How to Remove Flaking Deck Stain
Remove stubborn solid stain from your deck and make it look like new!
How to Paint and Restore a Deck
Follow these tips and your deck restoration project will be flawless.
Deck Privacy Fence
A quiet and private space is only a weekend away with a deck privacy screen.
How to Build a Backyard Oasis
A shaded retreat that's surprisingly easy to build. Place it next to your deck or anywhere in your yard.
Essential Advice for Building a DIY Wheelchair Ramp
These wheelchair ramp plans will help you to build and install a handicap ramp that's safe and efficient.
Easy Deck Inspection and Repair Tips
When's the last time you really looked at your deck? That's too long. Inspect it now with these tips.
11 Cool DIY Deck Add-On Ideas
It’s time to turn your blah deck into your summer happy place. These easy add-ons (much cheaper than an entire...
12 Ideas for Lighting Up Your Deck
When night falls, you'll need these deck lighting ideas to help create a great space to hang out and enjoy...
7 Deck Building Tips from the Pros
Techniques for deck building, framing a deck, building stairs and railings and adding deck trim.
Build a Garden Archway
Make this charming metal garden arch climber from $25 of steel-no welding required!
How to Build a Wooden Walkway
Create a boardwalk in your back yard
12 Things You Should Never Do to Your Deck
A backyard deck is a wonderful place to relax or entertain. Make sure you take care of it the right...
How to Build a Pergola
Get more shade with this low-maintenance retreat.
Easy Weekend Projects to Increase the Value of Your Home
Whether you paint your front door or add potted plants, these home improvement ideas can turn your house from not-too-hot...
Remove That Wooden Fence Post with These 5 Easy Steps
Make fence post demo a snap with these five easy steps!
The Easiest Way to Color Code Keys
It seems the older I get, the more keys I carry around. Between the car, house, shed and garage, I...
24 Tips for Turning a Shed Into a Tiny House
If you have a storage shed in your backyard, it can be converted into a usable, livable space where you...
13 Tips for Building a Shed
Need a shed for storing tools or just hanging out? Here are some tips from experienced builders to help you...
8 Fall Landscaping Myths You Need to Stop Believing
When the air turns crisp and the leaves turn brown, many people's thoughts turn to bonfires, apple cider and Halloween....
4 Easy Ways to Dress Up a Cheap Planter
Great outdoor planters don't need to be expensive. We've got you covered with five effortless ways to create decorative cheap...
How To Build a Butterfly House for Your Yard
Build this simple DIY butterfly house for under $20.
How To Build a DIY Cedar Screen House
The perfect outdoor retreat.
5 Greenhouses For Your Backyard
A little retreat for the botanist, these greenhouse hideaways will make you and your plants happy.
The Right (and Wrong) Way to Splice Beams
There’s no sense installing a beam that’s not supported by a post. But that’s what this deck builder did. Maybe...
How To Flash a Deck Ledger Board on Vinyl Siding
Here's the right way to do it
7 Things You Should Do When Building Your Deck
Want to avoid deck decay and enjoy your outdoor space for the rest of your days? If you use these...
15 Shed Building Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
The Family Handyman editors have decades of experience building sheds. Here, they share their top lessons learned, so you can...
16 Things You Should Not Do When Cutting Down a Tree
When felling a tree, it is imperative that you take the necessary precautions (and avoid these 16 no-nos) to keep...
Joist Leveler
When you’re building a deck or other structure solo, it’s pretty hard to level long joists and beams, then hold...
