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Screened Patio: Do It Yourself Style

A screened patio is a versatile addition to any home. It provides a secure open-air living area that you can revel in all year round. It helps stop dirt and shields your family from the risks brought by pests and mosquitoes. And you'll be assured of the seclusion the screened patio gives.

Should You Buy a Fence or Plant a Hedge?

Homeowners seeking to provide a clear delineation of their property line will grapple with this question: buy a fence, or plant a hedge? Many may be surprised to find that each option offers nearly equal ...

Building a Garden Shed: A Quick and Simple Overview

As any homeowner will tell you, one can never have enough storage space. Rather than cluttering the garage with power tools, lawn mowers, and landscaping and gardening equipment, many individuals have instead opted to add a garden shed to their property.

My Review of Ted's Woodworking Program

If you're one of those people who enjoys woodworking crafts or projects and have some basic carpentry skills, then this website will interest you in the same way that it did me. The key interest point for me was that there are over 16,000 woodworking plans which you can instantly download from

4 Backyard Shed Suggestions Before You Begin Your Backyard Shed Construction

If you have plans to build backyard shed in the future, I have four suggestions that will make your backyard-shed construction go smoother. The first of my backyard-shed suggestions is to get a good set of do it yourself backyard-shed plans. If you purchase a DIY storage shed kit, it should have all

Rubber Adhesives and its Many Uses

Rubber adhesives are made from a variety of compound combinations including; resins, agents and additives. These compounds are added in order to boost certain characteristics.

Generating Your Own Electricity with Wind and Solar Power

Generating Your Own Electricity with Wind and Solar Power With the growing interest in alternative energy technologies, many homeowners are turning to wind and solar power to generate their own electricity. Both of these solutions ...

Could You Fit A New Kitchen?

A friend of mine has some pretty good Do It Yourself (DIY) skills, but even I was surprised when he announced that he was about to fit a completely new kitchen in his house. That ...

Get Smart and Learn How to Build Solar Panels to Save Money

Lots of reasons exist for learning how to build solar panels for your home. For some, it is simply a question of saving money. For others, it is also about saving the environment. Others still are interested in doing both.

Increase your Home's Energy Efficiency

Make sure you have the right amount of insulation First, check the insulation in your attic and ceilings meet the levels recommended for your particular geographic region. Insulation is measured in R-values, the higher the ...

Windmill for Home Electricity System

The first known wind wheel dates back to the first century, with wind powered prayer wheels dating back to the fifth and seventh centuries AD. The first actual windmill was created around the ninth an