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8 Tips for Installing Wood Molding Like a Pro
Skip to main content 1 / 8 Combine Moldings for Extra Drama I love looking around old houses to see how wood moldings are combined to create baseboards, casings and cornices. I’ve even been surprised when removing old moldings to discover more layers than I originally noticed. The builders knew the advantages of combining small wood moldings.
How to Build an Inexpensive DIY Shed
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Never Connect a Trap to a Vertical Drain Like This
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How to Create the Garage of Your Dreams
Garage Upgrades We ordered hollow-core birch veneer doors for our cabinets, but you can use any 1-3/8-in.-thick doors. For a more traditional look, inexpensive six-panel composite doors would work well. To complement the birch doors, we found 3/4-in. maple plywood at a local home center to use for the cabinet construction. The four-door cabinet entertainment center cost us about $600, or about $60 per linear foot. But you could reduce the cost by choosing less expensive doors and paint-grade plywood.
Build a Faux Stone Interior Accent Wall
How to build an interior stone accent wall You can transform any interior room with a stunning stone accent wall like this. Modern materials and methods allow contractors to create the look of a traditional stone wall with a fraction of the work. In this story, we’ll show you how to install stone veneer on any interior wall of any home. How stone veneer interior accent walls work To provide a strong base for the stone, cement board is attached to the wall framing with screws.
20 Common House Framing Terms You Should Know
1 / 20 Family Handyman Posts and Beams Along with the foundation, posts and beams are the backbone of a house frame. Together they are used to provide support for the framing in areas where a wall would be in the way. The size of posts and beams is determined by how much weight they have to support and calculated by an architect or engineer. Posts and beams can be steel, wood or engineered lumber.
Seal Windows for Winter in 3 Steps
Caulking windows is one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce your heating bills. But how do you know where to start? Here are the top three things you should do to seal your windows for winter. Locate the Leaks Figure out where the biggest window leaks are so you can concentrate your time and money on fixing the worst problems. The best way to do this is by having an energy audit, including a blower-door test, done on your house.
What's Wrong With This Picture? Plus a Trick Question
1 / 11 Quick-and-Easy Handrail Three slapped-together 2x2s do not a railing make. It’s hard to say which this getup fails at more miserably—looks or safety. 2 / 11 The Right Way: Adding a custom-made wrought iron rail is the best way to provide a strong, safe, code-compliant handrail for your exterior stairs. After careful measuring, an ornamental iron company will weld the parts to create a perfect-fitting rail. The rail can be bolted down or set in holes that are then filled with mortar.
How to Avoid Window Condensation in Winter
Window condensation is a nuisance, but worse yet it can cause damage to your window and wood trim finishes, and may be a warning of an even more destructive problem. Family Handyman Window condensation is a nuisance, but worse yet it can cause damage to your window and wood trim finishes, and may be a warning of an even more destructive problem. What causes window condensation Fog or frost on your windows is caused by condensation.
Never Install Your CO Detector Like This
A carbon monoxide detector will only keep your family safe if it's installed correctly. Low-down detector Courtesy American Society of Home Inspectors According to the CDC, more than 400 Americans die from unintentional carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning every year, so putting your detector in the right spot is not just smart, it may be a life-saving decision. It’s hard to find anything good to say about the placement of the CO detector in the above picture.
How To Make Your Own Barn Wood
It’s easy to do, looks authentic and saves you a fortune! Introduction Whether you’re creating a rustic interior or adding aged wood accents to a modern decorating scheme, barn wood is a popular choice. And the good news is you don’t have to pick through piles of splintery old lumber or pay exorbitant prices for the look of barn wood. You can easily transform inexpensive pine boards into rustic boards that are almost indistinguishable from the real thing.
How to Install a Paver Patio Base
Let plastic paver patio base panels take the place of the gravel base to eliminate tons of labor. Introduction A traditional base for a paver or stone patio is a 6-inch-deep layer of compacted gravel. For a typical 10 x 12-foot patio, that means carting away about 2-1/2 tons of soil, and hauling in the same amount of gravel. But there’s an easier way. Let plastic panels take the place of the gravel base.
What’s Wrong With This Picture? Plus a Trick Question
Three slapped-together 2x2s do not a railing make. It’s hard to say which this getup fails at more miserably—looks or safety.
How to Install Edging for Plywood
Woodworking We'll show you how to add solid wood nosing to plywood shelves, bookcases and cabinets to cover up the ugly edge that plywood leaves. Applying the nosing will give your projects an attractive, finished edge. This article covers everything a DIYer needs to know to install the nosing.
What's Wrong With This Picture? Plus a Trick Question
View as slideshow We’ll show you the problem—and the fix. Family Handyman Quick-and-Easy Handrail Three slapped-together 2x2s do not a railing make. It’s hard to say which this getup fails at more miserably—looks or safety. The Right Way: Adding a custom-made wrought iron rail is the best way to provide a strong, safe, code-compliant handrail for your exterior stairs. After careful measuring, an ornamental iron company will weld the parts to create a perfect-fitting rail.
Super-Capacity Tool Cart
Buy PDF & Cut List Roll it to your work zone for instant access; park it in a corner for space-saving storage. Multiple Days Intermediate Introduction This tool cart takes about two days to build, costs between $350 and $450 and can be completed by a DIYer with intermediate skill level. Check out all of the plans and tips below.
10 Painting Safety Tips Every Homeowner Should Know
View as slideshow Painting Stay safe from the hidden dangers of painting! Here are 10 painting safety tips we think every homeowner should know. J. Bicking/Shutterstock Test for Lead Originally, adding color, increasing durability and speeding up drying time were some of the reasons lead was added to paint. But unfortunately, the lead in paint also made paint dust and paint chips hazardous. Exposure to lead can cause many adverse health effects.
Build an Ultimate Container Storage Cabinet
Kitchen It’s always a challenge to find matching containers and lids. This rollout solves the problem by keeping them all neatly organized and easily accessible. The full-extension drawer slides are the key. To simplify tricky drawer slide installation, we’ve designed an ingenious carrier system that allows you to mount the slides and make sure everything is working smoothly before the unit is mounted in the cabinet.
How to Choose the Right Paint Brush
View as slideshow Home Improvement Faced with a bewildering array of paint brushes at your local home centre, paint store or hardware store, choosing the right paint brush can be overwhelming. But don’t worry! Here’s how to narrow down the different types of paint brushes and pick the right brush for your project. Photo: Shutterstock Match the bristle type to your finish Paint brushes are available with either synthetic bristles or natural bristles made from animal hair.
How to Choose the Right Paint Brush
Family Handyman Faced with a bewildering array of paint brushes at your local home center, paint store or hardware store, choosing the right paint brush can be overwhelming. But don’t worry! Here’s how to narrow down the different types of paint brushes and pick the right brush for your project. Match the bristle type to your finish. Paint brushes are available with either synthetic bristles or natural bristles made from animal hair.
The 3 Best Tips for How to Seal Windows for Winter
Windows How to Seal Windows for Winter Sealing windows is one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce your heating bills. But how do you know where to start? Here are the top three things you should do to seal your windows for winter. 1. Locate the leaks. Figure out where the biggest leaks are so you can concentrate your time and money on fixing the worst problems. The best way to do this is by having an energy audit, including a blower-door test, done on your house.
How to Avoid Window Condensation in Winter
Windows Family Handyman Window condensation is a nuisance, but worse yet it can cause damage to your window and wood trim finishes, and may be a warning of an even more destructive problem. What causes window condensation Fog or frost on your windows is caused by condensation. Condensation happens when the temperature of the glass is at or below the dew point of the air in your house. If the glass temperature in below freezing, then frost will form on your windows.
This is the Best Way to Winterize Windows
Family Handyman Keep out those winter winds by sealing up your drafty windows. The best way to winterize your windows is to add a sealed layer of plastic or glass over the window. And the cheapest, easiest way to do this is by installing an interior window insulation kit. Duck brand Shrink Film Window Insulation Kit and 3M Window Insulator Kit are two readily available options. Winterizing windows should always start with interior and exterior caulking and weatherstrip repairs.
How to Seal Windows for Winter
Windows Africa Studio/Shutterstock Depending on the age and condition of your house, you could be losing up to 30% of your heat through your windows. Some of this heat loss is through the glass itself in the form of convection or radiation. Shades or other tight-fitting window coverings will reduce this heat loss. But a lot of heat is also lost through cracks around the window or through gaps in the weatherstripping.
How to Make a DIY Rustic Barn Door and Hardware
Buy PDF & Cut List High style with low-cost lumber — and a few tricks. Every editorial product is independently selected, though we may be compensated or receive an affiliate commission if you buy something through our links. Ratings and prices are accurate and items are in stock as of time of publication. Multiple Days Intermediate Introduction If you’ve investigated rustic “barn” doors, you’ve probably gotten sticker shock.
How to Build a Laundry Room Pedestal
Introduction Front-loading appliances have a lot of great features, but being easy on your back isn’t one of them. That’s why manufacturers offer matching pedestals that raise the machines to a comfortable height. But these pedestals cost up to $250 each, and you still won’t have a place to stash laundry baskets. With our plan, you can build your own unit for about half the cost, and get a functional pedestal that will look great in any laundry room.
How to Build a Simple Rustic Barn Door
DIY Rustic Barn Door and Hardware High style with low-cost lumber — and a few tricks. Introduction If you’ve investigated rustic “barn” doors, you’ve probably gotten sticker shock. But we can help. In this article we’ll show you how to build a simple barn door, including how to distress new pine boards for a weathered look.
Garage Makeover: How to Achieve the Garage Floor of Your Dreams
Protect the walls with masking tape before mixing any of the coating. After a bucket is mixed, cut in along the walls with a synthetic paintbrush about 5 ft. in both directions from the corner. Pour a ribbon of coating onto the floor about 5 in. wide, 1 ft. away from the wall and 5 ft. long. Roll out the coating into a 5 x 5-ft. square until it’s evenly distributed. Then create circular patterns by swirling the roller throughout the patch of coating.
Garage Makeover: How to Create the Garage of Your Dreams
Garage Makeover: How to Create the Garage of Your Dreams Get the garage of your dreams one step at a time. This makeover includes high-capacity cabinets, a new garage door, a floor coating and a built-in entertainment center. Garage Upgrades We ordered hollow-core birch veneer doors for our cabinets, but you can use any 1-3/8-in.-thick doors. For a more traditional look, inexpensive six-panel composite doors would work well. To complement the birch doors, we found 3/4-in.
Game Day Shed | The Family Handyman
After you assemble the roof panels and set them aside, it’s time to build and stand the walls. But first, snap chalk lines on the slab to locate the outside edge of the walls. Using Figure B as a guide, mark the four corners of the shed on the slab. Measure diagonally from opposite corners. The two diagonal measurements should be equal. If not, adjust the marks until they are. Then snap chalk lines.
How to Make Your Own Barn Wood
Whether you’re creating a rustic interior or adding aged wood accents to a modern decorating scheme, barn wood is a popular choice. And the good news is you don’t have to pick through piles of splintery old lumber or pay exorbitant prices for the look of barn wood. You can easily transform inexpensive pine boards into rustic boards that are almost indistinguishable from the real thing. In this story we’ll give you a recipe for doing just that. The 8-ft.
Make Your Own Barn Wood | The Family Handyman
Whether you’re creating a rustic interior or adding aged wood accents to a modern decorating scheme, barn wood is a popular choice. And the good news is you don’t have to pick through piles of splintery old lumber or pay exorbitant prices for the look of barn wood. You can easily transform inexpensive pine boards into rustic boards that are almost indistinguishable from the real thing. In this story we’ll give you a recipe for doing just that. The 8-ft.
Why You Should Never Use Your Ladder Like This
There's nothing wrong with finding a shortcut to make your next DIY project easier...unless that shortcut breaks basic safety rules. Make sure you're not making these dangerous ladder mistakes. This window washer is making the most of a ladder that’s too short. But if his luck runs out, he’ll pay a hefty price for ignoring basic ladder safety rules. If you’re attempting a DIY project on your home, make sure you’re familiar with the tips and techniques for using an extension ladder safely.
Never, Ever Use Your Ladder Like This
This window washer is making the most of a ladder that’s too short. But if his luck runs out, he’ll pay a hefty price for ignoring basic ladder safety rules. Photo: Courtesy of American Society of Home Inspectors This window washer is making the most of a ladder that’s too short. But if his luck runs out, he’ll pay a hefty price for ignoring basic ladder safety rules. Two rules are being broken here. Can you guess what they are?
The Right (and Wrong) Way to Splice Beams
This floating beam is so wrong! There’s no sense installing a beam that’s not supported by a post. But that’s what this deck builder did. Maybe the builder assumed that attaching the beam to the end of another beam would do the trick. Splices in beams should be supported by a post or structural column of some sort. The post or column should rest on a foot-ing that meets local building code requirements. And the beams should be connected to the post with an approved metal connector.
Never, Ever Use Your Ladder Like This
This window washer is making the most of a ladder that’s too short. But if his luck runs out, he’ll pay a hefty price for ignoring basic ladder safety rules. Photo: Courtesy of American Society of Home Inspectors This window washer is making the most of a ladder that’s too short. But if his luck runs out, he’ll pay a hefty price for ignoring basic ladder safety rules. Two rules are being broken here. Can you guess what they are?
Never Connect a Trap to a Vertical Drain Like This
When a trap connects to a vertical drain, install a tee fitting. A "sanitary tee" gives the waste arm a slight downward slope, enough for good flow, but not enough to create a siphon. Photo: Courtesy of American Society of Home Inspectors Connecting a trap to a vertical drain with a wye fitting and a 45-degree elbow seems like a good idea. But it's not. As water drains down the steep slope at the wye, it can create a siphon effect such that water will be sucked out of the trap.
Never Connect a Trap to a Vertical Drain Like This
Wye is This Wrong? Photo: Courtesy of American Society of Home Inspectors Connecting a trap to a vertical drain with a wye fitting and a 45-degree elbow seems like a good idea. But it’s not. As water drains down the steep slope at the wye, it can create a siphon effect such that water will be sucked out of the trap. And the empty trap will allow sewer gas to flow into your home.
Easier Paver Patio Base That Will Save Your Back
Plastic panels eliminate TONS of labor. A traditional base for a paver or stone patio is a 6-in.-deep layer of compacted gravel. For a typical 10 x 12-ft. patio, that means carting away about 2-1/2 tons of soil, and hauling in the same amount of gravel. But there’s an easier way. Let plastic panels take the place of the gravel base. For that same patio, you would need only 24 paver base panels weighing a total of about 30 lbs. to replace the 2-1/2 tons of gravel.
Easier Paver Patio Base That Will Save Your Back
A traditional base for a paver or stone patio is a 6-in.-deep layer of compacted gravel. For a typical 10 x 12-ft. patio, that means carting away about 2-1/2 tons of soil, and hauling in the same amount of gravel. But there’s an easier way. Let plastic panels take the place of the gravel base. For that same patio, you would need only 24 paver base panels weighing a total of about 30 lbs. to replace the 2-1/2 tons of gravel. Pavers: The top layer will be the pavers of your choice.
Built-in Bath Cabinet
If you’re short on bathroom storage space, this built-in cabinet could be just the ticket. It’s large and spacious, yet the shallow depth allows easy viewing and access to all of the contents. No more digging around in drawers or the dark corners of linen closets to find what you need. And since it’s recessed into the wall, you won’t lose any valuable floor space. This bath cabinet project is a great introduction to basic cabinet-building skills.
Where the Rangers rank in the latest Hockey News Future Watch issue
In his debut with the Rangers on Wednesday, Vladislav Namestnikov scored a goal and added an assist in the Rangers win over Vancouver. Namestnikov played 17:57 with the Rangers, 1:39 on the PP and 5:55 in the first, 7:09 in the second, 4:01 in the third and 52 seconds in OT while skating between Jimmy Vesey and Mats Zuccarello. He had 3 shots on goal, 1 shot attempt blocked, 1 shot that missed the net, 1, giveaway, 1 takeaway, 3 blocked shots and was 4 and 7 on faceoffs. Read More
What Alain Vigneault said after the loss in Tampa
In his debut with the Rangers on Wednesday, Vladislav Namestnikov scored a goal and added an assist in the Rangers win over Vancouver. Namestnikov played 17:57 with the Rangers, 1:39 on the PP and 5:55 in the first, 7:09 in the second, 4:01 in the third and 52 seconds in OT while skating between Jimmy Vesey and Mats Zuccarello. He had 3 shots on goal, 1 shot attempt blocked, 1 shot that missed the net, 1, giveaway, 1 takeaway, 3 blocked shots and was 4 and 7 on faceoffs. Read More
The difference between the two teams last night
Alain Vigneault said that last night the Lightning came at the Rangers as hard as any team has in the first period this season. Vigneault said that while Tampa Bay "dominated," the Rangers got better as the game went along and executed better. Mats Zuccarello said after the game on MSG that in the first two periods "you saw the difference between a bottom team and a top team. They were better in all the aspects of the game.
Updates from Rangers practice on Friday
In his debut with the Rangers on Wednesday, Vladislav Namestnikov scored a goal and added an assist in the Rangers win over Vancouver. Namestnikov played 17:57 with the Rangers, 1:39 on the PP and 5:55 in the first, 7:09 in the second, 4:01 in the third and 52 seconds in OT while skating between Jimmy Vesey and Mats Zuccarello. He had 3 shots on goal, 1 shot attempt blocked, 1 shot that missed the net, 1, giveaway, 1 takeaway, 3 blocked shots and was 4 and 7 on faceoffs. Read More
What Alain Vigneault said before the game in Tampa
In his debut with the Rangers on Wednesday, Vladislav Namestnikov scored a goal and added an assist in the Rangers win over Vancouver. Namestnikov played 17:57 with the Rangers, 1:39 on the PP and 5:55 in the first, 7:09 in the second, 4:01 in the third and 52 seconds in OT while skating between Jimmy Vesey and Mats Zuccarello. He had 3 shots on goal, 1 shot attempt blocked, 1 shot that missed the net, 1, giveaway, 1 takeaway, 3 blocked shots and was 4 and 7 on faceoffs. Read More
Rangers lose to Lightning 5-3 as late comeback falls short
In his debut with the Rangers on Wednesday, Vladislav Namestnikov scored a goal and added an assist in the Rangers win over Vancouver. Namestnikov played 17:57 with the Rangers, 1:39 on the PP and 5:55 in the first, 7:09 in the second, 4:01 in the third and 52 seconds in OT while skating between Jimmy Vesey and Mats Zuccarello. He had 3 shots on goal, 1 shot attempt blocked, 1 shot that missed the net, 1, giveaway, 1 takeaway, 3 blocked shots and was 4 and 7 on faceoffs. Read More
Tonight's game: Rangers at Lightning, 7:30 p.m.
TAMPA -- The New York Rangers hit the road on Thursday to visit Rangers South, also known as the Tampa Bay Lightning. The meeting at Amalie Arena features a matchup between the two teams that made the biggest deal at the trade deadline on Feb. 26 Tampa Bay acquired defenseman Ryan McDonagh and forward J.T. Miller from the Rangers in exchange for Vladislav Namestnikov, two prospects and two picks.
Updates from the morning skate in Tampa Bay
In his debut with the Rangers on Wednesday, Vladislav Namestnikov scored a goal and added an assist in the Rangers win over Vancouver. Namestnikov played 17:57 with the Rangers, 1:39 on the PP and 5:55 in the first, 7:09 in the second, 4:01 in the third and 52 seconds in OT while skating between Jimmy Vesey and Mats Zuccarello. He had 3 shots on goal, 1 shot attempt blocked, 1 shot that missed the net, 1, giveaway, 1 takeaway, 3 blocked shots and was 4 and 7 on faceoffs. Read More
How JT Miller has played since being with Tampa Bay
Since joining Tampa Bay, JT Miller has 2 goals and 3 assists in four games. Tampa coach Jon Cooper said that Miller has been "everything" the Lightning have needed up front and provides the "heavy body" that the team lacked.
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