Don’t mess with roof trusses without consulting structural engineer
DEAR TIM: My family is growing and I need to move my home office. I looked up into the attic over my garage that's built with standard roof trusses. There's...
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What size fence posts are best?
DEAR TIM: I've got a 5-foot 6-inch tall wood privacy fence with very little gap between the vertical wood pieces. When I built the fence I used four-by-four posts in...
How to repair stucco and concrete block
DEAR TIM: I live in a house with a concrete block foundation. I think the outside of the block has decorative stucco on it because the exterior of the block...
How to mix concrete like a pro
DEAR TIM: I'm going to do an ambitious concrete project this summer pouring a long sidewalk. My initial results are disappointing. The finish I'm getting on my concrete is rough,...
How to drill door lockset holes
DEAR TIM: I've got to install a new interior door lockset. The door has no holes in it. I'm completely perplexed at how to drill the holes. Do I just...
Installing a pocket door no problem for DIYer
DEAR TIM: The house I grew up in had magnificent pocket doors that disappeared into the walls. In several rooms, the two doors would slide out and meet one another...
Increase your productivity with an electric multitool
DEAR TIM: I'm anxious to get started on several projects now that spring is here. I have my eye on one of the electric oscillating multitools. I wonder if you've...
Design a shed that solves your storage problems
DEAR TIM: I've been putting it off for years, but I'm finally going to build an outdoor shed. My garage is so full of junk that I gave up parking...
Belt sander is a useful part of homeowner’s tool collection
DEAR TIM: I was in a home center and saw a hand-held belt sander. It seems so much more useful than the smaller oscillating sanders. I'm really thinking of getting...
How to repair a cracked concrete slab
DEAR TIM: I have a cement slab for a front porch and it is badly cracked. I would like to replace it with a composite deck. The problem is that...