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    How to Seal an Asphalt Driveway

    Seal your asphalt driveway correctly and it could last up to 30 years.


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    How to Install Kitchen Cabinets

    With these basic techniques, you can learn how to install kitchen cabinets straight, solid and true.


    Trendy Paint Patterns to Spice Up Walls

    If you're looking for a less permanent pattern than wallpaper, look no further than these trendy patterns for wall paint...


    What To Know About Using Gravel Mulch in the Garden

    Discover the right and wrong ways to use gravel mulch around your garden beds.


    How to Prevent Weeds in Flower Beds

    By their very nature, weeds will pop up wherever they can — including in your cherished flower beds. Here are...


    How to Build a Whirligig

    Folk art whirligigs fashioned from scraps of wood and metal have been popular for hundreds of years. In fact, George...


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    How To Make a Giant Backyard Wooden Puzzle Game

    Easily make your own version of this classic game for tailgates or parties using simple tools. How will you stack...


    How to Paint Varnished Doors

    Give a fresh look to an old varnished door.

    6 Tips for Cleaning and Maintaining Your Paint Sprayer

    This guide will advise you on how to clean a paint sprayer to extend its life and performance.


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    How to Build a Fire Table

    A fire table is a beautiful addition to your outdoor living space—and an...


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    How to Build Pathways: Brick and Stone Pathways

    With a little imagination and a lot of muscle, you can build this walk in a three-day weekend


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    How To Build a Fire Pit with Landscaping Stones

    Build this backyard fire pit with retaining wall blocks.


    11 Trees With Great Fall Foliage

    Watching the foliage turn color is one of the greatest joys of fall for a nature lover. Here are 11...


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    DIY Concrete Crack Repair

    You can fix many concrete cracks yourself


    How To Repair a Sidewalk

    Roll down your sleeves and put on a dust mask. Making a durable patch is a dusty, grimy affair.


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    Why You Should Pick Up Dog Poop Before Mowing Your Lawn

    Make a regular clean up of pet waste in the yard a practice, so your outdoor space is always clean...


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    How to Build a Birdhouse

    A fun-to-build DIY birdhouse project made with simple tools.

    Top 10 Lawn Care Tips

    Our top 10 lawn care tips will help you create and maintain the perfect lawn and yard year-round.


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    50 Brilliant Ways to Spruce Up Your Backyard This Summer

    From building a simple platform deck to greening up your grass, all of these ideas will instantly improve your outdoor...


    How To Build a Bluebird House

    Attract these beautiful birds to your yard with this well-designed birdhouse!


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    Build a Simple Reclaimed Wood Table

    With reclaimed wood, you may need to do a little more prep work to get it into good, usable shape....


    Build a Toddler Busy Board with Items You Already Have

    Give your kid a new toy, and they play with the box, right? There's something so appealing to young minds...


    10 Ways You Didn’t Know You Could Use Concrete

    We generally associate concrete with infrastructure and buildings, however, there are numerous things you can make with concrete that don't...

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    The 55 Most Brilliant PVC Hacks You’ve Ever Seen

    What can’t you do with PVC pipe? Here are 56 incredibly smart (and cheap!) ways to use this do-it-all material...


    What Is a Bidet and How Do They Work?

    Experts say bidets are not only more hygienic than toilet paper, but can be easier on your plumbing.


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    Saturday Morning Workshop: How To Build A Pallet Side Table

    This stylish, modern pallet side table is a great introduction to milling lumber and cutting joinery on a table saw.


    5 Best Digital Garden Planners

    These flower bed planners can help you come up with a design with the right arrangement of flowers, along with...


    Do You Need a Gutter Cleaning Robot?

    Cleaning gutters is a daunting, unpleasant, yet important, task. Have you considered having a gutter cleaning robot do this work...


    Ikea Kallax Hack: Craft Room Storage

    Ready-to-assemble (RTA) furniture isn't just inexpensive. It's also super adaptable!