If you're looking for a place to keep your valuable items (like cash, keys, and jewelry) in plain sight, check out how to DIY ...

You may have an upcoming project where you need to attach a piece of treated lumber to a poured concrete slab or a wall. The wood could be a 2-by-4 bottom plate for a wall or a simple 2-by-2 cleat ...

Place an 8 to 12-inch wood block underneath the wire and just push it up until the wire is taught and then make your measurement from the top of the mirror to the wire.