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Backyard Retreat: Setting Up the Base and Walls
DIYnet — Once the skids are in place (see first segment), it's time to build the platform for the backyard retreat cottage. In setting the first platform, you want it to be flush with the rear of the skids. It should be centered along the length of the ...More…
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Backyard Retreat: Finishing Touches and Putting Up the Roof
DIYnet — Secure the walls by pounding nails through the sole plates into the base platforms. And to hold the walls to each other, hammer nails through the lap joints ( On the exterior, hold the joints tight together and then nail through the bottom of the ...More…
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Backyard Retreat: Assembling a Backyard Retreat Kit
DIYnet — Before you get started on a project like this one, you'll need to make sure the work site is properly prepared: Choose a site that is nice and level and has good drainage to make sure the water flows away from the foundation. Pick a site that's .. ...More…
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A Shadow Box Outdoor Trellis
DIYnet — March 18, 2002 -- Decorative outdoor trellis. (SHNS photo by Matt Fox and Shari Hiller / Home & Garden Television) When I purchased my home about five years ago, the exterior of my garage looked kind of bland. So I thought I would grow some ...More…
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How to Build a Gazebo: Building the Frame and the Deck Floor
DIYnet — Gazebos come in all shapes and sizes, either on the ground, up on a high building or on a deck. The shapes include square, seen here, ... Half way through day one and the deck is finished. The walls are next. Experts have found that the closer ...More…
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Gazebo: Assembling the Walls
DIYnet — After day one, host Paul Ryan is seen here with a gazebo that is starting to take its final shape. For this particular gazebo kit, host Paul Ryan will be assembling five main walls and two regular walls that will go on each side of the ...More…
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Gazebo: Adding the Roof and Finishing Touches
DIYnet — After nearly two days of work, your backyard now has a stylish gazebo. Screw one rafter onto the core block and then another one on the opposite side. Once you have two opposite rafters attached, raise the core block ( One of the concerns when ...More…
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Installing a Hot-Tub Gazebo
DIYnet — Gazebos are available in kits and can easily be attached to most decks ( To support your hot tub, use 6" by 6" posts rather than the 4" by 4" posts used for the rest of the deck. Use 2" by 10" beams to support the joists. ...More…
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Walkways, Driveways and Fencing
DIYnet — For safety's sake, don't advertise big purchases such as electronics and power tools by setting the boxes out at the curb. To grow moss, mix up a batch of 12 oz. beer, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar and a couple of clumps of moss. Paint this mixture ...More…
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Outdoor Projects
DIYnet — When trimming bushes and tree limbs, always use sharp tools and make clean, angled cuts. Remove mold and mildew from hard-to-reach corners by dipping an old broom in cleaning solution and wiping it across the spot. Eighty-one percent of American ...More…
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Landscaping, Fencing and Patios
DIYnet — Spray your pruning shears with vegetable oil before using them, and the sticky stuff that accumulates from pruning will clean up easily. Utility and cable companies are happy to mark the locations of underground lines for you at no charge. This ...More…
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Lighting, Patios and Decks, and Gardening
DIYnet — To cash in on unseen savings, use dimmer switches, timers or motion detectors on as many lights as practical to reduce unnecessary energy use. As a rule, always grasp the connector when putting any tension on a connection. You should always brush ...More…