Four tips on sizing, dealing with frost, choosing hardware, and preventing uplift

Stucco is likely to last significantly longer than the decking, so make it easy to replace the decking without disrupting the stucco.

Accessory Dog Dwelling Unit for little pups that grew up

 

OMG, the Ogee is an angle!

Two videos about layout, setting the base, laying the pavers, and filling the joints

The final video in the series: Did you model the pergola to be too tall? How to Lower the Joists and Narrow the Width of the Pergola

Forget about the turtles, look at the tile

 

Three videos: How to add Grass and Paver Textures, How to Manipulate Wood Grain, and Adding Furniture (and friends) From the Digital Big Box.

 

Not satisfied with a simple pergola post, The Timber Tailor adds lamb's tongue chamfers to each corner

A special primer that allows you to stain painted surfaces, plastic, concrete, etc. with ordinary wood stain. 

It's a cultural thing

Two videos showing how to convert the layout rectangle into a concrete patio with a paver border, and adding concrete piers as a foundation

A custom gate which opens to a classic pool and courtyard

How to stop rot in structural members

Three videos: Using the Geopositioning Tool to Optimize Shade, Spacing Multiple Pieces of Lattice without Math, and some Advanced Lattice Modeling Tips

Beautiful and long lasting, this pedestal has ventilation holes for drying.

Three videos: Making the Beams, Shaping the Beams, and Making 'Ceiling Joists' from the Beams