Home Improvement, Renovations, Do It Yourself DIY Construction and Home Building

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Bike Storage Shed Plans

This is a custom bike storage shed plan for Curtis, my son-in-law, which I thought you may be interested in. Curtis lives in a strata townhouse and wanted this bike storage shed design to fit into his strata requirements.

Gift Memberships

Now you can send your friends and family members Gift Memberships to our do it yourself home improvement site with free woodworking plans for our members!

Complete Stairs Package

This is a downloadable package of the complete How to Build Stairs series including our stair calculator.

How to Build a Deck Series

New series of articles on building a deck. The first is entitled How to Build an Elevated Deck from the foundation all the way up!

Buffet and China Cabinet Plans

Dave gives basic instructions to complete the construction of this cabinet as well as how to apply the stain or clear finish. The buffet is separate from the upper glass door china cabinet.

New Series on Building Your Own House

Dave starts off a new series of articles on How to Build a House. The first is entitled The Lot and Plan where Dave discusses the importance of getting the lot and house plans as a compatible unit.

Ever Heard of Lapeyre Stairs?

How to build Lapeyre or alternating tread stairs for your loft or storage.

Check out Dave's answers to your questions

He's got answers to questions about Renos, Roofs and Stairs.

Concrete Form Calculator

Dan created another calculator for you. This one figures out how much concrete goes into any size of concrete form.

How to Hang a Pre-Hung Door

Here's a new article explaining how to shim up and hang a ready-made door.

Cutting Crown Molding

Dave just wrote several articles including an extensive table to help you with installing crown molding that's wider than 3½" using a compound miter saw.

Member Project Photos

We just added this page showing some photos from a member of the backyard storage shed he built from our plans. Send us your photos and get them up on that page!

How To Build a Door

Dave shows the diy home handyman how to make an exterior door and jamb from scratch, which is wider or taller than a conventional door.

Estimate Checklist

Dave shares with us the checklist he uses for estimating the overall costs of the construction contracts he bids on.

New Series Gives the Basics

Dave just created a new series that lets you in on the secrets carpenters learn during their apprenticeships. The first two home improvement renovations articles are: How to Read a Tape Measure and How to Make a Straight Cut with a Circular Saw.

Free Storage Shed Plans

We've got three new shed plans free to our members: a small gambrel roof storage shed (looks like a barn), a large gambrel roof storage shed with a loft and a utility storage shed that can double as a small workshop.

How to Install a Skylight in an Existing Roof

Dave gives do it yourself home improvement renovations people the exact steps you need to install a skylight in your house.

Linear to Board Feet

Dan added an easy way to convert your board lengths to board feet in his new conversion calculator.

Conversion Calculator

Here's a simple calculator that converts the measurements most used in the building trades.

New Roof Articles

This series shows you how to use a framing square when building a roof, how to calculate roof pitch and how to frame a hip roof.

New Stair Calculator

We added the calculation of the stair opening to this tool for you to calculate exact measurements when building stairs.

How to Build Stairs

Stairs can be difficult even for professional carpenters. Dave explains each detail and gives simple diagrams to make it easy.

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