Renovation Videos
Fix it, build it, learn it.
Every project we cover, with its parts in order.
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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.
Published 10 Dec 2022
Part 1 of a two-part stair railing remodel replaces an outdated white oak railing with a Stair Supplies system.
Published 2 Apr 2024
Part 2 of a basement finishing series shows how the creator framed his basement walls with a pressure-treated bottom plate, a top plate and studs 16 in. on center.
Published 22 Dec 2022
A floating deck is built at the front of an abandoned house as part of its curb-appeal work.
Published 28 Apr 2024
Tom Silva guides homeowners Melissa and Mark through finishing a 20 by 20 deck.
Published 7 Oct 2026
Tom Silva helps a couple replace a rotted deck with a 20 by 20 foot two-level deck.
A 4 x 8 lean-to built against an existing shed
Two videos build a 4 ft x 8 ft lean-to shed against an existing shed: framing in part one, then plywood walls, a corrugated metal roof and trim in part two. The goal is a small storage shed that looks like part of the original building.
2 video perspectives
A 4 ft x 8 ft lean-to shed is framed against an existing shed.
Published 31 Jul 2025
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
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
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.
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