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Arrange firewood for your home with these highly-rated log splitters. They vary in form but serve the function well. Check ...

If your home has a fireplace, you know the relaxing feeling of sitting in front of a warm fire on a cool night. You also know the hassle of hauling logs into your home from the woodpile outside. You ...

Are you arranging for the firewood? One thing you will need is a decent firewood rack. This list has some of the best ones ...

Summertime and the living is, well, hot—which makes a roaring campfire a bit of a problem. But if you lay the right foundation, you can build a great summer blaze that puts out plenty of light with ...

One of the best ways to transform a dark and uninviting outdoor space into somewhere you actually want to spend time in once night falls is to spruce it up with lighting. While there are many ...

Developers have not used wood for much other than houses since the horse-and-buggy days. But the knotty building material is making a comeback. Seeking greener projects, which many consumers continue ...