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How to Prep Before Laying New Concrete Pavement

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How to Prep Before Laying New Concrete Pavement

By WNY Handyman|October 8th, 2012|Exterior Projects, How To's|

If you’re about to have new concrete poured, it’s important to carefully prepare the ground beforehand. A smooth, compact surface under the new concrete will help to prevent cracking of the new pavement due to unstable soil underneath. Follow these steps to prepare the ground surface before your new concrete is poured. Make sure the [...]

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4 Inspirational DIY Ideas On Pinterest

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4 Inspirational DIY Ideas On Pinterest

By WNY Handyman|September 20th, 2012|Exterior Projects, How To's|

Unless you’ve been without Internet or TV for the last year or so, you've probably heard of Pinterest- the social networking site that allows users to group images and "pin" them to a virtual bulletin board. Many people use Pinterest to save pictures of their dream homes, but the site is also a great source [...]

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Pick From These 4 Awesome Fire Pits

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Pick From These 4 Awesome Fire Pits

By WNY Handyman|September 13th, 2012|Exterior Projects|

If you are a handyman, you are probably the guy (or girl) that people call when they have a 2 person project, or simply need a person with a truck to pick up material. Since that is the case, you might have come across a request to help build a fire pit. There is nothing [...]

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Simple Stairs – Just a Couple of Boxes

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Simple Stairs – Just a Couple of Boxes

By WNY Handyman|August 16th, 2012|Exterior Projects, How To's|

If you are like most people with a new build, you probably ended up with some simple construction stairs out to a patio. Rather than using a stringer stair that only has 2 or 3 steps, you should consider a nice and simple box system that will double as seating. We featured a stair stringer [...]

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Give a Kid Some Tools… A Tree Fort is Born

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Give a Kid Some Tools… A Tree Fort is Born

By WNY Handyman|August 1st, 2012|Exterior Projects|

Our neighbors 16 year old son (we'll call him 'T' for short) has always been very industrious. He is a self starter who appears to have the instinctive need to create. I often refer to this as our inner caveman that creates the desire for many of us to swing a hammer, paint, landscape, woodwork, [...]

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Closing a Seasonal Cottage

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Closing a Seasonal Cottage

By WNY Handyman|October 5th, 2011|Exterior Projects|

We are about two weeks away from closing up our cottage for the season. This is our first year with the place and the closing / opening experience should be an interesting one. Fortunately, we are about 1 hour away from the property, so an emergency trip is not a big deal. When [...]

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