You may have an upcoming project where you need to attach a piece of treated lumber to a poured concrete slab or a wall. The wood could be a 2-by-4 bottom plate for a wall or a simple 2-by-2 cleat for ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Installing a gorgeous wood fence requires work. You must read through building codes and regulations, examine your soil's condition, make ...

I am about to put some floor moulding around the bottom of the basement soon-to-be rec room. Last time I did moulding I about lost my religion over the amount of times I split to wood longwise when ...

Face-nailed flooring, where nails are left exposed, is something you don’t see very often. It’s mostly found in older—like 100 years or more—homes or buildings, although you might come across it in ...

It’s time to settle an age-old debate: nails vs. screws. Both are a form of ancient wood-fastening technology that still get the job done today. But how do you know which one to use for any given ...