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Once the sections are built, Roger and Kevin O’Connor watch them get loaded onto the truck and taken to the project. In Newton, the crane lowers the sections right into place. One last stone is added over each seam and it looks like a traditional stone wall. Building a Stone Wall Building a stone wall by hand is typically a time-consuming and backbreaking 6-step process—from preparing the footing, laying the base course, building up the wall, cutting stones to fit, to tooling the joints—the entire job could take weeks....

Before we jump into the different types of siding, it’s important to note that any exterior siding project should also include some consideration of exterior trim–the casing treatment used around window and door openings. If the existing siding on your house has deteriorated, it’s likely that the exterior trim could also use replacement. You’ll want any new trim treatment to be compatible in appearance and function with the exterior siding you install....

How Often Should You Clean Your Dryer Vent? You should clean your dryer vent at least once a year—make it a part of your annual deep clean. But also watch to see if your dryer seems to be taking longer to dry clothing, since that might signal there’s a buildup of dust and lint in your dryer vent. Excessive dryer lint buildup can also pose a fire hazard, since lint is extremely combustible....

Steps for installing a sliding glass door Tools

Resources: Jenn helped the homeowner set up and plant a Smart Garden 9 indoor garden, which is manufactured by Click and Grow. Shopping List: Indoor Garden Plant Pods

When preparing for natural disasters, you should focus on three goals: 1) Keeping you and your family safe 2) Keeping your home safe and 3) Evacuating if necessary. How to Prepare for Natural Disaster Emergencies Goal 1: Keep You and Your Family Safe In a disaster, nothing is more important than the preservation of human life. While natural disasters come in many forms—earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, wildfires, and more—preparing for human safety and comfort is the same in many cases....

Here we show you a few simple pruning techniques and how to apply them to small trees and shrubs on your property and the best time to do so. Pruning Small Flowering Trees Avoid pruning a young or newly planted tree — it needs as many leaves as possible to produce the food required for good root growth. Remove only dead, broken, or injured branches, as well as those that cross or rub each other....

Steps for Repairing a Brick Walkway: Tools:

5 Simple Tips for Using Caulk 1. Cracks and Gaps Happen There are many reasons why cracks and gaps happen: materials drying out and shrinking may cause it, as can the foundation settling, just to name a few. However, it’s important to know that they do happen, and caulking them can make them disappear. But simply squeezing gobs of caulking into a gap won’t do. 2. Don’t Over Caulk Most homeowners and DIYers cut their caulking tubes too far up the tube, creating a hole in the end of the caulking tube that’s too large....

Using Premixed Whitewash vs. Making it To achieve the look of whitewash, you can use a premixed option or make your own by mixing water and white paint. In this video and tutorial, I am going to be mixing one part water with one part of white water-based paint. Steps for Mixing Whitewash Tips for Applying Whitewash to Wood Once you know the basics, try these variations: Apply water to a board to raise or “pop” the grain....

The good news is that with a few tools, a weekend or two, and a little know-how, homeowners can take meaningful steps today to improve their home’s odds of surviving severe weather, whether it’s a hurricane in Florida or a twister in Texas. To help you get started, we canvassed engineers, contractors, architects, emergency managers, and, of course, our own experts, and compiled their best nuts-and-bolts advice. The bottom line: You don’t have to spend a bundle for protection....

Synthetic herbicides are the usual response to chronic weed problems. But used unwisely, these chemical weed killers can be dangerous to people, pets and turf. And unless you get at the underlying problems that weaken lawns and favor weeds, you might have to apply herbicides frequently. Read How to Get Rid of Weeds to see the most effective methods. The best way to control dandelions and other weeds in your yard is to grow a thick, vigorous lawn....

Tamar: Thank you for having me. Jenn: So can you tell everyone a little about 3×3 Custom, and what they would see if they stopped by your site? Tamar: I build furniture— small little tables and beds and things like that. I also build small home items like cutting boards and little boxes. It really runs the gamut of woodworking projects for the home. Jenn: You’re very, very talented. Have you always done this kind of work?...

Excessively heavy and poorly balanced, with a horrible line of sight, the first generation brad nailer also regularly misfired in a way that left two holes per nail instead of one. Can you tell I wasn’t a fan? To their credit, Milwaukee went back and took a hard look at the feedback they were getting. They answered with a second-generation brad nailer and some new nailers (including a cordless framer and headless pinner)....

This carpenter-turned-celebrity was “discovered” by creator Russell Morash, who had commissioned him to build a barn on Russ’s suburban Boston property. Russ was so impressed with Norm’s work (he had the smallest scrap pile Russ had ever seen) that he invited the carpenter to help with the renovation of a rundown Victorian house in Boston’s historic Dorchester section—with a WGBH camera crew recording the process for a series. It was an instant success, and Norm has been master carpenter for This Old House ever since....

In this episode: Heath Eastman demonstrates how to install landscape lighting along a garden path. Adding landscape lighting to a walkway or path can improve the look and experience of the area. Once Heath figures out what kind of landscape lighting he wants, the location, and where the power source is located, he can then make the connections. Heath uses a low voltage wire and decides to replace the plastic connectors with brass connectors to make the connections last longer....