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• Floating Deck Build: Footings, Framing and Composite Decking

  A floating deck is built at the front of an abandoned house as part of its curb-appeal work.

  Published 28 Apr 2024

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• Ipe Deck Boards and a Dovetail Railing on a 20×20 Deck

  Tom Silva guides homeowners Melissa and Mark through finishing a 20 by 20 deck.

  Published 7 Oct 2026

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• Building a 20×20 Two-Level Deck: Layout, Footings and Framing

  Tom Silva helps a couple replace a rotted deck with a 20 by 20 foot two-level deck.

  Published 7 Oct 2026

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• Framing a 4×8 Lean-To Shed Against an Existing Shed: Walls to Doors

  A 4 ft x 8 ft lean-to shed is framed against an existing shed.

  Published 31 Jul 2025

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  Lean-To Shed: Plywood Walls, Metal Roof and Trim Finish

  The second part of a 4 ft x 8 ft lean-to shed build against a shed workshop covers sheathing the walls with 3/8 in. plywood, decking the roof with 3/4 in. plywood, and covering it with corrugated…

  Published 1 Aug 2025

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• Framing an A-Frame Cabin: LVL Beams, Rafters and a Shear Inspection

  The framing crew hangs LVL beams and 32-foot, 14-inch-wide rafters on an A-frame cabin, while plan gaps force improvised fixes for the subfascia and gable.

  Published 21 Oct 2024

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• A-Frame Cabin Framing: Wrong Lumber, Mud and a 60 ft Beam

  Framing begins on an A-frame cabin being built with the owner acting as general contractor.

  Published 7 Oct 2024

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• Turning an Old Joshua Tree Shed Into a Insulated Woodworking Shop

  Mike Montgomery starts converting an old barn-style shed on his Joshua Tree property into a woodworking workshop.

  Published 23 Feb 2021

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  Painting a Plywood Shed Workshop and Epoxy Coating the Floor

  Episode 2 of a shed-to-workshop conversion covers priming and painting the plywood interior with a Wagner Control Pro 150 airless sprayer, then applying a Rust-Oleum garage concrete epoxy kit with…

  Published 26 Feb 2021

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  Replacing a Shed’s Asphalt Roll Roof With Corrugated Metal

  In episode three of a shed-to-workshop conversion, the creator replaces a failing asphalt roll roof with 29 gauge corrugated galvanized steel panels.

  Published 17 Mar 2021

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  Spraying a Tinted Finish on a Rustic Plywood Shed Exterior

  Episode 4 of a shed-to-workshop conversion covers the exterior finishing.

  Published 31 Mar 2021

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• Setting a Schluter Shower Pan and Curb for a 3×5 Walk-in Shower

  Part 1 of a four-part walk-in shower tiling series covers planning the framing and plumbing, leveling the substrate, and setting a pre-formed Schluter foam shower pan in thin set.

  Published 19 Sep 2026

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• Kerdi-Board Shower Walls: Fastening and Waterproofing Seams

  Part 2 of a four-video walk-in shower tiling project covers fastening Kerdi-Board to the wall studs with washers and screws, then waterproofing it.

  Published 19 Sep 2026