Installing new wood flooring is a super exciting process, but also a long and stressful one. You have so many decisions to make and tools to buy or rent and it all adds up quickly. A big decision you will have to make involves the type of saw you will be using for installing the […]

When it comes to installing floors, whether it is carpet or hardwood, you must make sure that the floor beneath your flooring, known as the subfloor, is at an acceptable moisture level. If it is too damp, this can lead to problems such as mold and mildew if you have carpet and warping, crowning, or cupping

If you need to remove your cabinets in your home for a renovation project, it may not be a good idea to take a sledgehammer and smash them up. Although you may see people on the television shows like Property Brothers on HGTV having fun destroying old cabinets, your cabinets may not warrant such tactics to remove

Whether you are remodeling, replacing, or re-securing the floors of your home or your property, something that you will quickly encounter is the subflooring. When you get to the subflooring, you will then soon be encountering everything that comes along with the subfloors. One of those things is picking the right tools to use for

Having a wood accent in a home is something that has become very popular. It can be hardwood flooring, a wood accent wall, an accent ceiling, a coffee or dining table, but whatever it is, it is sure to be commented on. Beautiful wood accents of any kind are beautiful, sometimes unique, and sure to

The days of having an ordinary, uninspiring bathroom are gone. These days, people want their bathroom to be just as decorative as other places in their homes. So, if you want to jazz up your bathroom, can you install crown molding in it? Yes. You can install crown molding in your bathroom. However, the bathroom

I think every child in the Western Hemisphere has had the opportunity to see an unused 2×4 board. It’s a beautiful thing: the prospect of what it will become once a builder has gotten his hands on it. I specifically mention children, because when I was a child, I couldn’t resist its allure as my

I absolutely love iced coffee. I especially love a certain coffee chain’s caramel macchiato. The problem with iced coffees is that they condensate quite a bit, and I tend to nurse my drinks. When that sweat drips down onto my wooden table, it can create a hideous water stain that would ruin the look of

Pine branches are perfect to decorate with, in whatever way you choose to use them. In a vase, a wreath on your door or wall, or to make furniture, there is something that must be done to the branches no matter what the project is. The pine branches will need to be preserved to ensure

At this moment, you are elated because you have completed your tongue and groove pine ceiling installation in your home or on your porch. You did it to create a rustic feel inside your home or give your porch ceiling southern charm. Whatever your reason is for installing tongue and groove pine ceilings, you are

Your first encounter with interlocking pieces of wood may have been when you’ve observed how furniture fits together. Perhaps you may have pulled out a dresser drawer frantically looking for something, and upon finding what you were looking for, you noticed a peculiar pattern on a corner of your drawer. This pattern that you saw

Tongue and groove pine wood fit together using an interlocking technique in which one edge of a pine board resembles a tongue, and the other edge is an opening for the tongue to be held in place, known as a groove. This is a very secure way of fitting wood together to install floors, ceilings,

Many people complain about things not being made as good as they were years ago. Furniture needs to be replaced every couple of years, depending on the wear-and-tear. This does have some truth to it. My grandparents kept the same dining room table through their entire marriage, while I had to replace my table twice

I say it quite often, I hate the look of knotty pine in a home. It became so popular for a while that manufacturers began to make paneling that looked like knotty pine. It likely makes your room look small, dark, enclosed, and outdated. For those who have real tongue-and-groove wooden knotty pine on their

I have an endless list of DIY projects at my house. It seriously feels like it is never-ending! Most recently, we are replacing all of the trim in our house…yes, ALL of it! I know, we are crazy. The biggest battle we had was picking what kind of wood we should use. There are so

My husband is always doing small things around the house, but many of these projects are left undone or he’s unsure how to finish it. One example of this was when he noticed one of our pine trees was dying. He thought it was best to chop it down before it fell on the roof