Simple Guide to Outdoor Tool Maintenance | Ask This Old House

Simple Guide to Outdoor Tool Maintenance | Ask This Old House




Resurfacing Concrete Steps: A Cost Effective Solution

Resurfacing concrete steps brings back the luster and vibrancy they once had, and makes dilapidated ones safe again. The process is simple but must be controlled to keep people from walking on the fresh cement. The steps themselves will be unavailable for three to four days while they dry.

No Rush, Epoxy Stays Fresh

Just because a product is durable doesn’t always mean that this durability translates into a long shelf-life. Sometimes products are only reliable if they are used almost immediately after purchase. Luckily, epoxy flooring doesn’t fall into that category.

Epoxy Flooring: The Gift of Durability and Function

For the home improvement aficionado, for the renovation procrastinator, for the DIY’er in the making -nothing says “I’m thinking of you” like an epoxy floor. Seriously! Every part of the house gets its beautification day except the garage. While people are willing to wade through aisle after aisle of two by fours and tricked out drills to redo a kitchen, the section dedicated to garage maintenance often gets overlooked.

Self Built Storage

I would venture to say at one time or another everyone has considered self built Storage. The time has actually never been better than now to build it. The technology is out there, this is a Project you can enjoy.

Canopies – Covering for Your Needs

If you have enough yard space available to you but are lacking in enough garage space to fill your family’s vehicle needs, you may want to look into purchasing canopies as finishing touches for your home. These kinds of canopies can serve many purposes. They can be used for parties, for relaxing in the outdoors during the summertime, or for storage.

Woodwork DIY For Beginner

Woodworking has become a popular hobby for many people in recent years. The pleasure of creating something with your own hands and appreciating the final woodwork is beyond description. Only those who have laid their hands on a woodworking project understand the satisfaction of this popular hobby. Not everybody is a professional woodworker. In fact, not everyone wants to be a professional woodworker. Many take up woodworking merely as a hobby because they have a great time building and making things. Woodworking DIY affords a woodwork hobbyist the freedom to be hands on and the personal touch for a project. That in itself is one of the greatest joy of woodworking.

Victorian Garden Design

In the mid to late 1800s, the Victorian era brought a new passion for ornamental gardening to England. With beautiful statues, fencing and garden decor, those of the upper class, with an abundance of free time, created gorgeous and elaborate formal and informal gardens that brought the detailed decor found inside the home out into the garden.

Woodworker Plans Review

Woodworking plans have a very important role in determining the success and failure of a woodwork project. A nice project with a blueprint poorly designed or drawn will not result in a nice woodwork in the end. When all other factors, such as tools, wood, and skills, of a project are in place, plan becomes the blueprint or map to complete the project. If the map is not clear or wrong, the final work of the project will also be wrong. Therefore, plan plays a very important role in determining the final outcome of a project.

Tips on How To Do Your House Painting Right

Many people are learning DIY or Do-It-Yourself skills. The reasons are noble as well as practical. Noble because they are trying to learn skills and become satisfied upon seeing the work of their hands.

Another Corner Fireplace Design

My latest ventless fireplace job has to be by far one of the best. I was able to put all of my creativity into my work and I incorporated quite a few great ideas. The ventless fireplace corner design is not only a very aesthetically pleasing addition to the living room, but leading edge anyone that can have.