Tim Carter shows how to use a deck corner bracket to reinforce a corner when connecting deck joists with a band board. The same is true for a suspended wood floor system. For more DIY Shed building tips and information and to purchase the actual plans for the shed in this video, click the following […]
Tim Carter demonstrates how to use an offset string to get a wood beam perfectly straight. For more DIY Shed building tips and information and the actual plans for the shed in this video, click the following links: SHED PLANNING: https://www.askthebuilder.com/how-to-plan-a-shed SHEDS for STORAGE: https://www.askthebuilder.com/storage-sheds GARDEN SHEDS: https://www.askthebuilder.com/garden-sheds SHED RAMPS: https://www.askthebuilder.com/shed-ramps/ ACTUAL SHED PLANS: http://go.askthebuilder.com/plans […]
DEAR TIM: Last week you talked about a removing a shower floor in a project you’re doing. I have a big bathroom remodel project I’m about to start but I’ve never done one before. I don’t know when to do what and am worried about wasting time, materials and causing damage to finished surfaces. Is […]
Holy Cucumber, the week FLEW past! Does it do the same for you? I've made enormous progress on the bathroom remodel here. Yesterday I got two of the three new walls up. The third one will go up tomorrow after I spend today in a cramped and dark space above a basement closet. While doing […]
Tim Carter shows why a notched post is better than bolting a beam to a post. For more DIY Shed building tips and information and to purchase the actual plans for the shed in this video, click the following links: SHED PLANNING: https://www.askthebuilder.com/how-to-plan-a-shed SHEDS for STORAGE: https://www.askthebuilder.com/storage-sheds GARDEN SHEDS: https://www.askthebuilder.com/garden-sheds SHED RAMPS: https://www.askthebuilder.com/shed-ramps/ ACTUAL SHED […]
Tim Carter explains the parts of a typical hold down anchor and how to connect a wood post to a concrete pier using one. The hold down anchor prevents uplift. Strong winds can lift a wood shed from a foundation causing it to tumble across a yard or field. For more DIY Shed building tips […]
Big Ass LED Light - Small but Bright! A few months ago, I was approached by the fine folks at Haiku Home. They make fans and they recently started to dip their toes into the LED light marketplace announcing their Big Ass LED Light. The engineers at Haiku Home came up with a durable, futuristic, […]
Tim Carter demonstrates how to install through bolts while assembling a wood floor system on wood 6 x 6 posts for a DIY shed. Through bolts make for a better connection than lag bolts. Lag bolts are unacceptable because if the installer over tightens them, the wood fibers get shredded by the coarse threads and […]
How to Build a Wood Frame Floor Part 1 Tim Carter demonstrates in this DIY Shed series how to build a wood frame floor using treated lumber and 6 x 6 wood posts. Earlier in this video series and playlist, Carter showed how to build and notch the wood posts. For more DIY Shed […]
Tim Carter demonstrates how to use the straight edge of a framing square to check to see if a wide piece of lumber is cupped. Cupped lumber is when there's a hollow spot on one side and a hump on the other side. You don't want a cupped piece of lumber as the outer band […]
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