Q: Regarding condensation on windows, is it better to have your drapes or shades open or closed? What should be done in the...

Ty Pennington shares his tips for designing a home office that means business.

Ty Pennington shares his top six tips for around the house.

Ty Pennington shares his take on the meaning of your favourite hues.

Q: Where can I buy structural insulated panels (SIPs) and where can I learn how to build with them? We're planning to build a...

You don't have to look back far to see just how easy it is to underestimate environmental hazards, especially when it comes to...

What can I do to fix the damaged drywall in the house we just bought?

Every so often an outstanding tool appears on store shelves, and if you're lucky, you'll discover it for yourself.

How can I seal the gap where my asphalt driveway meets the concrete garage floor?

The stylish home tours and decorating advice of Canadian House & Home have made the leap – again – from glossy magazine...

It is a recipe for a do-it-yourself disaster.

Q: How can I tell if a particular laminate flooring will last? I'm considering a 12 millimetre-thick product for a house full of...

Q: Why do you like mineral wool batts better than fibreglass? I'm replacing the vermiculite insulation in my attic.

Flowers are a sure way to dress up your home for the holidays, and you don't need a lot of expensive blooms to do it. Floral...

With attention moving to the ceiling, and a love of eclectic and homespun details, there's a new fascination with the tin...

Think about your favourite school teacher, give her a sense of humour and strap a belt sander to her waist, and you've got Mag...

How can I balance the air pressure in my house? At 7 a.m. there can be as many as five fans pumping air outside...

The colour blue has a power all its own. It is the most familiar and most favoured colour in the spectrum, not surprising as we...

Q: Should I buy an impact driver with a 12-volt lithium ion battery or an 18-volt nickel cadmium model? Bosch makes the tools I...

There is a trend I mentioned in one of my columns at the beginning of the year that continues to grow. The interest in all things...

Renovations are messy and chaotic. Throw in five kids under the age of 12 and a dog, and well, you'd have to call it sheer lunacy.

Q: Does the badly worn wood floor in my bedroom need to be replaced? I've been rolling around on a chair in front of my desk in...

Consider the "condo hammer" – perhaps the quintessential tool for the times as we stack our homes one upon another and...

Recently I met with a woman who's in the middle of a very major renovation, and I could sense distress underneath her smile as we...

As I walked along a small street in cottage country a few summers ago, I passed two hard working women focussed on a job they'd...

Q: How can I seal a crack in my basement wall? Water has been seeping onto the finished floor, rotting the plywood so it now...

Across the country, men and women are beginning to cast anxious glances at the calendar.