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How to Build a Shed, Part 6: Installing the Trusses
Installing trusses requires some important steps to ensure they are centered and lined up correctly. Henry shows you how to do this and make sure your trusses are spaced correctly and level.
How to Build a Shed, Part 5: Framing the Walls
Henry shows you every step involved in framing the walls for your shed including how to build and frame a door opening with a header. Every detail is included... even how to brace the walls when working alone!
How to Build a Shed, Part 4: Building Homemade Trusses
Henry shows you how to build homemade trusses. This video includes instruction on how to layout your truss jig to make sure all trusses are identical. After you watch this video, you'll see how easy it is to build your trusses!
How to Build a Shed, Part 3: Framing the Floor
Building the base of your shed is one of the most important parts of the shed construction. In this video, Henry shows you how to do the floor framing and plywood sheathing and build it square, flat and level.
How to Build a Shed, Part 2: Selecting Materials
One of the most important steps in building any quality projects is the selection of materials. In this video, Henry shows you exactly what to look for when choosing quality building lumber for your DIY projects.
How to Build a Shed, Part 1: Ground Preparation
This is the first of 15 videos on building a dream shed, and Henry shows you the the important steps in preparing the pad for your shed.
How To: Apply TEFLON TAPE. The EASY WAY!
How to use Teflon tape for plumbing applications. I know it sounds simple but there are a few tricks to applying the Teflon tape. Teflon tape is also known as PTFE Tape.
How To: Insulate an Exterior Door or Window Frame with Great Stuff Expanding Foam
This video will show you how to insulate an exterior door or window frame using Great Stuff expanding foam insulation. Easy to use, works great for sealing out the elements.
How To: Remove and Replace the Cedar Shingles or Shakes on Your House
This video will show you how to remove and replace the exterior cedar shingles on the side of your house will brand new shakes.
How To: Build a Rustic Wine Rack from Reclaimed Pallet Wood
This is how to build a wine rack out of pallet wood. I was tossing around some wine rack ideas and decided that pallet wood, or reclaimed wood, is the perfect choice for a rustic wine rack. All you need for this project is an old pallet (for me a hardwood one is my choice). A pallet that has seen some wear is preferable so as to achieve that rustic look.
How To: Carpet Stairs
this how to will show you how to carpet a stair
How To: an Remove Aluminum Exterior Storm Door from Your House
This Video will show you how to remove the aluminum storm door off of your house.
How To: Remove and Replace an Exterior Outside Door on Your House
This video will show you how to remove an old exterior door on your home and replace it with a new one.
How To: Fix or Repair a Sticky or Stuck Door Knob Keyhole Using WD-40 Penetrating Oil
This video will show you how to use WD-40 penetrating oil to fix a stubborn or stuck door knob, by spraying some WD-40 into the keyhole. This will help to loosen it up for you.
How To: Build a Simple Bench from Reclaimed Wood
How to make a wooden bench from reclaimed wood. Recycled wood projects, whether it's from pallet wood or old fence palings, the end result can be fantastic! In this video l am using reclaimed hardwood fence palings to build a rustic wooden bench seat. Rustic wood furniture has to be one of my favourites.
How To: Build a Raised Garden Bed Out of Old Pallets!
How to easily build a raised garden bed out of wooden pallets for free! …Well almost free. Building a raised vegetable garden with pallets or reclaimed wood is a really rewarding experience. The garden bed idea out of pallets came about from the fact that l wanted to build a rustic looking raised garden bed. A vegetable garden bed that not only provides delicious food, but looks good at the same time. The recycled wood has come from hardwood timber pallets that have been sourced totally FREE ...
How To: Cut Firewood More Safely with This Amazing Invention
See how to cut firewood, but in a more safe manner. Whether it's huge tree trunks or mere kindling, cutting wood can be a dangerous job. If you're using a hatchet, make sure you check out the following video—it could just save you your fingers!
How To: Make the WORLDS OLDEST Fridge Magnet!
How to make a fridge magnet. The Worlds Oldest Fridge Magnet! Using rare earth magnets, l've made these refrigerator magnets using old, no longer in use, coins.
How To: Remove or Replace a Bedroom Bathroom or Closet Door Knob
This video will show you how to remove a door knob. This will work on your bedroom, bathroom or closet door.
How To: Unclog a Toilet Without a Plunger!!
How to unblock a toilet EASILY & WITHOUT a PLUNGER! That's right, without a plunger! How to unclog a toilet has never been easier. A blocked toilet is without doubt a major inconvenience, but don't call the plumber just yet. Save yourself a truck load of cash and give this method a go.
How To: Change a Power Antenna
1- We removed the screws holding the lid of the box, with the help of a screwdriver. 2- After we removed the part unscrew the machinism and we took it off. 3- To remove the mechanism, we leave the loose wires, knowing which is which. 4- When we have the new mechanism, we bring them back to the cables that we loose. 5- Finally, we bring them back to the cover with the screws and a screwdriver.
How To: Drill a Hole in Ceramic Tile
Drilling holes in wall tiles is a fairly easy skill to master once you know how. Follow these simple steps on how to drill a hole in a tiled wall for a hassle free experience.
How To: Build a Cool Fire Pit! Too Easy.
How to build an outdoor, homemade fire pit out of an old washing machine drum! It looks great and works fantastic. Fire pits are conventionally made from stone or bricks and as the name suggests, are made into a pit in the ground. The fire pit that l have just built is a little different to that.
How To: Unclog a Sink. 3 EASY STEPS & for ZERO $$$$
How to easily unclog your bathroom sink or kitchen sink and for zero dollars! Over time the bathroom sink or kitchen sink will get clogged up with gunk that will lead to poor drainage. Follow the steps outlined below for a hassle free unclogging solution.
How To: Find a Stud in the Wall. Amazing Method!
How to find a stud in the wall. How would you like to be able to find a stud in a plaster wall / drywall wall, easily and every time without an expensive stud finder? Let's look at how to find a wall stud using three conventional methods then l'll explain my foolproof method of how to find a stud in the wall without a stud finder.
How To: Use a Roll Over Nozzle
Many people don't know what a roll over nozzle is or what it is used for. This simple video shows you what this inexpensive attachment is, what it's used for and how easy it is to attach to a pressure washer!
How To: Use a Foam Canon Pressure Washer to Clean a Boat or Car
We'll show you how to use an attachment for a power washer called a "Foamer" - you'll never hand wash a car or boat again!
How To: Remove and Replace a Door Knob.
How to remove and replace a door handle / door knob. How to install a door knob. This is a job that can be done quickly and easily without any special tools (a cordless drill with a Phillips bit or a hand held Phillips Head screw driver). Follow the steps outlined below for a hassle free experience.
How To: Fix a Hole in a Wall. The Proper Way!
How to patch a hole in drywall / plasterboard / Sheetrock. Everyone at some stage in their life will need to patch a hole in drywall / plasterboard / sheetrock. Instead of doing some dodgy patchwork, watch this video to see how simple the job is. The steps are as follow in point form. This method is particularly suitable for holes that are larger than about 100mm or 4 inch's in size.
How To: Repair Stripped Screw Holes
How to repair a stripped screw hole. Look, we've all bought a crappy chipboard piece of furniture in our time that has fallen to pieces because the screw holes are so worn they no longer hold the screw, or have had an old door that is about to fall off because the screws holding up the door have been stripped out of their hole.
How To: Cut Drywall
How to cut Drywall, Sheetrock, Plasterboard. THE EASY WAY! G'day Knuckleheads, Uncle Knackers here and welcome to Video Two of my ten part series titled 'My Top Ten DIY Tips' as nominated by you..
How To: Repair a Door Lock. The EASY WAY!
PUT THE PHONE DOWN!!! Don't call the locksmith just yet! Watch this video and l will save you at least $100.00
News: DIY Foldable Table
DIY foldable table for small apartments and workshops. It has unique way of folding. This one is made from old computer desk. It is an easy do-it-yourself project, even for woodworking beginners. See whole tutorial here: Foldable table, recycling of old table.
How To: Hate Ugly-Looking Power Strips? Make This Sleek DIY Power Outlet Box for Your Desktop
One of the biggest downsides to having so many gadgets is that you never seem to have enough outlets to power them all. Most of us have a power strip or two to solve this problem, but Instructables user dlewisa wanted something a little nicer looking, so he built this DIY desktop power outlet. For the housing, dlewisa put together a small wooden box using a nail gun and wood glue. He used a sander to round off the corners, then filled in the gaps with wood filler and painted it. You could als...
How To: Build a Rustic Timber Table
These three videos will show you how to build a rustic, distressed kitchen table. I'll be walking you through the process of selecting some recycled timber from a junk pile, and with a little care and some simple joinery techniques, transform that waste timber into a distressed timber kitchen or dining table. In fact, you could use the table for whatever you wanted really.
How To: Mix Drywall Joint Compound. SECRET REVEALED!
How to mix joint compound: Uncle Knackers demonstrates the perfect way to mix plaster / cornice cement / joint compound for plasterboard / drywall without making a great big mess and along the way creating a beautiful creamy mix. Speaking of creamy, he also shares with us one of his award winning recipes.
How To: Fix a Rattling Door
Video: . How to repair a door knob / handle. Uncle Knackers shows how to fix that annoying rattly door. Today he is assisted by one of the Worlds top models. See if you can guess who.
How To: Remove a Fence Post, the Easy Way
How to remove a timber fence post the Uncle Knackers way...even if it is encased in concrete. After watching it you'll all want to go out to your back yards and start pulling down your fence, just for the hell of it! BE WARNED, there are near NUDE scenes in this video.
How To: Install Baseboards / Skirting Boards. SECRET REVEALED!
Video: . Installing baseboard / skirting board: How to cut and install skirting boards / baseboards for a perfect internal corner. Where baseboards meet at an inside / internal corner, a coped joint is used.