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Construction & Repair

Join our Construction & Repair World now to meet up with other homeowners on the Web. Learn how to lay the foundation for a house, install a dryer vent in an exterior wall, fix a busted door hinge, and more. And don't forget to share your own DIY home repair tips and tricks for cutting home construction and repair costs.

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Apr 21, 2008

Check out this video to learn the basics of building cabinets for your home or office. The video covers basic construction, woodworking, cutting of boards using a Festool and tablesaw. ...

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Apr 17, 2008

This is a great video to learn how to acid stain a concrete floor. ...

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Apr 16, 2008

A little advice on how to use a spirt level for keeping brickwork upright and level. It is important to level up your work when you start, and as you add courses. ...

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Apr 16, 2008

Professional bricklayer and instructor Steve shows you how to lay brick properly. ...

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Apr 16, 2008

This video explains how to properly stack bricks as a part of loading out the job. This is an essential step to do before starting your brick laying. ...

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Apr 15, 2008

This video very simply and accurately shows you how you should spread mortar when laying bricks or blocks. ...

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Apr 15, 2008

This masonry video shows you how to build a corner of a wall from blocks. ...

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Apr 15, 2008

This video shows you how to mix mortar to be used for bricklaying. The first part covers mixing the dry ingredients and the second shows you how to add water and work the mortar to the right consisten ...

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Mar 29, 2008

Gary Katz, contributing editor to Fine Homebuilding and author of many carpentry books and videos, demonstrates how to set up a miter saw to cut crown molding. Lots of people say it's difficult, but G ...

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Mar 28, 2008

Add a new level of safety and security to your country property with the installation of a properly hung gate. Two farm fencing experts demonstrate this 'DIY' project from start to finish. A few impor ...