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How To Use a Chainsaw Safely

October is Chainsaw Safety Month, and Husqvarna has shared some tips with us on how to use a chainsaw safely.…

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How To Prevent Frozen Pipes This Winter

It's bitter cold outside and you go to turn on your water or take a bath and, surprise! No water. There's a good chance that the water in your pipes has frozen therefore stopping the flow of water into…

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How to Build a Raised Planter Box

We built a raised planter box to introduce our son to the responsibilities of tending a garden and enjoying the fruits of his labor.…

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How to Build a Raised Redwood Deck

Building a raised redwood deck is one of the most popular home improvement projects a homeowner can take on. They're fast to build, redwood is affordable to buy, and they are always a beautiful addition to any yard. …

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Build a DIY Workbench for $50

This DIY workbench kit is an affordable way to build a custom work station to is easy to configure, update, and repair if needed.…

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How to Change Your Home Air Filters

Changing your HVAC system’s filters is one of the easiest but often overlooked home maintenance tasks. It takes less than 5 minutes to change your filters and will ensure your HVAC system runs strongly throughout the hottest and coldest…

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How to Make a Wire Trellis

An easy way to help guide your plants up a wall is to make a wire trellis. Here's how we did it using just a few pieces of hardware and a drill.…

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How to Change Your Oil on a High Mileage Vehicle

I have a 2008 F-150 with 170,000 miles on the clock. It runs trouble-free (knock on wood), and I attribute a large part of this to doing my own oil changes at regular intervals using high-quality oil and filters.…

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How to Pack a Cooler

Use these cooler packing tips to maximize ice retention and keep your food and drink cold.…

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The Five Emergency Adhesives Everyone Needs

We've compiled a list of the five most essential, flexible, and durable adhesives to have in your workshop so you can (hopefully) save your project from complete failure.…

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How To Build a Sawhorse Table

You can build this basic sawhorse table in a couple of hours and have money leftover for a night out on the town.…

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Hints for Painting Clean Up With a Septic System

Probably the best, and greenest, method is to cut back on the amount of clean up required. Squeeze every last drop from your paintbrush and roller tray. Use disposable liners for that tray. Try to get paint on the…

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How to Build a Simple Firewood Rack

Here's how we cut down an old tree in our backyard and used it for firewood. We built a simple firewood rack to keep all of the freshly cut wood secure and accessible.…

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How To Display a Snowboard on the Wall

An avid snowboard collector and DIY enthusiast recently inquired about our 1993 Burton Jeff Brushie Pro model we used in our how-to for hanging a snowboard that we shared with Apartment Therapy last year. We’re keen on keeping this…

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How to Change Your Own Shocks

Replacing the shocks on your vehicle are an important piece of maintenance and fortunately it's a job that you can do yourself.…

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DIY Pallet Shed Plans

Clean pallets make a great and sustainable building material that can be used to build a DIY shed.…

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Subway Tile

Subway tile looks great in any home and here are the resources to find the best tile and the know-how to install it.…

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How To Replace a P-Trap

That u-shaped piece of pipe under your sink is called a p-trap. They can get clogged which requires replacing or cleaning out the p-trap.…

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DRYLOK® Masonry Paint Solves Your Waterproofing Woes

Water can cause tremendous damage to a home in a short period of time, which is why stopping water in its tracks is vitally important. One of the most popular products available to stop water is DRYLOK® masonry paint.…

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Pool Shed Makeover

Our new home has a beautiful pool, but the pool shed we inherited is nothing more than a frame and a tin roof to cover the pool filter and non-working heater. After staring at the ugly pool equipment all…

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How to Make a Giant Jenga Game

Jenga is an awesome game, but you can make it even better by making the pieces 100x bigger! We took some scrap 2x4s and built our own giant Jenga game, and you can to.…

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How to Install a Swing Bar Lock

Home security is important to us, which is why we wanted to add another lock in addition to the deadbolt on our front door. We decided to replace the old chain lock with a swing bar lock from National Hardware.…

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GMC DIY Challenge

We battled against two teams of amazing DIYers and builders for the chance to win the inaugural GMC DIY Challenge. …