When a drain gets clogged, it can be frustrating to have to deal with. You don’t want to call a plumber because that can get expensive, and sometimes the problem seems like it should be simple enough for you to deal with. You can unclog the drain yourself with a number of different methods that [...]

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• Review: Basic Home Repair: Home Improvement DVD The Basic Home Repair: Home Improvement DVD is designed to provide complete details and lessons on home repair topics including energy conservation, home security, replacing a faucet, sweating copper pipes, replacing toilets, unclogging drain clogs, replacing the caulk on a tub, replacing lighting fixtures, repairing broken lamps, replacing tiles that......
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• Basic Home Repair: Home Improvement DVD The Basic Home Repair: Home Improvement DVD is designed to provide complete details and lessons on home repair topics including energy conservation, home security, replacing a faucet, sweating copper pipes, replacing toilets, unclogging drain clogs, replacing the caulk on a tub, replacing lighting fixtures, repairing broken lamps, replacing tiles that......
• Removing Caulk Guide If you are planning on putting down caulk, you probably have caulk that needs to be removed. Unless you are installing something brand new, there is likely caulk left behind that has to be taken care of. The following is a brief tutorial that will give you some useful tips......
• How to Replace a Garbage Disposal If your old garbage disposal is getting worn down, or simply making too much noise, it's actually quite easy to replace it. We'll show you how, step by step, to put in a brand new and more energy efficient disposal. Before we get started, make sure that you have all......

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If you are seriously interested in the concept of woodworking and are looking for unique places to find information on woodworking techniques, then you should know that one of the best places for you to increase your understanding of woodworking techniques is through the use of videos. If you look woodworking then you should absolutely [...]

• Review of The Complete Guide to Ceramic and Stone Tile Black and Decker's The Complete Guide to Ceramic and Stone Tile is a must read for anyone that is considering renovating their home. This is a great guide that makes it very simple to understand how to do even complex tasks and the project section alone makes it worth......
• Green Paint and VOCs According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the air that we breathe indoors is up to three times more polluted than the air outside.  This impure air is regarded as one of the top hazards to our health.  And, the paints in our homes are among the foremost sources of......
• How to Install Recessed Lighting Recessed lighting is a great way to add some modern flair to any room in your home. It looks especially snazzy in the living room or kitchen, where you can focus the light in on key features in the room. Recessed lighting is exactly what it sounds like – instead......
• 6 Ways to Keep Your Basement Dry A leaky basement is a nightmare. Mold and mildew build up and can be hazardous to your health. In addition, many of us store things in the basement and we don't want to risk having them ruined. There are a few techniques that you can use to make sure that......
• Steps to Installing a Home Steam Shower A home steam shower makes your bathroom a retreat, and if you're a do-it-yourselfer with some experience you can probably handle at least some of the installation yourself. Not only will it make time spent in the bathroom more enjoyable, but any type of bathroom remodeling improves the value of......

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There are many different types of window coverings available these days.  But, one of the most popular are blinds.  This is because they are simple, attractive, and work well for privacy while allowing light into the home, among other reasons.  However, there is one aspect about blinds that most owners do not enjoy, and that [...]

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• Fixing a Leaky Faucet At best, a leaking faucet is more than capable of being annoying. At worst, a leaking faucet is capable of being extremely wasteful. The sound of water as it continuously drips into a sink can be completely maddening over time. Luckily, the fix required for repairing a leaky faucet is......
• How to Buy the Right Water Heater A water heater is an essential appliance that is commonly overlooked in many homes. Typically they will provide years of service, and you may never realize that it is either terribly inefficient or even faulty. Here are some tips to help you determine whether your current water heater should be......
• Carpet Restoration 101 If you are dealing with an older carpet that is stained and unsightly, but your budget doesn’t call for replacement, there are several techniques that you can implement to restore it. While picking the nap back up may not be possible, you can at least improve the appearance of carpeting......
• 9 Easy Ways to Green Your Home Greening up your home is actually a lot simpler than spending thousands on solar panels for your roof, and does not have to involve composting or growing all of your own food if you do not want it to. You do not have to be a hippy tree-hugger to want......
• How to Handle Mold in Your Home Mold is a serious problem for many homes, especially those in humid climates. However, some areas of your home are going to be more likely to have mold, even if you live in the middle of a dry desert. Here are some tips on how to make sure that......

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Having the right screwdriver on you can make most screwing jobs a lot simpler. A basic set of screwdrivers should include four standard slot tip screw drivers and four standard cross tip or Phillips screwdrivers, each with a different shaft length and a different blade size. Larger sets may contain a number of other types [...]

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• Screws and Screwdrivers 104 Reusing and Adapting Screws Renew a Screw - When you remove and reseat a Phillips head or slotted screw, the result is often a slot that has become damaged, especially when the screwdriver blade did not fit into the slot properly in the first place. If you do not have......
• Gas Versus Electric – Which is Best? The age old question of gas appliances versus electric appliances has been revived yet again and whether or not you are considering remodeling your kitchen, replacing your furnace or trying to reduce your reliance on fossil fuels, there has never been a better time to really think this issue through.......
• How to Install a Garage Door Opener Having a garage door opener makes life a lot easier and it can add safety features to an existing door. There are numerous kinds of opener and more kinds of doors, but for the sake of brevity, we're going to cover installing a garage door opener that mounts on the......
• Change a Lock in 5 Steps Changing out a lock tends to be a relatively simple and straight forward task that only requires a few minutes of your time. A little bit of effort can really go a long way when it comes to providing you with some much needed peace of mind. This is a......
• Childproofing your Workshop Your home workshop is unfortunately one of the more dangerous places that children can venture. Many workshops contain sharp tools, sharp objects, tiny items that can be easily picked up and ingested and many other dangers. However, there are a number of simple and safe ways that you can childproof......

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Part of the reason that most people decide to do their own repairs and maintenance around the house is because it’s much cheaper than hiring someone else to do it. However, a lot of jobs require specialized tools, and power tools in particular can be very expensive. A lot of do it yourselfers are always [...]

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• 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......
• Basic Home Repair: Home Improvement DVD The Basic Home Repair: Home Improvement DVD is designed to provide complete details and lessons on home repair topics including energy conservation, home security, replacing a faucet, sweating copper pipes, replacing toilets, unclogging drain clogs, replacing the caulk on a tub, replacing lighting fixtures, repairing broken lamps, replacing tiles that......
• The Complete Idiots Guide to Simple Home Repair by Judy Ostrow So many home repair books offer project tips and advice, but most fall into the rather dry reading category. There are few that you actually want to take up and read, and for the most part, these books fall into the reference only category. Judy Ostrow’s latest book, The Complete......
• Review: Basic Home Repair: Home Improvement DVD The Basic Home Repair: Home Improvement DVD is designed to provide complete details and lessons on home repair topics including energy conservation, home security, replacing a faucet, sweating copper pipes, replacing toilets, unclogging drain clogs, replacing the caulk on a tub, replacing lighting fixtures, repairing broken lamps, replacing tiles that......
• Guide to Landscaping Tools No matter what type of home maintenance or repair job you’re doing, it pays to have the right tools, and landscaping is no different. While some elements of a good landscaping job don’t actually require any tools, having some available makes those tasks quite a bit easier. Other parts of......

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Black and Decker’s The Complete Guide to Ceramic and Stone Tile is a must read for anyone that is considering renovating their home. This is a great guide that makes it very simple to understand how to do even complex tasks and the project section alone makes it worth the cover price. This book is [...]

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• Review of the Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair Black and Decker are known for the terrific DIY guides and this title is no exception. As the name suggests, you’re getting step by step photo instructions that make it easy for anyone to fix up their own home without having to be a professional handy person. You’ll get......
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