Home projects for the outdoors

Harbor Freight 6 x 8 Green House 10 Year Review

I installed our HF 6 x 8 green house back in september 2014 following this guide.. https://www.instructables.com/Building-and-Improving-the-Harbor-Freight-6×8-Gree/. The original panels exposed to the sun were covered with 6mm UV rated plastic. All of the original panels are still in place except for 5 of the roof panels which finally gave out this spring of 2024! [...]

Metal Privacy Fence Panels

There are a lot of great fence building tutorials out there so I am not going to spend a lot of time covering how to build a fence. Instead I want to share with you the helpful steps that I discovered while building our metal panel privacy fence. I will discuss the building differences worth paying [...]

Raised Gabion Garden Bed

Gabion Garden Wall I worked on building this wall during Cody’s end stage cancer, which helped to give my mind something to focus on other than facing the inevitable loss. It was challenging trying to figure out how to do this project. There was very little online information detailing how to build a small 2ft [...]

Gutterless Roof

Historic Homes Our house is 100 year old craftsman bungalow and when we bought it there weren’t any gutters or roof run off control of any sorts. It is worth mentioning that the eaves over hang the house by almost four to five feet which meant that we weren’t experiencing any foundation and basement leaks [...]

Transforming a 4ft chain link Fence into a Privacy Fence

This project has changed and is currently in Progress. Go here for more ideas on converting chain link fence. First Notify Your Neighbor If your neighbor happens to be a renter then you could consider asking them for the property manager or owners contact information. A way around this is to see if your county [...]

Installing Irrigation

Prepping phase Warning this was not an easy DIY project and was very time consuming. Therefor this tutorial will be a brief overview highlighting the areas that were most important. This project does require basic plumbing knowledge and turning off your water mainline at the street if you are cutting into your water mainline before [...]

Rustic Living Outdoor Snowboard Bench

I splurged on this project and ordered a snowboard kit instead of fabricating my own frame. I wanted it to be a surprise for Eric. This is an EASY afternoon project. Tools Cordless drill with Philips head and drill bit Level Clamps Materials for outdoor bench 2 old snowboards (1) 2x10x8 lumber (We used some [...]

Restoring a Vintage Outdoor Steel T-post Clothesline to its Former Glory and beyond!

One of the first things I fell in love with when we bought our house was the outdoor vintage clothesline in the backyard! A year later now here I am restoring it so that I can use it. I am upgrading the clothesline to be a pulley system. NOTE: I have previously installed a Heavy Duty [...]