Portable grills can rust. Grills need maintenance like other appliances. Take care with propane canisters and care for your grill with these tips.
Portable grills can rust. Grills need maintenance like other appliances. Take care with propane canisters and care for your grill with these tips.
Grills come in all shapes and sizes and materials. But you need a quick grill at the last minute. This simple hibachi can be built in five minutes with simple materials. You can disassemble this hibachi grill and save it for the next cook out.
Need a barbeque, but need it simple? When it comes to grills, brick can be a challenge with mortar. Here is a dry stack brick grill plan you can build in two days.
Bridges can be built by one person in a short time. These tips will walk you through some basics for a bridge in your back yard and the proper timing and order of your bridge construction.
Bridges should be sturdy. The greater the bridge span, the larger the joists or beams should be sized. Consider, too, steel beams, which produce a solid bridge design with a short building time.
Planning bridges is wise before you buy lumber. Consider basics as height, weight requirements, span, water level, and width. Draw up a simple bridge plan and lay out the form with string to determine the location of your beams.
The squirrels have been foiled time and again with my wire bird feeder system. A squirrel is inventive, but our bird feeders allow our wild birds to feast in peace.
Outsmarting squirrels at bird feeders can be a full time job. Where there's a bird at a birdfeeder, there's a squirrel that will join them. A squirrel proof bird feeder is a challenge. Here are some options others have tried.
Garden sheds and storage sheds are great little buildings. If you want a deluxe Queen Anne Victorian garden shed, then this may be exactly what you are looking for.
Quality construction involves you. Building codes, which are minimal standards, are essential to understand, will help you select the right contractor for your job and get the proper details in writing before your job begins. Obtaining and reading the national Boca building codes will take you in the right direction. Exceeding residential building codes will upgrade quality.
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