How to Refinish Hardwood Floors
Welcome back to our latest Pro-Follow series focused on how to refinish hardwood floors. Refinishing a hardwood floor is a great way to bring new life to a floor that is showing too much wear and tear or if the finish is no longer protecting the floor. It's also a necessary part of extending an existing hardwood floor like we showcase here.All of our Pro-Follow articles are the result of shadowing expert, professional contractors on actual job sites. There's no better way to learn about home improvement than straight from the guys working in the field with decades of experience ...

Behind the Scenes Tour of the John Deere Factory
A couple of days ago, I had the great privilege of touring the John Deere Horicon Works factory in Horicon, WI. It was truly an amazing tour, and I loved getting an inside look at why "nothing runs like a deere."The tour started with an overview of their company history, and in 1963 Horicon Works started building riding lawn equipment. Pictured below is a 1963 mower, and it was #60 off the assembly line. This year John Deere is celebrating half a century of quality lawn equipment.On the factory floor, we got a look at the tool room where they service and ...

How to Install a Tile Floor (Complete Guide)
This is a comprehensive guide with detailed instructions for installing a ceramic or porcelain tile floor. Below you'll find tutorials for every step of the process, with expert knowledge and tips from professional tile contractors. Read on for links to the individual articles and recommended tools for laying tile. We hope you enjoy the series!This series covers everything for installing a ceramic or porcelain tile floor, including leveling the floor, installing underlayment, marking guides, laying tile and grouting joints. Just follow the steps below, and you'll have the know-how to install tile in almost any situation. Keep in mind that the ...

DIY Pottery Barn Farmhouse Table
If you keep up with Jocie and The Better Half, you know that she's been busy giving our dining room a makeover. She has done a great job, and so far Jocie has painted the walls, refinished an old buffet, created a very cool plate wall, and incorporated some furniture we just inherited. Well Jocie has been pining for a farmhouse table to go with the new decor, and she really liked the Keaton Dining Table from Pottery Barn. Don't bother clicking on that link. The PB table costs $1,600 + $100 delivery! That's a bit out of our price range, and ...

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Edited by: Ethan (email Ethan) | Meet the Pros

Today we’re featuring a guest contribution by Matt from the DIY Village on building a custom fire pit. If you don’t know Matt and Jacque, hop on over to their site. It’s chock full of awesome DIY articles! When it comes to transforming a back yard, an outdoor fire pit rates high on everyone’s DIY to do list. When my wife, Jacque and I purchased our new home a few years ago, we were moving from a townhouse. One thing that always bugged me about living there was that we were restricted on what we could modify outside...
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Edited by: Fred (email Fred)

The 13″ Ridgid thickness planer is a new addition to the OPC workshop, and it fills a huge void in our tool arsenal. This planer enables me to process rough-cut boards and true-up lumber before starting a woodworking project. It can handle stock up to 13″ wide and 6-1/8″ thick, and the resulting finish requires very little sanding afterward. Best of all, it’s about $100 – $200 cheaper than comparable models!Ridgid provided the R4331 Thickness planer for review, and I’ve already put it to good use...
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Edited by: Jocie (email Jocie) | Jocie on Pinterest
Welcome back to the Humble Brag, the weekly link party where we brag on you. Each week we feature some of our favorite projects, recipes, and ideas while also giving away free ad space to one random, lucky winner. We also pin all our features and share lots on Facebook and G+! Thanks so much for partying and stopping by for some inspiration! In case you missed it this past week, we selected the winner for our boxed wine holder – congrats to Jen! And we started a new giveaway, a $100 Home Depot gift card! I’m not giving them...















