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How to Change a Porch to a Screened-in Porch
A screened-in porch is one of the best ways to enjoy the outdoors while avoiding annoyances, such as insects. If your porch has a good roof, you can even enjoy the outdoors in bad weather. Constructing...
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How to Estimate Block Wall Costs
Block walls are useful for a variety of applications. From landscaping to residential foundations, these versatile structures are often used because of their resistance to the elements as well as...
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How to Water Pomegranate Trees
Pomegranates (Punica granatum) are hardy to US Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 through 10. Well-suited for desert climates, these trees require frequent watering after planting to...
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How to Check Attic Ventilation
To avoid rotting wood, clumping insulation and mold, your attic needs to be properly ventilated. Moreover, if you have asphalt shingles on the roof, attic insulation is required to validate the...
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How to Attach Insulated Sheathing
In cold climates, adding a layer of insulated sheathing on the outside of your house may save you a substantial amount in energy costs and reduce the risk of rot and mold in your home. Consisting of...
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How to Design Plumbing
The choices you make when you design your house also affect its plumbing system. An efficient plumbing system starts with a design that saves water and energy resources. A good design incorporates...
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Building Small Exterior Wood Steps
Unless it's practically level with the ground, you'll probably need steps leading to your deck, patio, porch or home entry door. Any rise above seven or eight inches is generally uncomfortable for the...
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How to Handicap-Ready Your Home
Navigating a traditional home can be nearly impossible for someone in a wheelchair or who uses a walker or cane. Whether your family member has a temporary or long-term disability, making your home...
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How to Reuse Stair Railings
Recycling and reusing building materials is a popular option for both saving money and for saving the environment. However, some materials may not always be suitable for reuse in the exact same manner...
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How to Lay Out Stair Stringers for a Deck
A deck is not only one of the most relaxing parts of your home, it also adds considerably to your home's market value. To make the most of your deck, avoid large steps up from the ground to the wood....
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How to Save Water in the Toilet
Toilet technology has come a long way since the days of the 5-gallon-per-flush "water wasters" that were common prior to 1994. Because a federal law established in that year requires that every new...
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How to Wire a New Bathroom
Wiring a new bathroom while you still have access to the wall studs and ceiling rafters is a snap. The few tools that you will need are tools that you most likely already have in your workshop. This is...
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Retaining Walls in Landscapes
Retaining walls are often used in landscapes as a solution for steep slopes. Retaining the slope opens up opportunities for planting and other landscape features, such as patios, and the wall adds a...
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A Guide to Site Planning and Landscape Construction
Landscape construction includes both plantings and outdoor structures. Decks, patios, sheds, retaining walls and fences are all part of a landscape development. Such landscape work is regulated in...
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How to Update the Electric in a Two-Story House
Upgrading the electrical wiring in any home can be challenging. Updating the wiring in a two-story house is especially challenging and frustrating because the new wiring has to be fished up through the...
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Fencing & Hedges for Privacy
Creating adequate privacy can make the difference between enjoying your yard or staying indoors. Even when you get along beautifully with neighbors, part of your landscaping should provide for being...
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How to Create a Fireplace Mantle
Fireplace mantles are not exactly what they seem. Most of them are hollow boxes with no real function other than somewhere to place mementos or pictures. But mantles are a focal point when entering the...
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Ponds as Solutions for a Wet Backyard
A bog for a backyard cuts down on your options. Not a huge variety of plants grow in soggy soil. The water also is a problem if it drains toward the house, and a hard rainfall could cause flooding. A...
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How to Install Recessed Lights Under Kitchen Cabinets
Installing under-cabinet lights makes working in the kitchen both safer and more pleasant. The kitchen countertops are often the shadowy areas in your kitchen because the upper cabinets and your body...
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How to Find Out If You Can Put a House on Land
Building your own house on a piece of land gives you the opportunity to live where you want how you want. Before breaking ground, though, you need to take a careful look at the parcel to find out of it...
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