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Design and Build Your Own Fireplace Mantle

Mantels can be as rustic as a log set in river rock or as refined as the most elegant piece of furniture. Design and then build the perfect one for your fireplace with the help of this illustrated, step by step guide by Larry Walton, from the pages of Extreme How-To Magazine.


Extreme How-To magazine provides the latest information on tools, techniques and home-improvement technology for the extreme handyman. It's a comprehensive resource for today’s do-it-yourselfer. Having the right equipment, materials and building strategies to complete tasks is of crucial importance. Answering this demand, Extreme How-To provides tips on everything from adding a room, creating a patio or refinishing a deck, to installing a window, building a retaining wall or reconstructing a floor.

Extreme How-To sets itself apart from other home-improvement publications not only with dynamic graphic design, but also with an editorial focus that challenges its readers with professional-grade projects. Their stories focus on the tough projects often relegated to remodeling contractors but doable for the seasoned handyman. They supplement this information online: www.ExtremeHowTo.com
 


  

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Do It Yourself Backyard Project Plans  Design-It and Build-It-Yourself Software  Design your own shed, deck, garage, patio, fence, landscape or even a new guest cottage with easy to use software. Build your own shed, deck, playhouse, arbor, gazebo, potting bench, playground and outdoor furniture with step by step instructions, material shopping lists and do-it-yourself plans.

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Design it Yourself with Plan3D  Plan3D is a new online service that helps you create a new home, garage, shed or barn and then see how it will look on your property. View your work from any angle - inside and out.  Scan existing plans into Plan3D and take a virtual walk through in lifelike 3D. Everything is online and inexpensive, so you can get started today.

 
Have all plans reviewed by your building department or by an experienced building professional who knows local conditions, before you start to build. Plans may have to be modified by a local professional to suit your site's building code and weather requirements.