Retaining walls have too be strong enough to hold back the soil behind them. How to build a retaining wall depends upon many factors. Will the retaining wall have to support a heavy vehicle, a building or just leveling out the yard. Frost must be addressed when building a retain wall.
Do you need to reclaim your garage for your car? Consider a storage shed. Function is a major consideration when determining how to build a shed. The shed plans have to match your needs. Will it be a garden shed or just a outdoor storage shed? Discover how to determine that your shed plan will fit all your stuff.
A trench drain will help move water away from your house and yard. This trench drainage system, also known as a French drain, intercepts water before it reaches your house. The drain acts like an underground gutter, keeping your basement dry.
Gutter protection comes in many different forms, and to find the best gutter guard, Tim Carter, prepares to test several different gutter guards models on his home.
While hiking the hills overlooking the historic Cobb Estate in Altadena, California, Tim explains the discovery of the Cobb Salad. Historic fact or ????
Replacing roof shingles is a hot, back-breaking, dirty job. Care must be observed when installing roof shingles. The pitch of the roof and the temperature can make roof shingle installation difficult for a do-it-yourselver. Before you start, you have to purchase the right style and color asphalt shingles.
Wood sheds make great outdoor storage buildings. Wood sheds can be built in a variety of styles and sized to match your requirements. Before building your wood shed, carefully plan out your size requirements. You do not want to build an undersized wood storage shed.
Tim Carter demonstrates one method for removing stumps. This method is especially effective if you have many stumps to remove in a short amount of time.
Applying stucco over the exterior of a brick home is possible. Knowing how to stucco involved following certain steps to ensure a proper job. There is a variety of stucco textures that can be created. If you have the right equipment and the proper skills, you can create your stucco home yourself.
There are many methods for building a deck. Deck construction, especially attaching deck beams to wooden posts, must consider the amount of weight that will be supported by those posts. The wrong method is just asking for a deck collapse. Your deck plans should include notching the wooden support posts. A proper deck design will increase deck safety.
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