Pro Tips for Planning Your Dream Garage
For most of us, a garage is a lot more than a place to park. We use it to build...
How to Build a Backyard Oasis
A shaded retreat that's surprisingly easy to build. Place it next to your deck or anywhere in your yard.
Glitter Paint for Walls: Would You Go There?
If you are this sparkle lover or if you live with one, then maybe it's time to take that affection...
The 14 Best Fixes For Annoying Sights in Your Home
After you've walked past those annoying sights in your home often enough, they become your new "normal." But you can...
How to Prep Walls for Painting
Fix any wall before you paint to get a super-smooth finish. We'll walk you through how to prep walls for...
Five Reasons To Apply a Skim Coat
Skim coating rejuvenates old walls, making them look new again.
How to Remove a Hollow Wall Anchor
How to get anchors out once they're in
Radon Gas Remediation: The Best Radon Mitigation Systems
Radon gas moves from the soil into a home directly through pores in concrete and gaps in walls and floors....
14 Not-Tacky Ways to Use Contact Paper
You want to change the look of your space and add a bit of personality to your home, but you're...
How to Build a Wall-to-Wall Closet with Doors
Steal a few feet from the end of your bedroom and add a wall-to-wall closet with doors. Here are the...
How to Tape Drywall
A color-coded guide to putting up flat, smooth, perfect walls.
Spackling, Joint Compound, Epoxy: Which is the Best for Filling Holes?
Spackling, Joint Compound, Epoxy—Which is the Best Hole Filler?
Finish Carpentry Tips
Great results, even in bad situations. We'll walk you through the best tips for DIY finish carpentry.
How to Straighten Bowed Stud Walls
Minor tweaks make a major difference in the finished wall
Fool-Proof Wall Framing Tips for New Construction
Learn how to frame a wall and avoid common framing errors with these pro tips on framing a wall.
How to Texture a Ceiling and Walls: Apply Knockdown
Spray ceiling texture to add visual interest and hide imperfections. Keep reading to learn how to texture a ceiling and...
Simple Window Trim and Door Trim Guide
Window trim and door trim with old world elegance—it’s actually easier than standard trim.
Metal Studs: How to Use and Frame With Metal Studs
Tools and techniques for building basement and partition walls with steel studs.
Perfect Trim on Doors, Windows and Base Moldings
Tricks for getting tight-fitting joints on door and window casings and on base moldings.
Installing Tile Countertops
Complete how-to for laying a tile countertop and backsplash, from preparing the surface to cutting and placing the tile in...
Who Remembers This Iconic Tool Brand?
For 90 years this esteemed brand name was synonymous with quality manufacturing, affordable pricing, and an almost legendary lifetime warranty....
Fishing Electrical Wire Through Walls
Run electrical cable through walls and across ceilings without tearing them apart by fishing wire
Wet Sanding Drywall
Choose drywall and try wet sanding to reduce the dust
How to Transform a Room With Simple Wall Panels
Panel a wall in one weekend for less than $100
What is That Disgusting Pink Slime in Your Bathroom?
Ever notice red or pink slime forming inside your toilet or on your shower walls? It’s a bacterium called Serratia...
How to Install a Terraced Window Well in Your Basement
How to build a series of low walls around your basement windows to let in more light.
How to Tile a Backsplash
Install a mosaic tile backsplash for a whole new look in just one weekend.
Organize Anything with Pegboard: 14 Ideas and Tips
Pegboard is everywhere-panels, hooks, doodads, you name it.
Fantastic Framing Tips the Pros Use
Here are some great framing tips that will help you build your walls straight, strong and fast.