checking the batter as you go. (This is the subtle angle in a rock wall, with the top slightly narrower than the bottom to prevent toppling.) If you've made your mortar a little wet for ease of application, don't set more than three courses a day—the weight of the stones will cau...
In the past number of years I’ve built quite a few sheds for myself and others. I don’t consider myself an expert; I began with the same question as you.How to build a shed base with concrete blocks? Whether you build your own or buy a ready-made shed, you need to decide wha...
Place a house brick in the bottom of each post hole with the widest edge facing up. The bricks will prevent the swing set from sinking in the dirt. Set the swing set in place, and hold a level on the top bar of the swing set. Add gravel under each brick to adjust the height as ...
Choose the landscaping blocks that are right for your project. For a straight retaining wall, you can use larger, interlocking blocks to make your job easier. For a garden border or raised flower bed, look for smaller landscaping blocks with more decorative or natural-looking shapes. If you’...
A lean-to greenhouse is a greenhouse you can build against a garden wall or the side of another building. This means that the greenhouse shares one wall with another structure, which can be your home, garage or garden shed. Besides saving materials, this arrangement comes with many advantages...
Record the measurement on a writing pad if you have more than one bulkhead to build. Snap chalk lines to connect the measurements. Put on safety goggles, place the plywood on a saw horse, and carefully cut out the bulkhead with a circular saw. ...
Rock wall. Some simple ideas to build a cheap, but nice looking, rock wall.How to build a retaining wall. An easy rock wall or a rock garden?This project is for the homeowner with small retaining wall problems, lots of rock, and not enough yard space. This is no way an engineered...
When you’re ready to build, here’s how to start: Mark the perimeter of the proposed deck using small stakes; Call or make an online request to have the building’s utilities marked for you. It’s usually a free service for homeowners; ...
We’ll start off with exactly what you’re looking for - how to build a raised garden bed. Then we’ll jump into what kind of wood or material to use, how large a raised bed should be, how to clear the site, filling a raised bed and the soil mix!
It’s also easy to build, requiring only basic carpentry skills and easy-to-use tools. You can finish it over a couple of weekends. The cost of the materials to build our greenhouse is about $1,200. That’s higher than some pre-assembled greenhouses, but our materials are more ...