Today’s Tip
Want to add some emphatic color to a room but a strong color in the whole space is too much? Or, conversely, not enough? Paint…
Switch up how you mow your grass (north-south/east-west/diagonal.) If your mower stripes your grass, it gives a fresh look. And, if you’re (literally) mowing tracks…
A countersink with included drill bit is an essential tool accessory. Ideal for installing fasteners at the ends of boards or where they might split,…
Countersink, verb: to set the head of a screw or nail slightly below the surface of the piece being fastened.
It’s counter-intuitive to think about how a square—and L-shaped piece of steel—can lay out an angled structure like a stair carriage or rafter. This drawing…
Guard rails on stairs need to be 36 inches (minimum) above the stair nosing and cut to the same angle of the stair’s rise and…
Yeah, right. Sometimes it just takes less time to make a mess to find what you need, and start over. Clean out to clean up….
If you’re a serious outdoor grill-meister or you’re planning an outdoor kitchen, think about hard-piping the natural gas supply right to your grill. It is…
Replacing a toilet seat or doing some other ’round the rim work? Clean it first with some disinfectant wipes.
When installing deck boards, cut the first 3 near the house and the last one, furthest from the house, to the deck’s exact width +…
Before installing new baseboard, mark the stud locations on the floor about 1-inch out from the wall. Use a pencil and make sure the mark…
When installing Western red cedar or Redwood decks, the wood is kiln dried and usually requires a spacer (a 16 penny nail works great) between…
