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How to Stop Break-Ins

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Brick Path Pattern Guide

Brick Path Pattern Guide

by Jennifer Stimpson

Choosing the right pattern to suit the shape of your walkway (and your skill level) can drastically reduce your work time. Read on to see which patterns are easy to arrange, how many cuts you'll make, and what will—or won't—work with a curve.…more

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by Josh Garskof

Lightning-fast repairs you can get done in no time…more

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Extending Downspouts
How to Extend a Downspout

Connecting downspouts to buried drainpipes can help dry out a wet basement and soggy lawn

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How to Refinish a Door

A pro's secrets for rejuvenating weather-beaten wood

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How to Renew Concrete Surfaces

Renewing a worn concrete surface can be done without a jackhammer or bulldozer

Laying a Gravel Path
Laying a Gravel Path

What does it take to make a walkway in a weekend? Edging, gravel and elbow grease

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We'd like to keep a silver maple in our front yard that we've nursed through ice storms and drought. But our driveway needs to be repaved. Will excavating for the drive damage the roots?

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