How to Build a Backyard Retreat
Paul Ryan, host of Weekend Handyman, demonstrates how to build a backyard retreat. This 8' x 10' getaway cottage comes in a kit that can be used for a relaxing escape, an art studio or a playhouse for the kids.
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Materials
- wood shims
- landscape fabric
- pea gravel
- lumber
Tools
- ladders
- screw gun
- hammer
- gloves
- level
- shovel
- circular saw
- utility knife
- metal rake
- tarp
- measuring tape
- hammer tacker
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