How-to: Frame a wall

I loved making this raised garden bed. Want one for yourself? Here comes the how-to. Note: We partnered with Wood It’s Real for this article….

When you build a pergola into a deck design, it’s a “gateway to awesome,” adding design and functional features that are endlessly beautiful. How to…

As the obstacle course race popularity increases, we’ve seen training groups pop up around where we live. To help get future Spartans ready for the race, Mark and Theresa designed and built a Spartan training apparatus at a local YMCA.

I shop my local Habitat for Humanity ReStore for more than just the deals. I’m there to open my brain to inspiration, like this project…

This is Part 2 of the How to Build a Deck video series. The focus: Joists, hardware, and guard posts. Here’s what you need to know.

When we find something that truly amazed and amused us, we have to pass it on. Beyond awesome tools and cool design trends, Mark and…

Heavy stuff like an air compressor or bags of concrete sometimes need to move. Here’s how we move heavy things in a workshop, garage, or basement.

When the next DIY task is moving heavy objects, like these round wood posts for a fence project, there is a lifting-and-carrying technique that I use to save my energy for more detail-heavy tasks later.

I’ve come up with a list of 9 tools I use on my jobsites that I think you should have within reach to be a…

Here’s how to build a wood deck video series. I’ve been building decks for a few decades, and developed a wood deck installation system: top-down framing.

I love this storage bench. I really do. And I hope you do too. Here’s how I made this fired up bad boy. One of…

Thinking about building an obstacle race training wall, spear throw or rig for your next race?  We were lucky and got to design one for…

When we find something that truly amazed and amused us, we have to pass it on. Beyond awesome tools and cool design trends, Mark and…

A DIY mantle requires a solid connection to the wall, so if you are fastening to stone or brick, this DIY mantel makeover is for you.

There’s no telling what Pinterest project is the one that breaks the internet. Mason jars, pallets, ‘reclaimed’ lumber…they’re all popular. I love working wood. I…