Homeowner

Prevent drafts from entering your home by adding door sweeps with our easy how-to guide.

In the first installment of our two-part series on eliminating drafts, we’re sharing how to add weatherstripping to two doors: one using a door jamb weatherstrip kit, the other with self-adhesive foam.

In this series, we're learning about the various products sold by Screw Products Inc., from their president and CEO, Jim Miller. Today, we’ll be focusing on the function and practical use for cement board screws.

Welcome back to the second Dunn DIY glamping workshop!

This small, folding camping table is portable and stores easily. It’s a must-have for your DIY camping set.

In the first installment of our non-incised pressure-treated lumber series, we walked through the basics of working with non-incised treated lumber. In this post, we get a little more specific and share how we used non-incisedpressure-treated lumber for a deck project.

When changes involve moving walls, the question often comes up: “Are these load-bearing or partition walls?” Instinctively, most people know it’s more complex to work with load-bearing walls than partition walls. But how can you tell if a wall is load-bearing when you can’t see the framing? There are quite a few signs to help you answer this question.  

Non-incised lumber is used for applications where strength isn't a big concern, and pressure-treated lumber is an innovative product that provides long-term protection for your wood structures. 

Since this gate swings just fine, we’re not having to fix sagging or other problems. The homeowner wanted a new type of latch that was easy to operate from either side of the gate, and we replaced the hinges too.