Outdoors
Whether you are planting flowers in the garden, adding a water feature to the yard or just need to mow the grass, Family Handyman covers all your outdoor needs.
How to Keep Grass Green and Achieve a Healthy Lawn
How to maintain a good-looking lawn with less time and effort
Raising Patio Pavers
Remove and reset pavers with this easy four-step method.
How to Build Pathways: Brick and Stone Pathways
With a little imagination and a lot of muscle, you can build this walk in a three-day weekend
Planning a Backyard Path: Gravel Paths
Attractive, inexpensive and easy to build
How to Resod Grass: Replace Dead Grass Patches
Re-sod a bad spot in your lawn in minutes
How to Build a Water Garden With Waterfall
Put a little piece of paradise right in your own backyard. We'll show you how to build a pond waterfall...
How to Build a Porch: Screen Porch Construction
Add an enclosed screen porch to your house using basic framing and deck building techniques.
How to Build a Stone Path and Steps
Modular blocks let you build like a master mason—even on slopes
How to Build a Privacy Fence
Tips for planning, designing and constructing a wood privacy fence.
Tips for Easier Gardening
Love to garden but short on time? Here are some tips that will help you plant, water and weed more...
How to Build an Umbrella Table
This woodworking project will give you an umbrella table that is solid, stable and you can build it in...
How to Build a Garden Bench
Make this attractive, comfortable garden bench. We show you how to build it with simple biscuit joinery.
Fountain: How to Build a Concrete Fountain
Carving stone requires years of training, extraordinary skill and endless patience—or you can cheat and use power tools.
Illuminate Your Deck With Low-Voltage Light Fixtures
Stay up late: Enjoy your deck well into the evening hours
How to Use a Table Saw: Cross Cutting
An accurate miter gauge and fence and basic wood jigs are the key to perfect table saw cuts.
How to Build a Copper Trellis for Your Garden
Solder up this trellis in a weekend with ordinary copper tubing
Roof Flashing Techniques for Outside Corners
Make roof dormers and other outside corners leakproof