We pulled this video from Extreme-HowTo which gives a quick look at what it takes to replace your wood decking with a composite decking such as Fiberon, TimberTech, or Trex.
It's a fairly easy process but can be a bit labor intensive and will go much faster with help from a friend.
Tags: composite decking, decks, install, video
Mike Senese always brings it on his Do It blog. Here he's shared this great video for repointing brick using lime mortar from preservationworks.us.
Lime mortar has been used for over 3,000 years and was an adhesive for almost every old brick building in the United States. These buildings continue to work best of repointed using the same lime mortar and this video shows how and why.
Tags: brick, lime mortar, repointing brick, wall
The Zip-It is one of the easiest tools around to unclog drains especially in a bathtub. It won't damage pipes like Draino and other snaking devices. But the results can be a bit disgusting as the above video shows. At least you'll have a tub that drains!
Tags: bathtub, clogged drain, pipes, plumbing, zip-it
Cool video from National Geographic showing behind the scenes in an IKEA factory.
Tags: behind the scenes, coffee table, decor, factory, furniture, IKEA, lack table
If you're short on time, money and effort but still need covet a new tile backsplash then it looks like SIMPLEMAT is for you. It literally adheres to your current backsplash of tile or wallpaper and your done! Without grout there's no mortar, mixing, or mess.
They also have kitchen countertop applications as well.
Tags: backsplash, countertop, grout, home depot, kitchen, simplemat, tile
This video making the rounds on the internet is out to prove that if we take daily chores and add a fun element, they become much less rote and more enjoyable. Isn't that what life is about? When designing a room or home what can we do to make it more fun without being a gimmick or cheesy? Are there ways to make workshop or home improvement more fun?
Tags: fun theory, home design, piano, recycling, stairs
Check out this video of Master Carpenter Norm Abram being interviewed at last years AWFS show by Popular Woodworking magazine. Great insights into his favorite tools and techniques.
Tools Norm Abram Value's the Most
Table saw - because it touches each project
Joiner - straighten rough lumber
Surface Planer - required to keep everything level and square
Tags: hand tools, norm abram, tool advice, tools, woodworking
Close loop water systems are sustainable and a major step in water conservation.
Ecologist Brent Bucknum, principal of Hyphae Design Lab in Oakland, California, shares the ABC's of re-routing a home's waste water (greywater) to sustainably irrigate gardens and other green spaces. He takes us from his live/work space in Oakland to several residential sites around Berkeley that feature greywater systems in various stages of completion.
[via Dwell]
Tags: diy, dwell, greywater, hyphae, water reuse
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