Preparing the box
- January 31, 2007
- Hang em high
- January 27, 2007
- A not so jolly season
- January 20, 2007
- Walking the Plank
- January 6, 2007
- Look up, its not so bad
- December 30, 2006
- The Right Burn
- December 29, 2006
- Bubble wrap
- December 28, 2006
- Breathe easier
- December 27, 2006
- Fibre vs. organic
- December 24, 2006
- Hold the fire
- December 23, 2006
- Where theres air, theres fire
- December 22, 2006
- Is it real, or is it Optima?
- December 21, 2006
- Stucco siding
- December 20, 2006
- Prime time
- December 19, 2006
- Better shingling
- December 18, 2006
- The party pooper
- December 17, 2006
- Shovel this
- December 16, 2006
- Smoke out
- December 15, 2006
- Whats in the box?
- December 9, 2006
- Last of the Stocking Stuffers
- December 2, 2006
- Tool time
- November 25, 2006
- Stocking Stuffers
- November 18, 2006
- DIY Stuco
- November 11, 2006
- Stucco this
- November 4, 2006
- The dimple factor
- October 28, 2006
- Making Ice
- October 21, 2006
- Road to Glory
- October 14, 2006
- Some dandy dimples
- October 7, 2006
- The bubble stops here
- September 30, 2006
- Saving with Bubbles
- September 23, 2006
- The brush stops here
- September 16, 2006
- Painters box II
- September 9, 2006
- The Painters box
- September 2, 2006
- Wheels of colour
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