Workshops
Build a Deck
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Recall basic safety practices for the project
- Name the parts of a deck
- Install a joist
- Install decking
Build a Planter Bench
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Learn what tools are needed to build a planter bench and where they are located in the store
- Learn about different types of wood that can be used to complete the project
- Receive plans to construct a planter bench
- Review how to fill the planters
Build a Retaining Wall
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Learn what tools are necessary to build a retaining wall, where to find them in the store and if theyâre available for rental from The Home Depot
- Learn the steps for building a retaining wall from preparing the trench with road base and paver sand to securing the top layer of blocks with construction adhesive
Enhance Your Backyard Living Space
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Evaluate your backyardâs assets and requirements
- Create a container water garden, a trellis, and a stepping stone pathway
- Furnish your space with appropriate outdoor furniture
- Choose accessories that will compliment your home and garden
- Spice up your existing space with a coat of paint
Five Simple Projects to Enhance Your Bathroom
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Learn how to choose the ideal faucet to meet your bathroom needs
- Learn how to replace grout and ceramic wall tiles
- Learn how to repair drywall
- Learn how to choose lights that are appropriate for your bathroom space
- Learn how to choose accessories that will give your bathroom character and unity
- Learn about the products necessary for your bathroom repair or upgrade project
- Learn the basic safety practices for home improvement projects
Install a Centreset Faucet
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- What tools are needed to complete the project
- Where the tools & material needed are located in the store
- How to identify common faucet types
- How to select a faucet to meet sink measurement requirements
- How to seal around a faucet with caulk, if necessary
- How to set and centre a faucet
- How to assemble and install a pop-up drain
- The basic safety practices for the project
Install Ceramic Tile
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Learn how to properly lay out your floor design
- Learn how to lay backerboard (cement board)
- Laying and cutting tile
- Grouting techniques
Install a Wood Fence
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Name the tools and materials necessary to build a fence
- Recall basic safety practices for this project
- Install fence posts
- Install fence rails
- Install pickets
- Install a section of prefabricated fence between two posts
Install Laminate Flooring
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Learn to cut and lay laminate flooring
- Learn to undercut door jambs
- Identify the tools needs to complete the project
- Get tips and advice to make the job easier
Maintain Your Deck
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Review basic safety practices for the project
- Learn the tools necessary to repair your deck
- Indentify tools that are available for rental from The Home Depot
- Apply a finish remover
- Learn how to conquer mildew and mold
- Discover products that will help brighten your deck once the finish is removed
- Determine the appropriate use of a pressure washer when stripping, cleaning and conditioning your deck
Paint a Room for $99
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Prepare a home's interior for paint or stain
- Paint or stain the interior of a home
- Paint moulding and trim on a home's interior
- Locate where materials and tools are located in the store
Paint Your Home's Exterior
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Prepare your home's exterior for paint or stain
- Paint or stain the exterior of your home
- Paint moulding and trim
- Locate where the materials and tools that you'll need are located in the store
Quick Bathroom Updates
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Learn how to choose appropriate faucets for your bathroom needs
- Learn to replace grout and ceramic wall tiles
- Identify and purchase all of the correct The Home Depot products necessary for your bathroom repair and upgrade projects
- Choose lights that are appropriate for your bathroom space
- Choose accessories that give your bathroom character and unity
- Recall basic safety practices for home improvement projects
Repair Your Deck
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Review basic safety practices for repairing your deck
- Learn the tools necessary to complete the project
- Examine your deck for problem areas
- Make basic repairs to your deck
- Indentify tools that are available for rental from The Home Depot to complete the project
Next Workshops
- Sunday, June 02 12:00 PM
- Sunday, June 23 12:00 PM
- Sunday, July 21 12:00 PM
Select & Plant Perennials
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Learn about different perennials and how to select the perfect perennials for your garden
- Receive tips on placement of perennials
- Find out how plant and care for perennials
- Learn tricks to dividing perennials
The Power is Yours: Intro to Power Tools
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- A Do-It-Herself workshop
- Learn how to choose the right power tool for your needs
- Identify the features that you are looking for in a power tool
- Safely use drills, sanders, nailers, circular saws, mitre saws, and reciprocating saws
10 Ideas to Enhance Your Home's Curb Appeal
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Paint Exterior & Trim
- Front Door & Locks
- Accessories & Lighting Fixtures
- Landscaping
- Walkways
- Install a Container Garden
- Cleaning Exterior of Home
- Install Shutters
- Upgrade Garage Door
- Mailboxes
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DETAILSBecome a Green Thumb
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Learn how to plant annuals, roses, perennials, bulbs, ornamental grasses and other decorative shrubs
- Learn how to prepare plant beds or pots
- Get tips on planting in difficult areas, such as in the shade or on sloping ground
- Receive lawn care advice
- Learn about fertilizing and watering both new and established plants
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DETAILSBuild a Basket Planter
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for children ages 4-12
- Kids will construct a basket planter using a hammer and glue
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DETAILSBuild a Battery Organizer
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for kids ages 4-12
- Kids will use a hammer and glue to construct this battery organizer
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DETAILSBuild a Birdhouse
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for children ages 4-12
- Kids will learn how to build a birdhouse using a hammer and glue
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DETAILSBuild a Bird Feeder
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for children ages 4-12
- Kids will learn how to build a bird feeder using a hammer and glue
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DETAILSBuild a Bulletin Board
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for children ages 4-12
- Kids will learn how to build a bulletin board using a hammer and glue
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DETAILSBuild a Coaster Set
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for children ages 4-12
- Kids will learn how to build a coaster set using a hammer and glue
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DETAILSBuild a Fire Safety Helicopter
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for children ages 4-12
- Kids will learn how to build a fire safety helicopter using a hammer and glue
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DETAILSBuild a Fire Truck
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for children ages 4-12
- Kids will learn how to build fire truck using a hammer and glue
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DETAILSBuild a Fireboat
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for kids ages 4 - 12
- Kids will use glue, hammers and nails to construct this floating fireboat
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DETAILSBuild a Headboard with Fence Pickets
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Name which tools are necessary to complete the decorative project
- Recall basic safety practices for completing the projects
- Make a creative headboard with fence pickets
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DETAILSBuild an Herb Planter
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for children ages 4-12
- Kids will learn how to build an herb planter using a hammer and glue
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DETAILSBuild a Keepsake Box
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for children ages 4-12
- Kids will learn how to build a keepsake box
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DETAILSBuild a Lawn Mower Pencil Holder
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for children ages 4-12
- Kids will learn how to build a lawn mower pencil holder using a hammer and glue
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DETAILSBuild a Lil' Tool Box
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for children ages 4-12
- Kids will learn how to build their very own lil' tool box using a hammer and glue
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DETAILSBuild a Message Board
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for children ages 4-12
- Kids will learn how to build a message board using a hammer and glue
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DETAILSBuild a Moving Truck
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for children ages 4-12
- Kids will learn how to build a moving truck
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DETAILSBuild a Pencil Box
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for children ages 4-12
- Kids will learn how to build a pencil box using a hammer and glue
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DETAILSBuild a Picture Frame
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- This is a great free activity for kids ages 4 - 12
- Children will learn how to build a picture frame using a hammer and glue
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DETAILSBuild a Planter Box
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for children ages 4-12
- Kids will learn how to build a planter box
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DETAILSBuild a Race Car
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for children ages 4-12
- Kids will learn how to build a race car using a hammer and glue
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DETAILSBuild a Remembrance Day Picture Frame
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- This is a great free activity for children ages 4 - 12
- Kids will learn how to build a Remembrance Day picture frame using a hammer and glue
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DETAILSBuild a Savings Shed
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for children ages 4-12
- Kids will learn how to build a savings shed using a hammer and glue
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DETAILSBuild a Snowman Napkin Holder
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for children ages 4-12
- Kids will learn how to build a snowman napkin holder
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DETAILSBuild a Spice Rack
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for kids ages 4-12
- Kids will use a hammer and glue to construct this spice rack
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DETAILSBuild a Tulip Planter
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for children ages 4-12
- Kids will learn to build a tulip planter using a hammer and glue
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DETAILSBuild a Turkey Napkin Holder
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for children ages 4-12
- Kids will learn how to build a turkey napkin holder
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DETAILSBuild a Valentine Holder
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for children ages 4-12
- Kids will learn how to build a valentine holder using a hammer and glue
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DETAILSBuild a Valentine Shelf
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- This is a great free activity for kids ages 4-12
- Children will learn how to build a valentine shelf using a hammer and glue
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DETAILSBuild a Valet Organizer
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for children ages 4-12
- Kids will learn how to build a valet organizer using a hammer and glue
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DETAILSBuild a Window Bird Feeder
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for children ages 4-12
- Kids will learn how to build a window bird feeder
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DETAILSBuild an Organizer
Workshop Duration: 2 Hours
- A great free activity for children ages 4-12
- Kids will learn how to build an organizer using a hammer and glue
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DETAILSCreate or Maintain a Pavestone Walkway
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Learn the basic procedures involved in laying a paver walkway
- Discover the benefits of using certain rental tools to complete the project
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DETAILSEco-Options: Energy Efficient Appliances
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Understand the environmental and cost benefits of ENERGY STAR appliances
- Learn about energy efficient appliances that meet aesthetic tastes, lifestyle, space, and function needs
- Identify the stylish and energy efficient major appliances that The Home Depot carries
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DETAILSEco-Options: Water Conservation
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Conserve water in your kitchen or bathroom by fixing any leaking or dripping faucets
- Install aerators on your faucet
- Conserve water in your laundry room by purchasing a high-efficiency, front-loading washing machine
- Install a water-efficient shower head and faucet in your bathroom
- Replace any older toilets with ultra-low flow or dual flush models
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DETAILSFamily Fire Safety
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Identify safety measures that help prevent fires
- Create an escape plan for your family
- Identify the best locations for installing smoke detectors
- Select the correct fire extinguisher
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DETAILSHow to Care for Indoor Tropical and Flowering Plants
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Learn which tools and materials are necessary to plant and care for tropical and
flowering plants - Find out what indoor climate conditions are ideal before beginning an indoor
gardening project - Learn how to choose the ideal plant container for your project
- Learn how to repot a plant
- Learn how to choose a location for a plant to be grown indoors
- Learn how to increase humidity around plants
- Learn how to control indoor conditions regarding light, moisture, and air circulation
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DETAILSHow to Save Money on Your Energy Bills
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Lower your thermostat - for every degree lower you may save 3% on your heating bill
- Insulate your attic - you could save as much as 30% on your heating costs
- Install an ENERGY STAR qualified furnace - you could save 30-40% on heating bills
- Install ENERGY STAR qualified windows and doors - save up to 12% on energy costs
- Choose an ENERGY STAR qualified dishwasher - they are at least 25% more energy-efficient than conventional models
- Buy a front loading ENERGY STAR qualified washing machine - they use 40% less water and 50% less energy than top-loading models
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DETAILSInstall a Toilet
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Identify the parts of a standard toilet and explain how they go together and connect to existing plumbing
- Determine appropriate toilet size for a bathroom
- Recall basic safety practices for this project
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DETAILSInstall Ceramic Tile
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- A Do-It-Herself workshop
- Learn how to properly lay out your floor design
- Learn how to lay backerboard (cement board)
- Laying and cutting tile
- Grouting techniques
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DETAILSInstall Crown Moulding
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Learn which tools are necessary to complete the project
- Learn how to mitre and cope corners
- Learn how to measure your walls to determine how much moulding is required
- Learn how to install crown moulding
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DETAILSInstall Crown Moulding
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- A Do-It-Herself workshop
- Learn which tools are necessary to complete the project
- Learn how to mitre and cope corners
- Learn how to measure your walls to determine how much moulding is required
- Learn how to install crown moulding
- Workshop not available at Trois Rivieres, Victoriaville, Sherbrooke, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Granby stores
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DETAILSInstall Drywall
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Name which tools are necessary to install drywall
- Recall basic safety practices for installing drywall
- Select drywall
- Make cuts on drywall
- Hang drywall
- Tape and fill seams between drywall sheets
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DETAILSInstall Hardwood Floors
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- You will learn to select the correct type of hardwood flooring for your home
- Learn to cut and lay hardwood flooring
- Identify the tools you need to complete the project
- Get tips and advice to make the job easier
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DETAILSInstall Insulation
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Learn what materials and tools are necessary for installing insulation and sealing air leaks
- Identify the different types of insulation needed for attics, basements, and crawl spaces
- Learn how to seal interior and exterior air leaks
- Learn how to install a broom sweep on an exterior door
- Review basic safety practices for home improvement projects
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DETAILSInstall New Door Locks and Deadbolts
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Find out which tools you'll need to install a deadbolt and lockset
- Learn how to install a deadbolt and lockset
- Learn the basic safety practices for installing a deadbolt and lockset
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DETAILSInstall Ready-to-Assemble Cabinets
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Learn how to put together a ready-to-assemble cabinet, including the differences between upper and base cabinets
- Learn what tools are necessary to install ready-to-assemble cabinets, find where they are located in the store and what tools are available for rent from The Home Depot
- Review basic safety practices for home improvement projects
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DETAILSInstall Suspended Ceiling
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Find out which tools you'll need to install a CGC DONNR suspended ceiling system.
- Learn the basic safety practices for installing a CGC DONNR
suspended ceiling system. - Learn the benefits of installing a suspended ceiling.
- Learn about wall angles, main tees and cross tees.
- Learn how to lay out a CGC DONNR brand grid system.
- Learn how to cut CGC DONNR ceiling panels.
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DETAILSInstall Hardwood Floors
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- A Do-It-Herself workshop
- You will learn to select the correct type of hardwood flooring for your home
- Learn to cut and lay hardwood flooring
- Identify the tools you need to complete the project
- Get tips and advice to make the job easier
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DETAILSLearn Ways to Be More Green: Organic Gardening and Composting
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Examine your soil and its needs
- Learn how to amend your soil and improve its structure
- Compost your own organic waste
- Select mulch for your garden's needs
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DETAILSOpen the Door to an Organized Closet
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Determine different storage systems to suit individual needs
- Learn about the different closet organization products available at The Home Depot
- Look at wire and engineered wood options
- Learn how to install a ClosetMaid Closet Storage System
- Review basic safety practices for home improvement projects
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DETAILSPaint a Room for $99
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- A Do-It-Herself workshop
- Prepare a home's interior for paint or stain
- Paint or stain the interior of a home
- Paint moulding and trim on a home's interior
- Locate where materials and tools are located in the store
- Workshop not available at Trois Rivieres, Victoriaville, Sherbrooke, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Granby stores
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DETAILSPainting Touch-Ups and Techniques
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Name which tools are necessary to prepare and paint home interiors
- Recall basic safety practices for preparing and painting an interior
- Prepare walls and other interior surfaces for paint
- Paint ceilings, walls, and trim
- Identify where the tools and materials for the project are located in the store
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DETAILSPainting Touch-Ups and Techniques
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- A Do-It-Herself workshop
- Name which tools are necessary to prepare and paint home interiors
- Recall basic safety practices for preparing and painting an interior
- Prepare walls and other interior surfaces for paint
- Paint ceilings, walls, and trim
- Identify where the tools and materials for the project are located in the store
- Workshop not available at Trois Rivieres, Victoriaville, Sherbrooke, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Granby stores
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DETAILSPaint Your Home's Exterior
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- A Do-It-Herself workshop
- Prepare your home's exterior for paint or stain
- Paint or stain the exterior of your home
- Paint moulding and trim
- Locate where the materials and tools that you'll need are located in the store
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DETAILSPlan a Bathroom Renovation
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Learn how to design a bathroom layout
- Learn how to select the ideal bath fixtures for your space
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DETAILSPrepare Your Lawn for Spring
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Learn how to aerate and de thatch your lawn
- Seed your lawn
- Spread fertilizer
- Ensure that you properly maintain your lawn equipment
- Recall basic safety practices for these projects
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DETAILSPrepare Your Lawn for Spring
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- A Do-It-Herself workshop
- Learn how to aerate and de thatch your lawn
- Seed your lawn
- Spread fertilizer
- Ensure that you properly maintain your lawn equipment
- Recall basic safety practices for these projects
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DETAILSQuick Bathroom Updates
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- A Do-It-Herself workshop
- Learn how to choose appropriate faucets for your bathroom needs
- Learn to replace grout and ceramic wall tiles
- Identify and purchase all of the correct The Home Depot products necessary for your bathroom repair and upgrade projects
- Choose lights that are appropriate for your bathroom space
- Choose accessories that give your bathroom character and unity
- Recall basic safety practices for home improvement projects
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DETAILSRenovate a Basement
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Learn which tools and materials are necessary to renovate a basement
- Learn basic safety practices for a basement renovation project
- Learn the steps for installing drywall on a ceiling
- Learn the steps for insulating basement walls
- Learn the steps for building a partition wall
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DETAILSTile A Kitchen Backsplash
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- A Do-It-Herself workshop
- Learn what tools are required to tile a backsplash
- Recall basic safety practices for tiling projects
- Learn basic steps of tiling a backsplash
- Workshop not available at Trois Rivieres, Victoriaville, Sherbrooke, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Granby stores
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DETAILSTile a Tabletop
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Learn which tools and materials are necessary to tile a tabletop
- Identify where the tools for the project are located in the store
- Identify which tools are available for rental
- Recall basic safety practices for tiling a tabletop
- Tile a tabletop
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DETAILSTile Floors and Walls
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Recall basic safety practices for installing ceramic floor tile
- Understand the differences between floor and wall tiles
- Learn how to properly lay out your design
- Learn how to lay backer-board
- Cut, set and grout tile
- Identify where the tools for the project are located in the store
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DETAILSUpdate Your Bathroom Cabinets and Fixtures
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Learn which tools are necessary to replace a faucet, showerhead, and medicine cabinet
- Replace a faucet and showerhead
- Replace a medicine cabinet
- Discover the options available to you when purchasing updated bathroom cabinets
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DETAILSUpdate Your Countertops and Cabinets
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Identify where the tools and materials for the project are located in the store
- Learn the names of the types of countertop surfaces available
- Identify the types of kitchen cabinets available
- Identify door styles and how they fit
- Identify storage options
- Measure, choose, and replace cabinet hardware
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DETAILSUpdate Your Countertops and Cabinets
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- A Do-It-Herself workshop
- Identify where the tools and materials for the project are located in the store
- Learn the names of the types of countertop surfaces available
- Identify the types of kitchen cabinets available
- Identify door styles and how they fit
- Identify storage options
- Measure, choose, and replace cabinet hardware
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DETAILSUpdate Your Deck
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Learn the basic safety practices for the project
- Identify some of the new composite materials that are used in deck construction
- Discover a variety of features that can be added to an existing deck
- Learn about the different railing options for your deck
- Build a planter and bench for your deck
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DETAILSWeatherize Your Home
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Identify the areas of your home where cold drafts are coming in
- Learn how to seal windows, doors and your home's exterior to prevent heat loss
- Learn the proper techniques to weatherstrip your doors
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DETAILSWinterize Your Yard
Workshop Duration: 1 Hour
- Learn how to weatherproof perennials, roses, trees, shrubs and lawns
- Discuss techniques used to winterize hoses and spigots
- Learn how to properly clean and protect your tools over winter


























