Aluminum stands are now available to move your saw on and provide a solid, rigid and level working surface. Attaching the brackets to a saw takes but minutes. The brackets are equipped with spring-loaded clamps that allow you to place the saw at an infinite number of positions on the stand.
Building a wall for a shed or a house is not that hard, but then again, there are many places you can make a mistake. Understand there are many ways to achieve your wall-building goal. What follows are methods I’ve used to build walls that are square, plumb and level.
This video provides a little tip when building the walls of the shed. This is just one of the many step-by-step videos that will be created showing how to build a wood shed from start to finish.
Tim Carter shows how to use Dow closed cell foam insulation board to insulate the floor of an outdoor shed. Discover the additional benefits of the foam board in this video. Also watch for the ingenious tabs used to hold the insulation in place.
Footers are a very important structural component of a house. In most cases, the footer is the only part of the house that touches the earth. Footers are commonly called spread footers because they spread the weight of the house over a wider area than if you just poured the foundation walls allowing them to touch the ground.
With mortgage rates at all-time lows, it is a great time to build a new house. Having complete and detailed house plans is a must. A complete set of blueprints ensures the job is done according to the specifications with no room for interruption.
Early cordless power tools lacked battery performance. The latest technology in cordless tool batteries is lithium. You'll find lithium in the battery cells of the top cordless tools.
Tim Carter demonstrates the Milwaukee 6146-30 Grinder, a well-balanced and powerful 4.5-inch grinder. Watch what it does to a railroad track.
If you’re looking for a durable cordless drill that accepts drill bit sizes up to one-half inch, then you absolutely must give this drill a serious look. Out of the box it’s well-balanced, comfortable and engineered to be a workhorse.
Concrete piers are vertical structural elements that support the weight of a building or structure. Their design and installation must consider the weight being supported and the frost line in your area. There are preformed concrete pier forms that provide you with the properly shaped concrete pier foundation.
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