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Dec 9, 2024 | 
standard-freeholder.com | Chris Emard
Photo by tab1962 /Getty Images/iStockphotoArticle contentContinuing with our theme on home appendages I think are worth spending money on, this week focuses on the structural and more-permanent features I believe make home life more enjoyable— and not so much the obvious must-have extras such as a secondary beer fridge and games room featuring an assortment of local mammals now immortalized by taxidermy. Advertisement 2This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
standard-freeholder.com | Chris Emard
Photo by Wirestock /Getty Images/iStockphotoArticle contentToday we continue our conversation on what not to forget when renovating or building a home. Advertisement 2This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
standard-freeholder.com | Chris Emard
The unfinished home basement with the ceiling and concrete walls under construction Photo by Wirestock /Getty ImagesArticle contentHi folks, just a heads up, I’ll be wrapping up my Handyman Hints career at the end of 2024. Advertisement 2This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
standard-freeholder.com | Chris Emard
Photo by Jason Finn /Getty Images/iStockphotoArticle contentSecond only to the crawl space in the category of unnecessary home appendages, the cold storage, aka the concrete cell block created when the foundation is extended to accommodate a concrete landing at the front of the home, is quite limited in its potential. Advertisement 2This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
standard-freeholder.com | Chris Emard
Article contentToday we’re talking continuous insulation. What exactly is continuous insulation? Based on the greatest continuous-insulation invention of all time — the Styrofoam beer cooler — continuous insulation represents exactly what the term suggests, an uninterrupted wall of insulation. Why has it become an important element in the home-building and renovation biz?
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
standard-freeholder.com | Chris Emard
Photo by JJ Gouin /Getty ImagesArticle contentAfter completing step No. 1 (provide soffit venting), step No. 2 (check for adequate roof venting), and step No. 3 (repair ceiling’s plastic vapour barrier), we’re ready for step No. 4: insulating the attic. Advertisement 2This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
thewhig.com | Chris Emard
Advertisement 1 • Article contentLast week we installed our attic vents (a Styrofoam sleeve) in between every truss. Advertisement 2Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
standard-freeholder.com | Chris Emard
Photo by photovs /Getty Images/iStockphotoArticle contentLast week we installed our attic vents (a Styrofoam sleeve) in between every truss. Advertisement 2This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. Handyman Hints: Attics need to breathe from the top Back to videoWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
standard-freeholder.com | Chris Emard
Photo by photovs /Getty ImagesArticle contentBecause our winters are relatively long, and pretty darn cold for extended periods, we require homes where the attics, or more precisely, the floor over our living spaces, are insulated. Advertisement 2This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
thewhig.com | Chris Emard
Advertisement 1 • Article contentTwo steps out, three steps back, then maybe risk going out another five steps forward this time. Advertisement 2Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
