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A finished basement is a thing of beauty. The transition from cold, concrete cellar to a sweet spot for everything from relaxing to working out…

I love how this pergola makeover came out. Clean, pretty, and a LOT better than before. We made the base out of wood and we…

When you buy a hammer for blunt for DIY and home improvement the awesome is in the details, not the brute force. Check it out.

When pros and DIYers ask me how to build a deck, there are lots of things to share, like this video or this one, or…

If there’s one thing I hope you get for your next DIY project out of this video it’s this: Elect yourself Facilities Manager of your…

How to use a Dremel to cut out a recessed light

Basement remodeling is hard. One of the many difficult things—at least for me—is cutting out recessed lights in drywall with any degree of accuracy. Quick…

Here’s how to install shiplap, and make over a room with Arauco’s primed pine nickel gap ship lap boards. Selecting a primed product helps when…

So this was a fun discovery: I can sharpen a lawnmower blade with a Dremel tool and metal grinding attachment. Then I can de-gunk the…

Need to update your shed? Here’s how to update a shed with a ramp and some gardening features in a weekend. 

An old paint brush has a lot more uses than just slathering on paint. I use them all the time on remodeling and renovation projects….

Simple tape measure trick – How to measure the short point of an angle
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Carpenters have lots of tricks: One of my favorites is how to measure hard-to-measure things, as shown in this video. Good for DIY too, this…