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April's Wilker Do's Blog
9M ago
This all started because I wanted to be able to hit golf balls off my off my porch. I thought I’d build a tee box. That turned into if I’m gonna go through the effort I might as well extend it out some that way I have room for a grill and a nice table and chairs for entertaining. That turned into “I should add a little bit more so I can put in a pool. As you can tell it very quickly snowballed.
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Materials I Used to Build a Deck
How I Chose Materials for the Deck
Step 1: Preparing the Deck Posts
Step 2: Pouring Concrete to Secure the Posts
Step 3: Cutting the Posts to Height ..read more
April's Wilker Do's Blog
1y ago
In this video I’ll be building this outdoor storage bench. It’s at a nice comfortable sitting height but he lid is on a hinge so that I can stow away the cushions when they are not in use. This is a quick one day project so if you are needing a storage trunk for something then know I have not only a CNC cut file for this one but also step by step plans that come with a material list and a cut list. Let me show you how it all goes together.
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Let’s Build an Outdoor Storage Bench!
Materials I Used to Build the Outdoor Storage Bench:
Step 1: Organizing Storage Bench Parts and Pr ..read more
April's Wilker Do's Blog
1y ago
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Let’s Build a Laundry Drawer!
Materials I Used to Build the Laundry Drawer
Step 1: Cutting Pieces for the Drawer
Step 2: Preparing the Toe Kick Plate and Attaching Laundry Drawer Sides
Step 3: Attaching the Toe Kick Plate
Step 4: Attaching the Last Board
Step 5: Adding the Back to the Laundry Drawer
Step 6: Securing the Fit and Attaching the Sides
Step 7: Completing the Front Assembly
Step 8: Making the Laundry Drawer Slide!
Conclusion: The Finished Product
Additional Things I Used to Build This Laundry Drawer
Let’s Build a Laundry Drawer! How to Build a Laundry Drawer in ..read more
April's Wilker Do's Blog
1y ago
In this video I’m going to show you how I built this shelf. It might look simple, but it was actually full of little tricky things to figure out. But! It was worth it, as I had this very generic store bought shelf in my home before, and was finally able to replace it with something I’ve made instead.
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Let’s Build a Modern Wall Shelf!
Materials I Used to Build this Modern Wall Shelf
Step 1: Cutting the Wood for the Modern Wall Shelf
Step 2: Fit Test for the Hexagon Part of the Shelf
Step 3: Cutting the Straight Shelves
Step 4: Piecing the Triangle Shelves Together
Step 5: Joi ..read more
April's Wilker Do's Blog
1y ago
In this video I’m tackling a project that will drastically improve the curb appeal of my home. Today I am painting my garage doors. This is a one day project and is very simple so if it’s been on your to do list, then I hope me documenting my process helps you get the confidence and motivation. Lets get into it.
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Let’s Repaint the Garage!
Things I Used to Upgrade my Garage Door
Step 1: Preparing the Garage Doors to Paint by Removing Hardware
Step 2: Cleaning the Doors
Step 3: Protecting the House from Paint
Step 4: Protecting the Concrete from Paint
Step 5: Starting to Paint ..read more
April's Wilker Do's Blog
1y ago
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Let’s Build a Rotating Shelf
Materials I Used On This Build
Step 1: Prepare the wood by pre-drilling
A tip for you: this part will end up being on about this long but I left it longer to make it easier to hold onto while drilling for the holes.
Step 2: Putting a threaded insert into the left and right parts of the shelf
Step 3: Creating the sliding piece for the top of the rotating shelf
Step 4: Making the top and attaching it to the base
Step 5: Hanging the rotating shelf!
Other Thing I Used In This Rotating Shelf Build
Let’s Build a Rotating Shelf How To Build a Rota ..read more
April's Wilker Do's Blog
1y ago
Who doesn’t like sitting outside with a good fall breeze and some crisp air? It’s finally time to start getting ready for fall, what better way than building a good fire pit. Grab a set of plans and follow along with this video so I can show you how I made mine.
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Let’s Build a Fire Pit
Materials I Used for this Build
Step 1: Building the Fire Pit Frame and Assembling
Step 2: Creating the Boxes Body
Step 3: Framing out the Top and Attaching it to the Body
Step 4: Making the Slats to Cover the Body
Step 5: Applying the Slats to the Fire Pit Body
Step 6: Creating the Propane Ta ..read more
April's Wilker Do's Blog
1y ago
In this video, I’m going to show you how I built this stylish dog house. But! It’s isn’t just a dog house. All throughout this project are products made by 3M that don’t only consider what a builder needs, but also what the environment needs.
The shingles, windows, solar panel, and the insulation were all designed by 3M to help create solutions for the most pressing climate challenges that impact people’s lives. I’m utilizing these materials on a doghouse to show you where technology is advancing to, but imagine if every new construction site were also using them and we started making our bu ..read more
April's Wilker Do's Blog
1y ago
If you’re interested in trying to live a more sustainable lifestyle or maybe have a garden that you want to lower the cost of compost on, these bins are for you. It’s an easy build with 3 separate bins to accommodate each stage of composting. Grab a set of my compost bin plans and let me show you how to build it.
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Material I Used to Build The Compost Bins:
Step 1: Building the posts for the Compost Bins
Step 2: Preparing the Posts to be Placed in the Ground
Step 3: Placing the Posts in the Ground
Step 4: Leveling the Posts
Step 5: Adding Screening to the Compost Bin
Step 6 ..read more
April's Wilker Do's Blog
1y ago
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Let’s Build A Bar In A Box
Materials I Used to Build the Bar in a Box
Step 1: Building the Main Body of the Bar in a Box
Step 2: Placing Trim Around the Edges of Each Body Section
Step 3: Adding Dividers Inside the Bar in a Box
Step 4: Making the Bar in a Box Mobile
Step 5: Finishing the Front Trim and Adding Shelves
Step 6: Making the Doors
Step 7: Adding Shelves to the Doors
Step 8: Hanging the Wings onto the Body of the Bar in a Box
Step 9: Building a Top to the Bar in a Box Body
Armorite Tips and Tricks
Step 10: Expanding the Top of the Bar in a Box
Step 11: Painting ..read more