About Lattice
A wood lattice consists of diagonal or vertical and horizontal strips of wood (laths) cris-crossing to make a grille like …
How to build a 1800mm (6ft) board and lattice fence
Materials and post installation
Materials to use
100x100 (4x4) posts
2400 (8ft) long. Can either be sawn (rough) or dressed (smooth). …
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How to Build a Walk-through Garden Pergola
Materials list
Before building this pergola........
Check with your local Authority to see if any Building permits, permissions or conditions are …
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How to make a Wall Frame
Wall Framing Page one
1. Identifying the members
Wall Framing, excepting headers, is usually of 100x50 (2x4) stock, for perimeter or bearing …
How to Replace an Existing Window With a Ranch slider
So... You would like to replace your existing window with a ranch slider or with a set of french doors. This article contains eazy to follow, …
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Building a Police Box
Introduction
The London police box was a little shed type structure used mainly as a communications base for patrolling police …
How to build a lean-to glasshouse
Introduction
This glasshouse was constructed with minimal tools. The complete frame was cut out using just a circular power saw, as were all …
How to make a Porch Swing Seat
Introduction - Materials and Cutting List
The Porch Swing.
This seat has an adjustable seat-back which angles back to give varying degrees of …
Shower Installation
Replacing an old shower with new
How to - Time involved
So... You want to replace your old shower with a new one but don't know what tradesman to …
How to build a kids’ 2 in 1 bench & picnic table
Bench or picnic table for the kids
Introduction
A mighty little bench come picnic table ideal for kids around the three to six year age group …
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How to build a one-piece folding picnic table out of 2×4 lumber
Introduction & description
Folding picnic table made solely out of 2x4 lumber
This model also has an optional 'clip-on' piece that adds …
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How to build a wooden wishing well
Introduction & description
Fun to build!
This medium-size wishing well stands approximately 1400mm (4'-8") high and 600mm (2ft) wide. It is …
How to build a wooden gate
How deep? What size?
A simple side or garden gate.
This tutorial is given in both Metric (mm) and Imperial (inches) measurements.
The metric …
How to make a shed door
This board-and-batten door is specifically designed for the 8'x10' storage shed but can be adapted to suit almost any shed. Instructions on how to …
Building a Doghouse
Introduction
All measurements throughout this project are given in both standard (ft and inches) and metric (mm).
The imperial (standard) …
How to Make Exterior Lumber Steps
Steps
In this tutorial we show you an example of how to make lumber exterior steps 900mm (36") wide, coming off a deck 900mm (36") high.
Practical …
How to build a simple lumber deck
This section explains how to build a simple lumber deck, 2000mm (80") wide x 5000mm (16' 8") long and less than one 1000mm (40") above ground …
How to build a Deck with Handrail and Steps
This deck, handrail and steps project required a building permit. This tutorial covers aspects of the project's construction, along with some of the …
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How to build a basic free-standing carport.
This complete project (all the pages together in one handy pdf file, ad free) can be purchased online and downloaded immediately to your computer for …
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How to build a workbench
Simple but sturdy! A simple, strong, no frills workbench
Introduction
The average DIYer would probably be content with a less elaborate woodworking …