Lowe’s home improvement expert, Mike Kraft, demonstrates how you can renew your old wooden deck with composite decking. Learn tips on installing composite deck boards and adding posts. To watch the second part of this video and find out how to install deck railings, visit www.Lowes.com
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Lowe’s home improvement expert, Mike Kraft, gives advice on gas grill maintenance. Learn how to detect gas leaks, check the grill ignition and much more. For more grill advice, visit www.Lowes.com
Jodi Marks, former co-host of HGTV’s Fix It Up series for nine years, and now a current member of the team on Danny Lipford’s Today’s Homeowner, syndicated nationally, shows us how to replace a light fixture in the home. This clip is from her new book called Fix It In A Flash, which features the 25 most common home repairs covering electrical, plumbing, walls, floors and ceilings, doors and windows. There’s a bonus 45 minute video with the book showing, in real-time, some of the most common household repairs. The book is available at Lowe’s Home Improvement stores and bookstores everywhere. Visit www.popularwoodworking.com for more information!
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In this video, Lowe’s home improvement expert, Mike Kraft, demonstrates how to install fence posts and hardware for chain link fencing. To watch the previous videos in this series and to find the printable instructions for this video, visit www.Lowes.com The great thing about chain link fencing is that you can dig all the fence post holes at once. The manufacturer will recommend the spacing in between post holes, but it should never exceed 10 feet on-center. Once the post holes are ready, it is time to mark the posts. Typically, the posts should be the height of the fabric, minus 2 inches. For terminal or end posts, it should be the height of the fabric plus 2 inches. Now you can set the posts in the holes, first adding gravel and then making sure the mark is level with the ground. Next, set the post, adding concrete until it is 2 inches below ground level. Continue adding posts down your layout line. Once the post hole concrete is set, you are ready to add the chain link fence hardware. For the terminal post hardware, add tension bands and bolts. Make sure the flat surface of the band is on the fabric side of the fence. The number of tension bands you will need is the height of the fence in feet, minus one. For corner posts, add an extra set of bands for the adjacent run of fencing. Follow by installing the top rail bands, cups and bolts. If installing on a corner post, alternate the ends cups – bottom one up, top one down. Finally, add the post caps to the terminal …