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Q How should I prepare my concrete basement floor for painting with epoxy? The floor is about 40 years old and has a slightly rough surface. I pressure-washed…

Article content Q: How can I fix the streaks on a tabletop I’m refinishing? I’ve used your buffing technique as I saw it on YouTube. The surface is smoother but the streaks still remain. A: From the photos you sent it looks to me like the bare tabletop was not sanded as smoothly as it should have been. If you run your fingers over the surface, can you feel a raised texture? It looks like there would be something to feel there. If so, then no amount of buffing will make things nice and smooth. To work properly, the underlying surface must be perfectly flat and smooth. Only then can buffing...

A few years ago, I got an email from Mark K. He’s from BC and he’s been asking me questions as he builds his beautiful log home. Mark’s latest questions have…

By Reader's letter Letter TALKING POINT: Leeman Road as it is now, with the two halves of the National Railway Museum on either side of the road. A new Central Gallery is proposed for the area, which could lead to the road being closed STEVE Maxwell has hit the nail on the head (Letters) regarding the inquiry into the permanent closure of Leeman Road - he believes it is a forgone conclusion. The National Railway Museum wants to build a new Central Hall building over the closed road, thus allowing The Great Hall on one side of Leeman ...

Manual work that gets you dirty is an under-rated mental tonic and every time I step away from my desk to work outside, it makes me feel better