Renovation Videos
Fix it, build it, learn it.
Every project we cover, with its parts in order.
Published: 14 Sep 2021
A woodworker walks through his overhead dust collection system that runs a whole shop from one 2 hp, 220V collector.
Published: 11 Sep 2021
Planning stage for an overhead PVC dust collection system in a shop: a 6 in. trunk line from a two horsepower dust collector with 4 in. PVC drops.
Published: 30 Aug 2021
A small-garage woodworker shows the shop vac dust collection system he set up under his workbench.
Published: 24 Aug 2021
ecobee shows how to remove an existing thermostat and install an ecobee smart thermostat with the Power Extender Kit for homes without a C wire.
Published: 19 Aug 2021
A carpenter installs 1x4 primed pine baseboard in a rental room, using mitered inside corners.
Published: 17 Aug 2021
A step-by-step guide to replacing a standard two-way light switch in a box that also holds a three-way switch.
Published: 7 Aug 2021
A step-by-step replacement of a kitchen faucet with a Moen Milton model in a single-hole quartz countertop.
Published: 1 Aug 2021
A kitchen backsplash is replaced with white subway tile in a brick pattern.
Published: 23 Jul 2021
A Home Depot walkthrough of replacing a standard switch with a single pole dimmer.
Published: 4 Jun 2021
Three methods for a sagging door that rubs at the top of the jamb or won't close: tightening hinge screws with toothpicks, swapping a hinge screw for a longer one into the framing, and bending the…
Published: 14 May 2021
Andrew Phillips shows how to insulate an attic ceiling or cathedral ceiling with batt insulation.
Published: 7 May 2021
Shows how to build a DIY walk-in closet from 3/4 in. MDF shelves with MDF strip supports instead of brackets.
Published: 17 Apr 2021
Master plumber Jim explains the difference between water volume and pressure and how to troubleshoot low water pressure in a house.
Published: 31 Mar 2021
Episode 4 of a shed-to-workshop conversion covers the exterior finishing.
Published: 22 Mar 2021
Mr. Build It cleans, degreases and pressure washes the concrete floor of a two-car garage in a new house, then rolls on a two-part epoxy and scatters flakes.
Published: 17 Mar 2021
In episode three of a shed-to-workshop conversion, the creator replaces a failing asphalt roll roof with 29 gauge corrugated galvanized steel panels.
Adam Savage replaces ribbed hoses on his shop dust collector with straight tubing, adds a longer run to the far end of the shop, and installs drop-down pickups, including a vacuum hose.
Published: 26 Feb 2021
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: 23 Feb 2021
Mike Montgomery starts converting an old barn-style shed on his Joshua Tree property into a woodworking workshop.
Published: 21 Feb 2021
A DIYer fits a cyclone separator kit to a 30 litre open top barrel in a couple of hours, so MDF dust collects in the barrel instead of the shop vacuum.
Published: 18 Jan 2021
A 25-year-old phone-booth shower in a finished basement is torn out and rebuilt on a concrete slab with a Schluter pan system, a PEX-connected mixing valve, an overhead rain shower, and 12x24…
Published: 8 Dec 2020
The creator builds shiplap built-in side cabinets and floating stained shelves on both sides of a fireplace she had previously built.
Published: 5 Dec 2020
A walkthrough of changing a furnace or AC air filter: turn the unit off, find the filter, match the airflow arrow to the furnace, choose a MERV or FPR rating, and replace it.
Published: 22 Oct 2020
A demonstration of unclogging a toilet that was deliberately clogged with toilet paper.
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