Yard How To & DIY
Improve the value of your home by discovering our yard step-by-step tips & ideas.
Fire Pit Safety: Essential Rules for Backyard Enjoyment
From fire pit clearance to snuffing out unruly flames, here are some important tips and essential rules for fire pit safety.
How to Create a Miniature Golf Course Step by Step
Bring the family together by building the green and then playing on it with this DIY miniature golf cart that both kids and adults can enjoy.
How To Build a Water Rocket
Learn how to build and launch your own water rocket using a 2-liter bottle and PVC pipe with our guide and accompanying video.
How to Winterize Yard Tools
Your outdoor power tools will benefit from some upkeep before they hibernate for the long winter ahead.
A Step by Step Guide to Building a Bird Feeder for Your Yard
A DIY bird feeder is a project the whole family can help with. Learn how to make one out of materials you can find at a home center and grocery store.
How To Turn a Salvaged Sink Into an Outdoor Bar
They look great and work even better, but did you know a vintage kitchen sink can also improve your social life? Here’s how to turn an old sink into a unique and functioning outdoor bar.
How To Create a Wildlife-Friendly Habitat Garden
Encourage beneficial creatures to come to your place and stay awhile. Turn your lawn into a wildlife-friendly habitat with our tips.
How To Build a Lemonade Stand
Learn how to build a lemonade stand that you and your kids can assemble without any nails or screws by following our step-by-step guide.
The Ultimate Guide to Outdoor Showers
Outdoor showers provide a unique and luxurious bathing experience. Here's everything you need to know to install one.
How to Hang a Hammock
Tips on how to choose and install a little shaded relaxation
How to Create a Relaxing Garden Retreat
This Old House magazine reader Maria Hasenecz takes us inside her dramatic garden renovation, with tips for you to grow your own.
Build a DIY Sandbox
This helpful video explains how to create a backyard sandbox play area, with instructions for parents and kids.
9 Steps to a Lush Lawn
Want to create a lusher lawn? Read these tips from This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook.
How To Build a Safe and Fun Tree Swing in 9 Simple Steps
Looking for a way to add some fun to your backyard? Make an old-fashioned rope swing with these instructions for parents and kids.
How to Turn a Salvaged Urn Into a Garden Fountain
Breathe new life into a salvaged urn by creating this easy water feature in 5 quick steps
10 Ways to Add Privacy to Your Backyard
Smart landscaping solutions to keep out wandering eyes and noise pollution.
How to Build a Pergola in Your Yard
It only takes a few weekends to build a pergola.
How To Build a Soccer Goal
Learn how to build your own backyard soccer goal for hours of summer fun with these easy instructions for parents and kids.
How To Dig a Flat-Bottomed Hole
Ready to tackle your next project? Learn how to dig a flat-bottomed hole, even on sloping ground.
How To Make DIY Sandbox Fossils
In this guide, we'll show you how to make sandbox fossils that will both entertain and educate your kids without having to leave home.
How to Build a Simple Sandbox
Spend an afternoon assembling this simple backyard play area for kids of all ages.
How To Build a Set of Stilts
Walk a little taller with a set of wooden stilts made from wood and handrails. Learn how to build them with This Old House's Tom Silva.
How to Build a Fort
How to make a versatile backyard play area, with instructions for parents and kids.
Snow Blowers
Snow blowers have come a long way from their humble origins. See the best of today's models
How to Build a Bat House
In this how-to video, learn how to make a bat house, with instructions for parents and kids
How To Build a Bat House
Give these mosquito-eating creatures a place to roost in time for trick-or-treat season, and reap the benefits year-round. With instructions for parents and kids.
How To Repair a Drip Irrigation System and Maximize its Efficiency
In this how-to video and guide, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook fixes a severed irrigation line.
Everything You Need to Know to Deer-proof Your Shrubs
In this guide, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shows you several ways you can prevent deer from lunching on your landscape.
How to Install and Maintain a Low-Cost Lawn Sprinkler
Installing a low-cost lawn sprinkler can keep your lawn lush and green, and it's less expensive than professional services. Read how to complete this installation in our step-by-step guide.
All About Fertilizing: How To Fertilize Your Lawn Effectively
In this how-to video and guide, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook discusses proper techniques for feeding a lush, green lawn.
How To Plant Ground Cover and Troubleshoot Common Issues
Ground cover can control erosion on the slopes of your outdoor space and add visual interest to your landscape. Learn how to plant low-maintenance alternatives to traditional lawns in our step-by-step guide.
How To Revive a Dead Lawn
In this how-to video and guide, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook demonstrates how to revive and save a neglected lawn.