A popular outdoor upgrade is installing a brick patio. The color and texture that brick provides will bring warmth to your patio and will always contrast nicely with a lawn or woodchip landscaping. A brick patio can be installed over a weekend after you've decided on type of brick, setting, and layout.
Create a Brick Patio [Better Homes and Gardens]
Laying a Brick Walkway or Patio [Easy2DIY]
Brick Patios [AOL Home]
How To Build an Elegant Brick Patio Without Brick-Cutting [About.com]
The building products manufacturer, Georgia-Pacific, is offering free woodworking projects that you can download from their website. Project plans such as a gazebo, bike rack, trash can corral, and planter box are available and all projects are broken down into the type of wood required (treated lumber, MDF, plywood).
Woodworking Project Plans [Georgia-Pacific]
It's important to follow pool safety guidelines and one of the first rules is taking preventative measures by installing a pool fence. A pool fence should be mandatory for pool owners with small children as most of you know how quickly you can lose site of your kids and how curious they are.
Backyard Pool Fence [DIYNet]
July 31, 2006 | Comments ()
