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This holiday season, give a gift that keeps on giving—one that can be used on many home projects yet to come. Stuff your stockings with
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By Matt Weber How to Build a Sectional Entertainment Center with Pocket-hole Joinery.
By Clint C. Thomas, Esq., Photography by Shellye Thomas Organization and time management save the day.
By Clint Thomas Equip a Work Belt with the Most Often Used Tools and Gadgets.
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By Matt Weber There are hundreds of ways to make a headboard. Here’s one—a custom creation combining style
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By Matt Weber, Photos By Hal Jones Creative thinking combined with innovate building products give rise to a beautiful basement bathroom. Hal Jones was adding
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Build a paver path to accent your yard and add value to your home.
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Build it strong with tried and true methods to join wood.
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Pack it Down: Compaction plays a key role in ensuring quality landscape projects.
Install a floating subfloor to insulate your basement.
Forget string and batter boards. Use the deck’s bandboards—and a cantilever beam—for fast layout and framing.
Here’s a step-by-step look at how to install your own bamboo floor.
To the driving enthusiast, there’s simply nothing better than rowing through the gears on a standard transmission. Whether it’s a heel-and-toe downshift into a
From furniture and cabinets to interior trim, refinishing can breathe new life into old wood.
Proper installation of wood siding can protect the building envelope from moisture intrusion.
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Create a new look and cut down on noise with an acoustic ceiling.
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Unless your taste leans entirely toward modern chrome, a lot of your furniture is wood. If you’re like most of us, it’s a mix of
A beautiful wood deck can contribute directly to your home’s value and to your family’s quality of life, and whether the deck is 200 square feet or 2,000 square feet, many people are passionately proud of their decks.
Ask any seasoned contractor where a deck is most likely to fail, and odds are they’ll point to the ledger board. If it’s not properly installed and protected from moisture, this critical connection point can quickly become the weak link in an otherwise solid structure. That’s where Trex® Seal™ Ledger Tape comes in—a moisture-blocking MVP […]
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