With the pool house finally wrapped up, the backyard was starting to come together — but it still needed some life. The wall behind the pool area was just sitting…
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I've been putting off gutters for a while, partly because I'd never done them before and partly because it kept raining. But honestly, the rain was a blessing in disguise…
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A couple weeks ago I was out in the snow putting up the roof, and now it was 64 degrees outside. That's just how it goes sometimes. Before Christmas I…
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Getting this shed weatherproofed turned into more of an adventure than I expected. The roof was already on from last time, and theoretically water shouldn't be able to get in.…
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Getting back to work on this building project felt good, even though I still had no idea what to call it. A pool house? A shed? Some kind of backyard…
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I've spent years making stuff. I renovated our entire house, built climbing walls, tree houses, and decks. But I had never designed and built a complete structure from the ground…
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Last week I installed some sliding doors to separate our music room from the rest of the house. But looking at them every day, I realized they were pretty bland.…
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I had been putting off renovating two rooms in our house for way too long, and it all came down to one thing: our piano. If you've never dealt with…
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I had a problem. Not the kind where I'm out of ideas - I've got a huge list of projects I want to tackle. The real issue was that every…
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My LEGO collection has been a lifelong obsession. I've kept just about every set since childhood, and they were creating a storage nightmare in my office. Those boxes stacked against…
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