HowTos Index
How To Build a Stone Walkway
Learn how to build stone walkways, if you need to create a sturdy, attractive path from Point A to Point B. You can build a stone walkway that is either curved or straight.
How To Make Halloween Jack-O-Lanterns or Birdhouses From a Gourd
How to grow and carve hardshell gourds to make Halloween jackolanterns or birdhouses. Hardshell gourds, unlike pumpkins, will not rot. A delight for birdwatchers and arts and crafts enthusiasts!
How To Get Started Lawn Mowing: How to Mow a Lawn
It's okay if you're a novice at cutting grass: it's easy to learn how to mow a lawn. Lawn mowing doesn't take a lot of strength or skill -- just follow these tips.
How To Transplant -- Transplanting Trees and Shrubs
Easy steps to follow for shrub and tree transplanting. How to dig the holes and move the plants, plus care after the shrub and tree transplanting.
How To Build Retaining Walls With Natural Stone
Tutorial on building retaining walls out of natural stone, three feet in height or less. Building retaining walls from natural stone without mortar has its limitations but also some benefits.
How To Install French Drains for Yard Drainage
Installing French drains is one option for providing yard drainage on properties where there is excessive moisture. The wetness from saturated soil on a slope can be re-routed to an area less harmful to the homeowner using French drains as a yard drainage solution.
How To Build a Sandbox
To make sandboxes, typically wooden frames are filled with play sand. But in this tutorial on how to build a sandbox, the frame is made of interlocking blocks.
How To Apply Asphalt Driveway Sealers
Much of the work in sealing asphalt driveways (sometimes misspelled 'ashphalt') is preparation. After sealing asphalt driveways (sometimes referred to as 'hot top' or 'blacktop'), don't allow vehicular traffic on the surface for 24 hours so the sealant can cure.
How To Mix Concrete
Learn how to mix concrete properly. These tips on how to mix concrete are presented as step-by-step instructions.
How To Resurface Concrete Patios
DIY concrete resurfacing begins with a trip to the hardware store (I bought the QUIKRETE product). The project I discuss is resurfacing concrete patios.
How To Start New Lawns by Seeding
Using seed for starting new lawns is cheaper than using sod. Learn the steps required for properly seeding lawns.
How To Build Dry Creek Beds for Landscape Drainage
Building dry creek beds for landscape drainage is an easy landscaping project, provided that the soil you'll be excavating isn't strewn with roots and rocks. Once the digging is done, you'll build a dry creek bed laying weed-suppressing fabric and covering it with river rock, mortared in place.
How To Repair Sagging Fence Gates: Hanging Fence Gates
How do you go about repairing sagging fence gates? Hanging fence gates anew isn't that difficult, but the hanging does require a methodical approach.
How To Install Wood Fence Posts
Follow these guidelines to install wood fence posts. As long as you keep everything plumb and level, replacing wood fence posts that have rotted or broken is not difficult work.
How To Remove Poison Ivy Safely: Tips for Removing Poison Ivy
Removing poison ivy from your yard is probably easier than remembering to avoid those 'leaflets 3.' Read these tips on removing poison ivy to do the job safely.
How To Build an Elegant Brick Patio Without Brick-Cutting
How to build a brick patio. These step-by-step instructions, for designing and building a brick patio, are designed for beginners. Using a basket weave design pattern, you can build a brick patio without cutting a single brick. This is an easy do-it-yourself project.
How To Install a Simple Drip Irrigation System
Drip irrigation doesn't just save water — it also saves money and time. Learn how to install a simple drip irrigation system that will keep your plants watered even while you're away on vacation.
How To Build Wood Lattice Screens
How to screen unsightly objects in the yard, such as HVAC units, using lattice screens. Both vinyl and wood lattice are available at home improvement stores.
How To Lay a Flagstone Patio
Laying flagstone patios in sand is not difficult, although the stone itself can be heavy. Laying a flagstone patio is like building a puzzle.
How To Build Concrete Patios
How to build concrete patios. How to build forms, install drainage for concrete patios, use automatic cement mixers, make use of unwanted garden rock and pour.
How To Accomplish Tree Stump Removal Without Stump Grinders
Alternatives to using grinders for tree stump removal explored. Tree stump removal can be accomplished manually with mattocks or by applying nitrogen and waiting.
How To Lay Sod to Start New Lawns
Laying sod to start new lawns begins with soil preparation. Laying sod to start new lawns has the advantage over seeding of being quicker.