Have you ever dreamt about building your own home? This is a dream that thousands of Americans share, but the task itself can seem pretty daunting. Where do you begin and how on earth do you get the roof to stand up? George Nash answers all of these questions in his book, The Complete House [...]

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• Review: The Old House Handbook: The Essential Guide to Care and Repair by Roger Hunt, Marianne Suhr This tome is the authoritative guide to looking after an old home. These can include such houses as a medieval cottage, an urban terrace from the eighteenth century, or a Victorian development. This book builds upon the thoughts and works of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, approaching......
• The Ultimate Guide to Plumbing By Merle Henkenius If you’ve always wanted to be able to handle the various plumbing projects that pop up around your house, this is a book that is a definite must have. Plumbers can be expensive, and in an emergency, they may not be easy to reach. Once you’ve read this book, you......
• How to Build a Garage While many homes already have basic garages built into them, this isn't always the case, and some families find themselves seeking free plans, garage plans and the like. Some newer properties, and properties built by architects rather than home-building companies often do not come with the same garage space that......
• Book Review: What Your Contractor Can't Tell You: The Essential Guide to Building and Renovating by Amy Johnston Why do so many home improvement projects end in disaster? According to Amy Johnson, the author of What Your Contractor Can't Tell You, it's due to the fact that homeowners simply don't have access to the right tools, knowledge and planning abilities that the pro's do. Her basic premise is......
• Do Handy-Man Smartphone Apps Actually Get the Job Done? Ask any owner of an iPhone or Android-powered device and they'll probably tell you they can't imagine their life without it. Ask them about apps and they'll rave about everything from Angry Birds to Soundhound, and how virtually any want or need can be achieved through the downloading of an......

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If you have a problem with drainage, or you would like to keep a hill where it belongs, a retaining wall is the perfect solution. There are many different options and materials that you can use when you need to build a retaining wall. Let’s look at some of the most popular solutions that are [...]

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• Learn How to Build a Wall You may end up with a remodeling project that involves learning how to build a wall in the interior of your home or another similar building. Building a nonbearing interior wall is actually a relatively easy process. If you have basic carpentry skills and a good set of working tools,......
• How to Soundproof a Room Whether you live by a busy road, you just had a new baby or your children have discovered the wonders of musical instruments, soundproofing a room has many benefits. Commonly, bedrooms are the rooms where soundproofing brings the most benefit, but literally any room can be soundproofed. It’s easier than......
• Raised Bed Gardening the Easy Way When you see pictures of gardens in magazines and online, raised beds are common elements. If you'd like to have one or more of those in your garden, now you can do so without the work and the hassle of building one of those beds. A raised bed created......
• Dealing with Moisture in the Basement Moisture in general can cause all kinds of problems in the basement, including mold and the destruction of flooring and wall materials. But how do you prevent moisture or flooding in the first place? There are a few simple steps to stop this problem in its tracks, as well as......
• Kitchen Storage Solutions In most homes, kitchens are the most used spaces, so it is vital to make these spaces as efficient as they possibly can be. All of the tools that you use regularly in your kitchen need to be well organized and easy to get to. Here are some kitchen storage......

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