Gardening, Woodworking, Timber Frames, Concrete & Aircrete

We build timber frame style pavilions, wood sheds, and pergolas. And cast concrete and aircrete rot-proof, durable garden boxes from forms we designed. Subscribe and see all our videos here. Many of our videos have an accompanying blog post here with more detailed descriptions along with many downloadable detailed plans.

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Build a Post and Beam Greenhouse

Build your own Cedar Post & Beam Greenhouse with Twin Wall Polycarbonate Glazing and a Concrete Foundation.

Pour a Concrete Countertop for an Outdoor Bench

Cast your own Concrete Countertop for a Potting Bench with a Galvanized Corrugated Metal Roof.

Make a Potting Bench – Concrete Countertop & Metal Roof

Make a Garden Potting Bench with a Cast Concrete Countertop and Galvanized Corrugated Metal Roof. Made from rough milled western red cedar and douglas fir.

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Make Concrete Garden Boxes PART 1 – Precast Form Build

Make Concrete Garden Boxes! Build the forms and precast your own 36″ reinforced concrete panels that lock together to make long lasting and durable concrete garden boxes.

Poured Concrete Raised Garden Beds – Precast Form Build PART 2

DIY Poured Concrete Raised Garden Beds. Make these simple wooden forms and cast your own concrete garden boxes. In this part of the series I make my first attempt…

Make Lightweight Concrete Garden Boxes – Vermiculite Aircrete PART 3

Make 3 lightweight concrete formulas for long-lasting rot-proof garden boxes. Blend of Vermiculite, Aircrete, and Lava Rock.

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Ash Vacuum Review, Chimney Sweeping & Cleaning Wood Stove

Time to get the wood stove ready for winter. We have a high-efficiency wood stove and need to sweep the chimney of creosote and clean the ash buildup inside…

Bosch Jigsaw Review & Cutting Timber Curves

For my Timber Frame Style Woodshed project and Garden Pavilion Build, I used this jigsaw to cut curved profiles in the ends of 6″ x 6″ beams and in…

Pruning with a Reciprocating Saw – DeWalt 20 Volt

A reciprocating saw can be used for branch trimming & pruning. Battery powered & fitted with a pruning blade, it performs well at this task.

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Build a Beautiful Low Profile Floating Deck

We built a floating deck under our garden pavilion. This low-profile floating deck is stand alone and hovers only a few inches above the grass in our garden. This stained deck is…

Pergola Design with Curved Cedar Rafters

For this blog post I’d like to go back and revisit a pergola I built a few years ago. This build was prior to the launch of this YouTube channel but the…

Build a Pergola – Simple Cedar Plan Idea

This pergola is easy to build with detailed plans. Build a pergola in your garden, patio, or back yard. Pergolas add shade and a great DIY project. For this blog post I’d…

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