Outdoor Building: Projects & How Tos

Outdoor Building

Whether you're building decks or fences, installing a pool, or fixing a driveway, our guides and expert tips will help you get your outdoor projects done right.
rain falling on deck
5 Must-Know Tips to Protect Your Outdoor Space From Storms Fast, According to Pros
DIY custom shades for a pergola
26 Budget DIY Backyard Shade Ideas
tiny white house with green and flowered lawn
How Much Does a Tiny House Actually Cost? Everything You Should Know
outdoor space with pergola and curtains
Pergola vs. Gazebo: What's the Difference?
Garden Office in Shed
How to Insulate a Shed
Blowing out the sprinkler line
How to Blow Out Sprinklers for Winter
Digging a french drain in yard
What Is a French Drain?
Contemporary Suburban Home
Veneer Stone vs. Natural Stone: Which to Buy and Install?
Lawn sprinkler spraying water on grass
How to Turn a Lawn Sprinkler System Back on in the Spring
Lawn irrigation valve box exposed showing pipe and valve with wires
How to Replace a Lawn Irrigation Sprinkler Valve
Outdoor faucet covered with snow during winter
How to Winterize Outdoor Faucets
Nail hammered to concrete through wooden plank
How to Drive Nails Into Concrete by Hand
breaking up concrete with a sledgehammer
How to Break up Concrete by Hand
Lawn irrigation sprinkler spraying water across various lawn plants, pathway lamp and sidewalk
How to Troubleshoot Your Lawn Irrigation System
Pressure vacuum breaker
Pressure Vacuum Breaker Basics
Lawn sprinkler spraying water on grass next to gray pathway blocks
How to Find Lawn Sprinkler Irrigation Valves
pile of firewood
How Much Firewood Is in a Cord and How to Store It
Add an Outdoor Outlet With an Existing Circuit
How to Add an Outdoor Outlet With an Existing Circuit
Trench-digging
How to Avoid Utility Lines When Digging in Your Yard
Overhead view of a yard drain
DIY Solutions to Maintain a Yard Drain and Stop Clogs
Red water hydrant
How to Repair a Frost-Free Yard Hydrant
Close-Up Shot of a Variable Flow Freezeless Yard Hydrant for Irrigation Outdoors in a Xeriscaped Yard in the Rocky Mountains in the Summer
Yard Hydrant Installation Instructions & Tips
Lawn sprinkler spraying water on grass in between sidewalks
How to Repair a Sprinkler System: 7 Ways
Close-up of plastering wet cement on the wall
How to Resurface Concrete
Sharpened Axe
How to Sharpen an Axe
Retaining Wall with Planters and Steps
How Much Does a Retaining Wall Really Cost?
diy string light pole in backyard
How to Make DIY String Light Poles for a Brighter Outdoor Space
carport at entrance of home
How to Build a Carport: What You Should Expect
chickens in a coop
13 Free DIY Chicken Coop Plans
Tiny House
Turning Your Shed Into a Tiny House? Here's What to Know
Retaining Wall
How to Repair a Retaining Wall
Screened in porch
How Much Does a Screened-in Porch Cost?
Smokeless Fire Pit
How to Make a DIY Smokeless Fire Pit
Outdoor kitchen countertops
10 Types of Outdoor Kitchen Countertops
Lawn Sprinkler
How to Make a DIY Sprinkler System
Retaining Wall Stairs
How to Build Retaining Wall Steps
Backyard Garden Pond with Waterfall 173863536
How to Make a Pond in 8 Easy Steps
How to Build Porch Steps
How to Build Porch Steps
white stock tank with stepping stones surrounding it
Guide to Making a Stock Tank Pool (in 9 Steps)
Bags of Concrete
How to Calculate How Much Concrete You Need
Langstroth beehive with white stacked boxes between outdoor bushes
15 Free Beehive Plans
DIY tire swing hanging from a tree branch
How to Make a Tire Swing: DIY in 9 Easy Steps
Barndominium
How Much Does It Cost to Build a Barndominium?
DIY Toddler Swing
11 Delightful Swing Ideas for Yards of All Shapes and Sizes
DIY bocce ball courts
How to Build a Bocce Ball Court for Hours of Fun in Your Own Backyard
Concrete pouring from cement mixer.
The Best Temperature to Pour Concrete
Outdoor kitchen with wood awning
How to Build a DIY Wood Awning
Closeup of person laying pavers
How to Install Patio Pavers
Applying paint to pressure treated wood with a roller
How to Paint Pressure-Treated Wood
Planter made of pallet boxes mixed with different greens and flowers in backyard
How to Make a Pallet Planter and Prep It for Plants
Tall outdoor wooden trellis with planted pots hanging and surrounding fixture
How to Make a Basic DIY Obelisk Trellis
Raised garden bed with vegetables and herbs with chicken in front
What to Know Before You Build Raised Beds for Gardening
A person holding a level against a wall stud.
How to Frame a Wall
Blue and gray cornhole boards in a yard
10 DIY Cornhole Board Plans
Slide at playground
How To Build a DIY Slide: Indoor & Outdoor Instructions
Playground in grassy yard
How to Build a DIY Backyard Playground
Outdoor wood table DIY plans
18 DIY Outdoor Table Plans
Stone retaining wall with creeping phlox growing on top of it.
How to Build a Stone Retaining Wall
Outdoor pool wit lounge chair in between potted plants
Electrical Code Requirements for Swimming Pools & Spas
Block retaining wall.
How to Build a Retaining Wall
cat and wood retaining wall
How to Build a Solid Wood Retaining Wall
A man building a fence at the edge of his property
Can You Build on a Property or Utility Easement?
A brown birdhouse mounted on a post.
How to Build a Birdhouse: 9 Easy Steps
Freestanding garden trellis covered in plants
How to Build a Freestanding Garden Trellis

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