Flagship
The Library
Real guides that stay yours. Three free ones are waiting — read them in the hub or download the PDF. This is the heart of Smart DIY Home: plans you can actually follow, on your bench or your phone.
The member hub for hands-on homeowners
Your house. Your hands.A plan that works.
I'm Mike. Pick your path — fixing up the house, cutting the power bill, or getting prepared — and I'll hand you a free guide plus a plan you can start this weekend.
Free to start. No card needed for Front Porch.
Free to start — no card for Front Porch14-day free trial on paid plansA free guide for every pathCancel anytime
How it works
How Smart DIY Homebuilds your plan.
- 01
Take the quiz
Three taps, thirty seconds. No email needed — it just points you to the right path.
- 02
Get your free guide and your plan
Every path starts with a free guide and a clear first project. No guesswork.
- 03
Build with the Workshop
The member hub keeps your projects moving — step-by-step plans, simple tools, and folks who get it.
Three paths, one hub
Pick your path.Start where you are.
Three paths. One hub. You can always add the others later.
Inside the hub
What's insidethe member hub.
Home & DIY News
What's worth knowing for your house this week — plain English, no doom-scrolling.
Mike's Shed
The gear Mike actually recommends — straight talk about what's worth your money.
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Ask Mike
Stuck mid-project? Ask. You get a practical next step — and for electrical, gas, or structural work the answer is always safety first: call a licensed pro.
Community & Leaderboard
Post your builds, swap wins with other members, and keep score as you go.
On the bench
Workshop Tools
Calculators and planners for real projects are on the bench — Grid-Bill Buster lands first.
Safety-first — electrical, gas & structural work means a licensed pro
Plain-English guides written for hands-on homeowners, not contractors
Your free path guide is yours to keep — no paywall on the lead guides
Membership
Membership,plain and simple.
Start free on the Front Porch. Upgrade when you want the full workshop. Every paid plan starts with a 14-day free trial.
Front Porch
Free. No card needed.
Free
No card needed
- Your quiz result and free guide
- A look around the member hub
Workbench
One path, full depth.
$4.99/month
or $39/year
14-day free trial
- Pick one path: Home Improvements, Green & Solar, or Survival
- Everything in that path — plans, guides, and tools
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Workshop
All three paths. The full workshop.
$9.99/month
or $79/year
14-day free trial
- Everything in Workbench
- All three paths — Home, Solar, and Survival
Homestead
For the ones who want Mike in their corner.
$16.99/month
or $149/year
14-day free trial
- Everything in Workshop
- Shop Night member sessions
- Ask Mike your project questions
Prices in US dollars. Cancel anytime — you keep access until the end of your billing period.
Straight answers
Questions,answered plainly.
No. Every path starts with a free guide and one clear first project. If you can hold a tape measure, you can start.
Front Porch is free — no card needed — and gets you your quiz result and free guide. Paid plans add the full workshop, and each one starts with a free trial before you're charged.
For most projects, yes — that's what the plans are for. But for electrical, gas, roofing, or structural work, Mike's answer is always the same: bring in a licensed pro and follow your local codes.
No. Workbench covers one path; the Workshop plan opens all three — Home Improvements, Green & Solar, and Survival. You can always add the others later.
It's a real, downloadable guide for the path you pick — yours to keep. No drip-feed, no bait and switch. It's how Mike introduces the way Smart DIY Home works.
Yes. Cancel whenever you like and you keep access until the end of your billing period. No phone calls, no hoops.
Stop guessing.Start building.
Three taps and you'll know your path — and your first free guide.
Takes about 30 seconds. No email needed.