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  1. Wiring a Second Basement Light Switch with 14/3 Cable

    Published: 11 Oct 2026

    A master electrician helps a homeowner whose basement lights are all on pull chains, with one switch at the top of the stairs controlling only the bottom light.

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

    Published: 7 Oct 2026

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

    View project: Build a Deck
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  3. Ipe Deck Boards and a Dovetail Railing on a 20×20 Deck

    Published: 7 Oct 2026

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

    View project: How to Build a Deck

  4. Doubling a Small Bathroom: Pocket Door, Closet and Big Shower

    Published: 29 Sep 2026

    A 14-day challenge to remodel two bathrooms in a 1978 ranch-style home, with the primary bathroom reconfigured around a pocket door, arched closet entrance, double vanity and a large two-person…

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

    Published: 19 Sep 2026

    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.

    View project: Tile a Walk-in Shower

  6. How to Build a Paver Walkway, Raised Beds and Pergola Daybed

    Published: 17 Jun 2026

    Mr. Build It turns a viewer's bare side yard into a garden in two weeks: a 48 in. flagstone-herringbone paver walkway with a round pad, tiered raised beds and a pergola with a hanging daybed.

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  7. Running Underground Power to a Shed: Trench, Conduit and Panel

    Published: 26 Apr 2026

    Master electrician Heath Eastman runs underground electrical power from a home's basement panel to a new shed for a homeowner, Jeff.

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  8. Pocket Door Install: Reframing the Opening and Hanging a 32-in. Door

    Published: 11 Apr 2026

    A Lowe's how-to shows replacing a standard door with a custom pocket door kit.

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  9. Replacing a Cracked Tub With a Delta 500 and NexTile Walls

    Published: 28 Mar 2026

    A homeowner replaces a cracked tub and shower insert with a Delta 500 series deep soak bathtub and a Bootz NexTile prefab shower wall with a built-in storage niche.

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  10. Trimming a Window With a Custom MDF Sill and Box

    Published: 5 Dec 2025

    A finish carpenter trims out an interior window with a custom MDF sill, a ripped and tapered MDF box, and 3 1/2 in. casing.

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  11. Microcement Bathroom: A Carpenter on Why It’s Hard for DIYers

    Published: 27 Nov 2025

    A Vancouver carpenter shows his process for applying Nova Color wall-to-floor microcement in his first microcement bathroom, covering the thin set leveling, Hydroband waterproofing, mesh-embedded…

  12. Mud Framing: Hiding a Half-Inch Hump in Taped Drywall

    Published: 24 Oct 2025

    A drywall finisher shows how to fix bad framing by building up joint compound, called mud framing, over humps and uneven spots after taping.

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  13. DIY Kitchen Remodel: Heated Tile Floor, Cabinets and Counters

    Published: 3 Aug 2025

    Andrew Thron walks through a full DIY kitchen remodel in six stages: planning, demolition and rough-in, a heated tile floor, cabinet installation, countertops, and final touches.

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  14. Bathroom Remodel Under $2,500: Mortar Bed, PEX and a Tub Fiasco

    Published: 9 Feb 2025

    A full bathroom remodel on a stated budget under $2,500, with the cost given as $2,433.69 in the title and $2,443 in the closing tally.

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  15. Mississauga Kitchen Remodel: Rewiring, Self-Built Maple Cabinets

    Published: 30 Dec 2024

    A Mississauga homeowner and retired electrician converts a 1970s semi-detached house's old living space into a new kitchen.

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

    Published: 21 Oct 2024

    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.

    View project: Building an A-Frame Cabin

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

    Published: 7 Oct 2024

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

    View project: A-Frame Cabin Build

  18. Planning an A-Frame Cabin: Permits, Septic, Power and Footings

    Published: 8 Sep 2024

    The first episode of an A-frame cabin build on a quarter-acre-plus mountain lot covers architect plans, engineering, the permit application and contractor bids.

    View project: Building a Cabin in the Woods

  19. Building Laundry Room Cabinets Around a Soffit and Washer-Dryer

    Published: 25 May 2024

    Final installment of a laundry room makeover in which upper cabinets are built: open shelving and doors under a soffit, plus three cabinets above the washer and dryer.

  20. Floating Deck Build: Footings, Framing and Composite Decking

    Published: 28 Apr 2024

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

    View project: Abandoned House Transformation
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  21. Replacing a Stair Railing with Box Newels and Half Newels

    Published: 2 Apr 2024

    Part 1 of a two-part stair railing remodel replaces an outdated white oak railing with a Stair Supplies system.

    View project: Modern Stair Railing Remodel
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  22. Turning a Hallway Closet into Drawers and Shelves with Cedar Trim

    Published: 2 Dec 2023

    A hallway closet with hard-to-open, loud double doors is emptied, stripped of its doors, shelves and trim, and filled with custom built-ins.

  23. Building Laundry Room Cabinet Boxes and Maple Face Frames

    Published: 10 Dec 2022

    Part 1 of a two-part laundry room build shows how to make cabinet boxes from pre-finished maple plywood, using dados, glue and pocket holes, plus a nook, clothes hanger and separate toe kicks.

    View project: Laundry Room Cabinets
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  24. Attic Air Sealing and Re-Insulation in a 1980s Texas House

    Published: 26 Jul 2022

    Matt Risinger and home performance contractor Quincy Bishop of True R Value re-insulate a vented Texas attic in a 1980s house by removing the old insulation, air sealing leaks, and blowing in new…

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