How to get a building permit – First off, I plan to build a deck. I live in Kosciusko County, Indiana. The building code here states that I must have a permit if building a deck that is more than 12″ off the ground. My yard slopes down (as it should) away from the house for drainage, and the door … Continue reading →
This DIY Brick Patio is a project I helped with by designing, and laying out the pattern as well as doing a lot of the actual brick laying. It is located at my father-in-law’s lot at the local Jellystone campground.
The original brick layout was a simple, and slightly curved 8 brick wide walkway that went about 20′ alongside the camp site. We pulled out a bunch of overgrowth as well as the old brick pathway.
Continue reading →Handy Father was approached recently by a new type of flower delivery service. It is near Mother’s Day, so it seems a perfect fit to talk about now. I don’t usually get into the whole flower market a whole lot because you never know what you’re going to get. Sending online flowers has never been easier than with The Bouqs … Continue reading →
Kids love snow forts; Handy Fathers easy snow fort building. It conserves energy and keeps them kids happy. We have had about 8-10″ of fresh snowfall in the last day, and another 4-5 days of cold weather ahead, so we were out and about in the snow all day today. Since the driveway needs shoveled anyway, combine
Continue reading →This post is the next installment of “How to add-on to an existing deck”. DIY Steps to build a deck, followed or used as mere guidelines will help you along the way.
Continue reading →This post will be the first in a series to show how to add-on to an existing deck. We are doing an add-on to my dad’s existing deck in the same style the original deck was built, and also adding a larger portion at the end with an eventual gazebo to house a hot tub.
Continue reading →How to prune crab apple trees; not always a fun job but somebody has to do it! It is usually the most desirable time to prune crab apple trees in the late winter before the tree grows leaves. If you must prune in the summer, as I did today you still may, but run a risk of injuring the plant.
Continue reading →DIY Deck & Entryway Design: This is a simple design I’ve come up with to see what the finished deck and entryway remodel might look like. The current faux balcony is rotting off the house, and is not a waterproof awning for those standing in the rain.
Continue reading →The back of my house is bare. I’ve begun designing a new deck for the house. My goal will be to use principles that will apply to all DIY deck design.
Continue reading →When gardening pumpkins, there are a few things that you need to know. I’m learning these as I go along. If you live in an area that gets cold in the winter, like I do in Northern Indiana, and you want your pumpkins to be ready for harvest at or around Halloween, then you should consider starting your pumpkins indoors a couple of weeks before threat of frost is past. Pumpkins have a fairly long growing and maturing time, as long as 100-120 days.
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