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Installing a Countertop
A new countertop will do wonders for your décor. There are many colours and finishes to choose from - keep your cabinet style and finish in mind when shopping for the right one.
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Create an Outdoor Privacy Screen
This hinged screen can conceal a multitude of outdoor eyesores, from your central-air unit to your composter, garbage bins and recycling boxes — even your lawn mower and collection of yard tools. Made from FSC wood and painted in the colour of your choice, it's simple...
Skill: Intermediate
Time: 5 hours
Install a Bathroom Vanity
Often, all you need to do to update your bathroom is to install a new vanity. The choice in colour and style is wide - you can go traditional or thoroughly modern. It's a good idea to look for something that is similar in size to your existing unit. With the addition of a...
Skill: Beginner
Time: 1 hour
Customize a Lampshade
Why throw out a tired lampshade when you can refresh it? This lampshade has been recovered using eco-chic wallpaper from Graham & Brown. For an even more eco-friendly transformation, use a compact fluorescent light bulb.
Skill: Beginner
Time: 2 hours
Installing a Toilet
If you're installing a new toilet in a new location, you'll need to run (or have someone run) a water supply line and a drainpipe, which must be connected to the drain/vent system in compliance with code. Even if you're just replacing an existing toilet, you should...
Skill: Beginner
Time: 2 hours
Make a Display Strip
Making this display strip is as easy as A, B, C. We simply used metal strips, available at The Home Depot, painted them to match the room's trim and attached it to the wall at a height low enough for a child to access.
Skill: Beginner
Time: 1 hour
Painting Jambs, Casings and Trim
Painting the trim around exterior doors requires special care so you don't get paint on the door itself or on nearby trim. Remember, this is the entrance to your house–you'll want it to look especially nice. As with all exterior trim, select a top quality exterior...
Skill: Beginner
Time: 3 hours
Installing Baseboard - Part 3: Little Pieces
With the moulding installed along the first three walls (having completed Parts 1 and 2), cut and install the small pieces required between the wall and door frames.
Skill: Beginner
Time: 1 hour
Installing a Ledger on Siding
Installing a ledger on the house is the first step in laying out an attached deck. The ledger, which is actually a header for the joist, establishes the height of the deck and transfers the weight of the deck to the foundation of the house.
Skill: Intermediate
Time: 3 hours
Build a Mirrored Coffee Table
Create a focal point that reflects your creativity. The base of this coffee table is a simple-to-build wooden box. Bevelled 12-by-12 mirrored tiles make it shine, and no cutting required.
Skill: Intermediate
Time: 3 hours
Harlequin Diamonds
Harlequin diamonds are a wonderfully versatile pattern. In a child's room, they have a happy energetic effect suggesting the pattern on a clown's costume. In a dining room or living room, a diamond motif is classic and formal without being stuffy. Plan the design so that...
Skill: Intermediate
Time: 4 hours
Installing Baseboard - Part 4: Installing Along the Fourth Wall
As suggested in Part 1, the fourth wall will be one with an interruption or obstruction. The method for measuring the moulding for interruptions or obstructions will differ slightly from the method used for the other three walls.
Skill: Beginner
Time: 1 hour
Installing Ledger Boards on Masonry
Like other ledger installations, a ledger mounted on concrete block or a concrete wall requires flashing. You can install the flashing in a kerf cut into the wall or insert it between the ledger and the wall and bend it to cover the top of the ledger. Masonry bolts or lag shields...
Skill: Intermediate
Time: 3 hours
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