To safely work on your house, use scaffolding that you can build yourself. Nail a three-foot and a five-foot length of 2 x 4 at right angles. Then, make two three-foot triangles of 3/4-inch plywood, ...

You will need proper access equipment to reach ceilings and the tops of walls comfortably and safely when you're decorating or repairing them. Don't improvise by balancing on chairs or boxes. If you ...

In an effort to build beautiful, functional pieces using cheap or free materials, DIY builder James Higginson recently constructed a gorgeous wall out of recycled scaffolding boards that were past ...