How To Build a Brick Pizza Oven
Make artisan pizzas and more right in your backyard.
10 Tips to Build a Better Concrete Sidewalk
Build strong, crack-free concrete sidewalks and slabs with advice from the pros for forming edges, leveling, smoothing, curing and other...
How to Build a Concrete Retaining Wall
Get your weekend workout and an attractive, hard-working wall with this DIY-friendly project
Pouring Concrete Patio: A First Timer’s Guide
Poured concrete makes a terrific backyard patio and it's easier to succeed than you might think. Here's how to get...
How to Pour a Concrete Slab Successfully: 31 Tips
Building a shed this spring? Before you can even think about raising the walls, it’s imperative to have a solid...
How to Install Pavers Over a Concrete Patio
No need to tear out an ugly slab—just hide it!
Renew Your Concrete Patio: How to Stain Concrete
Get a new look with stain in two days
Build a Flagstone and Stone Block Patio
Construct a poured concrete and stone patio with a curved stone wall.
Patio Tiles: How to Build a Patio With Ceramic Tile
Make patio tiles stand up to Mother Nature with these installation and care tips.
How to Build a Stone Fire Ring
Build this backyard fire pit with retaining wall blocks.
How to Build a Garden Fountain
Cast this fountain in a weekend with a few bags of concrete and some hardware odds and ends.
How to Cast Concrete Fountains
Use basic materials and clever techniques to create a water feature in one weekend.
How to Build a Modern Outdoor Fireplace
It’s surprisingly easy to build—and portable, too.
Use Brick Borders for Path Edging
Transform a dull concrete path into an elegant entrance to your home
How to Build a Stone Path and Steps
Modular blocks let you build like a master mason—even on slopes
How to Build a Wooden Walkway
Create a boardwalk in your back yard
How to Choose the Right Retaining Wall Material
Learn the pros and cons of stone, wood and concrete block retaining walls
How to Build a DIY Pavilion
Does it seem like whenever you want to spend your day off outside, the weather foils your plans? Rain and...
How to Choose Modular Concrete Block
Sorting out the options
How to Build a Timber Frame Garden Arbor
You can cut perfect, old-style joints with standard tools...and keep all the fasteners out of sight
Build a Circular Retaining Wall and Patio
Hilly, small or ho-hum yard? Modular pavers and blocks let you carve out a unique retreat darn near anywhere!
Fountain: How to Build a Concrete Fountain
Carving stone requires years of training, extraordinary skill and endless patience—or you can cheat and use power tools.
Schoolhouse Storage Shed
If you've got big storage needs and are looking for style, this is the shed for you.
