Pergola purlins provide style against weather

Our house has a side yard whose main feature used to be that it didn’t have any nice features (Figure 1). This tiny, unattractive bit…

We love to build planter boxes. We love how versatile they are and how you can use the same basic idea and make it bigger,…

We love our compost bin. A compost bin is an easy-to-build project that we think does a lot for our family. Whether you’re looking for…

Looking for a great Father’s Day gift for Get-It-Done Dad? You’re in the rightest place there is. Here. And you can trust my my gift…

When we have a big project with Western Red Cedar, we like to save time later by pre-staining the boards before we build. Just need…

Mark and Theresa take you inside Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’s 200th episode where they built 7 houses in 7 days. Listen to a heartfelt tearful…

Get your green thumb going! Mark and Theresa show you how those old kitchen scraps can be the miracle to your gardening problems. View more…

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 +…

Today’s mission is to prep the yard, layout the post holes, dig, dig some more, and set the posts in fast-setting concrete. As we like…

If the value of a project is measured in how often you use it, our compost bin is well near the top of the list….

  Jack is a bench-builder if I’ve ever seen one. And since he is still in his pre-tall years, a bench that doubles as a…

This pergola is a one-of-a-kinder with a multi-use space for seating and serving. Here’s how to build a pergola with seating.

When it comes to above ground pools, most of them are round, which poses some challenges as most building materials aren’t round or easily made round.

When Mark and I heard that Extreme Makeover: Home Edition was planning to build 7 houses in 7 days in Joplin for families affected by…

  Bench-building is in my blood. I’ve been building them since pre-school, where I developed my technique: two wide legs and a nice top. My…