Seven teams compete at Purdue Polytechnic-Anderson for an outdoor furniture challenge sponsored by the city of Anderson the competition brings together many innovative and talented minds.
Jamison and the crew install large ground-level windows and patio doors, hang insulation, and put down a floating, insulated floor.
April and her crew frame the deck and roofing for an outdoor kitchen the space will feature a stone fireplace, dining area, a grill, sink, minifridge, and hidden barrels to collect water.
April builds a horizontal board-on-board privacy fence from durable and weather-resistant Western red cedar she replaces troublesome double doors with efficient sliding glass doors.
April builds an outdoor shower with shelves, hooks for towels, a bench, and hot water she shows how to easily make an interior sliding barn door from plywood and cut cedar.
April and a friend rebuild a porch and deck in four days, repurposing the oak posts from the old porch, setting the headers, rafters, and finally, metal roofing.
The lake house is ready for kitchen cabinets Jamison opts for ready-to-assemble cabinets for their durability and quick installation the family installs custom lighting in the living room.
Jamison installs luxury vinyl plank flooring at the lake house, sharing tips for keeping rows straight and leaving expansion gaps he talks through home energy efficiency and water filtration.
Jamison and Jamie reinforce the floor joists and move the staircase, tear out the second-floor walls and insulation, and install soundproofing between floors.
Jamison and the crew install large ground-level windows and patio doors, hang insulation, and put down a floating, insulated floor.
Brad makes floating shelves from 3/4-inch plywood with built-in wireless LED lights Brad designs a modern computer desk with a milled walnut top, a welded steel base, and a hidden phone charger.
Fellow Maker John Malecki joins Brad in the workshop to build cornhole boards from 2x10s and plywood, adding inset painted tops and cool custom logos.
Chris designs a custom sim racing rig complete with a steering wheel and pedals.
Chris builds a media console out of walnut and white oak.
April shares a series of DIY builds, including a decorative storage bench with a flip-top lid, a cold smoker made from cedar, and a floating shelf for smaller personal items.
Paul embarks on a project he's been planning for decades: building a kayak he uses a hybrid kayak kit that includes molds and hardware for the hull and makes the deck from exotic pallet-wood strips.
Paul finally tackles a project he's been avoiding: installing reclaimed gymnasium maple flooring Paul creates 200 mini-pallet coasters, each perfectly scaled to the life-size prototype.
Laura builds a coffee table from oak with mortise and tenon joinery, using a piece of her original workstation for the top continuing with table making, she designs a sideboard from an old workbench, but hits a speedbump.
Laura challenges herself to build a folding table that is collapsible, stable and also good-looking the result incorporates two of the three Laura builds a table with a dog bed for Smudo.
Jamison renovates an old pool table and builds an open storage space for his daughter's room, adding flair like beveled edges and edge banding.