gardening

Calling All Green Thumbs! Let’s Get This Garden Started

Are you ready to roll up your sleeves and get serious about making your garden sensational the season? Let GNH Lumber help get you started on the path to perfection. You can cultivate the garden of your dreams – and have fun doing it! GNH has everything you need to break ground and get the…

painted kitchen

Transform Your Kitchen or Bath with Color

If you’re considering an updated kitchen or bath for your home, but are working within a limited budget, consider how colors can transform your kitchen or bath without requiring any major renovations. Bright, vivid walls of color can add impact, set a mood, create a focal point, enlarge a space, or make it feel more cozy. You…

Garden Fence

Building A Fence For Your Garden

Now that it’s time to start planting for your garden it’s also time to make sure that you keep those animals and pests out by building a fence. All you will need is some poultry netting and fence posts- both of which are on sale this month at GNH, so not only can you start…

Shrub Cover

The time it will take to build this will vary between 30-90 minutes. Tree/Shrub Cover Kit The following are tools and supplies needed to complete your tree/shrub cover project. Stop into your local GNH Lumber and pick up any items that you may need. Supplies 1X4 Pine boards nominal size 3.5″ wide by 3/4″ thick…

Build a Slab-Topped Sofa Table

Thick pieces of wood sourced from a local sawmill provide a sturdy base for a large slab-topped sofa table, put together with loose tenon joinery. The bark is removed with the draw knife, and the top leveled off with a planer. The legs are tapered and cut with a template:9 3/8″ on one end and…

Maker 101: Joinery Joining Wood

Maker 101 is geared towards people who are just getting started in making and DIY. These videos are meant to give you a high level overview of tools and techniques to help you get started in making your projects. Use a laser light to line up the position of the holes to be drilled for…

Build a Cedar Bird House for the Wren

Make 11 wood cuts: 1@9″(base) 2@8″(roof) 2@7″(gables front & back) 2@4 3/16″(sides) Dowel rod@2 1/4″ Watch the video to find out how the house is put together.

Pallet Compost Bin

Build this pallet compost bin in minutes! Turn those unwanted wooden pallets into something environmentally friendly, like a compost bin. This tutorial shows you how to build one in minutes. Tip: You can attach your pallets together with zip ties or screws, screws will create a more sturdy bin, but zip ties are a good…

Anchoring Handrails & Bolts in Concrete

Setting handrails, bolts or metal posts in existing concrete has never been easier with the help of QUIKRETE Anchoring Cement. Project Instructions: When working with cement-based products, always wear eye protection and waterproof gloves. Step 1: Create a hole with a masonry core drill that is at least 1 inch larger than the diameter of…