How to work with wood inside and outside the home. In this category we will be looking into bush carpentry and indoor and outdoor carpentry. Learn new hints and tips with these easy to follow guides.
Laminate flooring is a favorite choice in homes today and is commonly touted as a do-it-yourself project. Because laminate flooring is susceptible to chipping during the installation process, the proper…
Laminate flooring is a popular do-it-yourself project, and the average homeowner can install a laminate floor as a weekend project. While the full planks of laminate can be easily cut…
You can hang wood fascia boards to prevent water damage to your roof, but they also have some cosmetic benefits. You need to spend time both preparing and hanging wood…
Mounted at the roofline, fascia boards and soffits cover exposed sections of roof trusses over the sides of a house. Nailing these boards to the rafters creates a barrier that…
Bargeboard (probably from Medieval Latin bargus, or barcus, a scaffold, and not from the now obsolete synonym “vergeboard”) is a board fastened to the projecting gables of a roof to…
Building a roof is a complex task that, for a beginner, may involve learning new terms. Rake, for instance, refers to the sloping edge, while fascia is the facing board…
Drilling holes in wood is not difficult if you use the right tools and proper technique. Some common mistakes are to use bits for drilling metal, and drilling at high…
Roofing felt, commonly called tar paper, is an important component of any roofing system. It provides the roof with additional waterproofing and protects the wood sheathing of a roof until…
Roofing felt, also referred to as “builder’s felt” or “roofing felt paper,” is underlayed on roofs before coverings such as asphalt or wood shingles are added. Resembling black tar paper,…
Roofing felt is a paper-like material made of organic fibers and saturated with asphalt tar. It is available for purchase in large rolls. Common classifications of roofing felt used in…