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Latest Database Entries
Updated at Tuesday, June 30th, 2020Softening water -- do electronic water softeners work?
John from Halifax wrote in asking about replacing his salt based water softener with an electronic water softener to make it easier to water his lawn. Note 2020: I originally wrote this article in 2004 and many products have come and gone since then. I recently received several requests to l...A Real Search Section
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How Does The Weather Affect Your Project?
Check the Weather tab at the top of the page to see weather restrictions related to using renovation and maintenance products.
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Who Is Jon Eakes?
New to this site? Then let me introduce you to Jon Eakes.
After over 38 years as a prime mover in the field of home renovation — from hosting the first national home renovation TV show in North America, to a diverse career in radio and TV broadcasting, to his industry-leading work with regulatory, corporate and government agencies — Jon Eakes is still most interested in spreading knowledge about ‘the important basics’ — the fine details (and sometimes extended discussion!) the other guys leave out. Jon helps homeowners and trains contractors.
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