How to Build a Workbench Out of Plywood, Cut Circles with a Circular Saw, Line Wood with Steel & More Weekly Makers Roundup By Rain Noe - September 1, 2017 in Weekly Maker's Roundup | DIY | Videos "Steel Bark" Walnut Slab Jimmy DiResta comes up with an ...
How to Make the Concrete Desktop: Cut melamine board to create side pieces & bottom of form. The side pieces should be the thickness of the melamine board plus the thickness you want your countertop to be (our side pieces were 2 1/4″ because we wanted a 1 1/2″ thick counter). Cut...
In this segment you will learn to cut your sheathing around windows and how to plunge cut with a circular saw. Wall Sheathing - Part 3 When sheathing walls, you will have to cut various angles other than 90 degrees. In this segment you will learn just how easy it is to measure and cu...
CMU (concrete masonry unit) block is an extremely strong form of construction. There are some requirements that must be taken into account when connecting to wood members. Wind loads are one example of the requirements. The connection between the CMU block and the roof system has to be strong...
When granite is cut dry, a considerable amount of dust is generated. Some installers will use a handheld diamond-bladed radial saw with a vacuum attachment to help minimize the mess. A contour diamond blade is needed to cut out curves like sink openings [source: Walton]. The edge design of...
pouring its dry concrete mix into the hole and around the post until it is 3 to 4 inches from the top. Then, pour in water (1 gallon per 50-pound bag of concrete) and fill the remainder of the hole with soil. Wait at least 4 hours before placing heavy objects on or against the ...
Fasten with galvanized deck screws. The ends of the stringers should rest on concrete pads to prevent settling. Our How to Build Steps Exclusive! In most cases you have a porch or deck already built and are going to either build new steps or replace old ones. I'd like to show you a ...
With the two trapezoid boards, cut a 1.625″ right angle at the corner between the upper base and the curve for the coping. Lastly, snap the lower endpoint of the arch, and leave enough height from the bottom side of the board to cover the tip of the 2×4 board. ...
The Forsand doors we used are fine to use as the main wardrobe door, but you will need to use a different Pax door for the extension piece. Tip: Check out the As-Is area at IKEA to find a door you can use. Just chop it into pieces with a circular saw making sure to cut as ...
This gazebo has been designed with eight posts concreted into the ground rather than bolted to a concrete slab or lumber floor. This means that a floor is not necessary – grass will do quite nicely! However if a floor of some description is preferred, then concrete, tiles, slate or lumber...