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Building a Horseshoe Pit at Home- Fun, Easy and Historical

It’s one of those sounds of summer in the country. The sharp, metallic “clink” of metal hitting metal, and the low murmur and soft cheers of the players. Ice rattling in tea glasses on a table off to the side promises refreshment. Pitching horseshoes is a tradition of warm weather, good friends and family, and time spent together.

Gazebo Kits

Looking for a way to enhance your Acreage? Consider installing a Gazebo. With all of the different styles and options available, any yard is a perfect location for a Gazebo. Whether you want one open and airy – next to a water feature, screened so you can enjoy the evenings without getting chased into the house by mosquitoes or 3 season with windows and door for Spring, Summer and Fall enjoyment. The choices are endless.

Fence Installation

 Choose your style
Whether installing preassembled panels or building with components, there is a fence style that is right for you. Preassembled panels make installation easier and are perfect for long runs. Components leave you with more flexibility on short runs and sites that are not level.

Building a Simple Yet Functional Birdfeeder

First let me start by saying that this is a simple how-to project.  You should have less than 2 hours invested in this birdfeeder.  The great thing about it is there is a good chance you have all the tools, and probably have the wood lying around somewhere.  For this article, I will be using pine, but like I said you feel free to use anything you have lying around.  I happen to have a ton of scrap pine and over the years I have built many bird houses out of it. 

Build a Corral

By Jocelyn Frohwein

As you venture into a horse buying experience one thing becomes crystal clear as soon as you decide to purchase the horse, you must have a corral and fence to keep that horse protected from the dangers of outside, the temptations that could make them sick. There are many options when it comes to building your corral. Some things you need to consider when you decide to build your corral is your budget, what will blend on your property with existing buildings, how many horses you plan to have and the personality of your horse.

 

Build Your Own Raised Bed Planter

 

Admit it. You’ve been thinking about starting a garden haven’t you?
That’s normal this time of year because it’s early spring and the gloomy darkness and cold of winter is still on your mind. Maybe gardening came to mind recently as you stood in line at the grocery store realizing that the price of food has increased. Food costs went up an average of 7% in the US in 2008 and that trend shows no sign of reversing.
Feeding a family has become increasingly expensive and that has many people thinking about growing some of their own.
 

Building A Fence On Your Acreage

Evaluating Needs

Fences can be used to confine or exclude animals, to divide distinct areas of your property, to improve aesthetics or to provide barriers. Fencing can be temporary or permanent, physical or psychological or both. In addition, fencing can be a substantial investment in your property, and should be planned to last anywhere from 25 to 50 years.
Options abound, so careful consideration and planning is essential to any fencing project. The first question you should ask yourself is, “What do I want my fence to do?” Do you need confinement for livestock? Is it necessary to exclude predatory animals? Do you want to section off a pond, pasture, or other individual area of your small farm? Your answer to this question will provide the foundation for next choices; once you’ve thought that through, you can move on to selection of the type of fencing right for you. Although fencing styles and uses vary greatly, a few basic principals apply when selecting the fencing that’s right for you and your acreage.

How-to-build-a deck on your Acreage

Getting Started

A few things first.
 
When preparing to dig a posthole - whether for a fence or a deck - you want to make sure that the area in which you’ll be digging doesn’t have anything beneath that could cause
problems, such as buried power, water or sewer lines. Most areas have a free service that will mark the ground with locations of such things. If that is not available to you, then use some thought of where these lines might be at your home. When planning to build a deck, it’s helpful to use either marking paint or even a garden hose to map out the area of the proposed deck. It makes it easy to get a feel for the size, and if it will meet your needs.