Anyone with a strong back can stack up a bunch of blocks and build a pretty retaining wall. But it takes skill and planning ...

Clad the exterior of the side and front walls with eight-inch lap siding. Install your first piece 5/16 – 3/8-in. off the decking, nailing it into each stud on the upper inch of the piece.

Q: I live in one of the small brick houses built in South Arlington during the 1930s.There are several places on our westward-facing exterior wall where the plaster on the inside wall bubbles up ...

As a general rule, don't build a wall any higher than you are willing to let your kid fall. Putting Up the Frame. ... The climbing surface is 3/4-in. exterior-grade fir plywood.