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Tiny house basement walls raised with drywall outside the frame

The toughest stretch of this tiny house basement build is standing the walls up, and Homestead Dream handles it with go...

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Cal_Pike

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How do I calculate the correct rake for a steep access ladder?

I am working on a project that requires a very steep internal staircase or ladder, kind of like an alternating tread se...

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WillowKeeper520

5 2w WillowKeeper520

Just finished my first trim around a plumbing fixture and it worked out

Spent the weekend dealing with some baseboard install in a bathroom and ran into the usual snag: how to handle the trim...

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FinderTimber

4 2w FinderTimber

Turned goblet with fire-bent stem and bark-edged base

When everything comes together, the result is a decorative goblet that stands on a bark-edged base, with a slender curv...

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torque_sage

4 2w torque_sage

Is it normal for a big engineered beam to have cracks running down the length of it?

So the crew finished framing up the new opening between our kitchen and living room last week, and there's a monster en...

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AnvilHawk506

4 2w AnvilHawk506

How I fixed stringers sitting proud after the connectors went on

Ran into this exact problem on my own deck stairs last fall. Stringers were tight to the rim joist, then I hung the ang...

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HeronQuarry

5 2w HeronQuarry

Hand tool cabinet built with its own hand tools

The toughest part here has to be the joinery: more than fifty hand-cut dovetails, all marked with dividers and cut with...

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StormAlex12

3 2w StormAlex12

Forty tiny candle holders from one pine stud

We have all been there: the gift exchange is days away and nothing is bought. This build answers that. dk builds turned...

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StormHawk

2 2w StormHawk

Is a diagonal brace screwed to the post enough support for deck stairs?

So I finally crawled under our deck the other day after noticing a bit of bounce in the top step, and I'm honestly not...

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meadow_wren_1973

4 2w meadow_wren_1973

Is it normal for anchor bolts to be all over the place after the pour?

Just got my stem wall poured for a small cabin build and the anchor bolts came out looking rough. Some stick up higher...

4 2w

Joe_Storm_1951

4 2w Joe_Storm_1951

Rough cherry chisel box cut entirely with hand tools

The toughest stretch here has to be starting from a rough-cut cherry board and getting it true without a machine. The m...

3 2w

TundraKnot

3 2w TundraKnot

Glue-only joinery on big table bases - confident or nervous?

Spent the whole weekend gluing up a pair of X-shaped trestle bases for a farm table, oak, all half-laps. Got every join...

5 2w

granite_spark

5 2w granite_spark

Renovate room by room or get the ugly stuff done all at once?

Bought a house that's stuck somewhere in the late 80s. Worn carpet in the lounge, a popcorn ceiling, wood panelling eve...

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rreyes

5 2w rreyes

Curved spaceship-style ceiling lining for a holiday home

The hardest part here has to be getting a curved ceiling to read as one smooth surface when the sheet material only com...

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Lisa_Mesa

3 2w Lisa_Mesa

Is it normal to frame a knee wall without a top plate?

Finishing off the bonus space above my garage and I'm stuck on the short wall that separates the room from the storage...

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raven_bear_1965

3 3w raven_bear_1965

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