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All About Stone Countertops Nothing elevates the appearance of a kitchen like a handsome, hard-wearing slab of stone. The experts at This Old House explain how to find a quarried countertop that suits your home, your budget, and your cooking style. |
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Appealing "Brick" Patio It's a common misconception that you have to hire a skilled mason to get a flat, uniformly handsome brick patio that stays that way. All you really need is our guide to laying a patio, landing, or path. |
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From Plan to Plants The author puts David Hawk's landscape plan into action, creating an urban garden from a forgotten side yard. |
Popular Mechanics
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Concrete How it's made and how you use it. |
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Rock Solid Build a natural stone patio that will last for ages and look great the whole time. |
This Old House
February 2008
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Digging Out Your Car? Don't Damage the Driveway Handy tips for avoiding damage to your driveway when you're shoveling snow. |
This Old House
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A Better Border Belgian block edging keeps the pavement out of your yard, and vice versa. Here's a step-by-step guide on selecting and setting these versatile, long-lasting granite cobblestones. |
Popular Mechanics
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Why Porous Pavement Is Right for Your Yard Now Porous pavement allows rainwater to seep beneath the surface, into a gravelly, open-graded aggregate, where it's distributed to the soil for plants to drink. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2006
Becker & Lego |
Homeowner's Clinic How to tackle termites in your home... How to maximize protection on your roof deck... Building a cellar door for a recessed basement entry... How to make electrical rewiring more affordable... Fix cabinet doors... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
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How to Build a Stone Garden Bench The only good way to deal with a rock, in my opinion, is to pry it out of the ground and use it to build something. That's how you get even with it -- put it to work. |
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Where The Rubber Is The Roadside Entrepreneur Lindsay Smith makes sidewalks from old tires to help trees - and town budget. |
This Old House
Harry Sawyers |
Building a Fire Pit Building your very own ring of fire isn't any harder than playing with blocks. |
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From the Ground Up: Foundations A foundation is forever - how to do it right. |
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Long Live Rock A family business found the right chemistry to take the symbol of the man-made world and bring it back to nature. A few nuggets about recyclable concrete. |
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Homeowners Clinic Expert Q & A A professional engineer solves readers' dilemmas ranging from tree-root patio bulge to bracing a floor joist under a toilet. |
Home Toys
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Heated Driveways: Who, What, Where, When, Why, & How Electric snow melting systems for your driveway are fairly easy to install, and any experienced "do-it-yourselfer," contractor, or electrician would be a candidate for installing a system. |
