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February 5th, 2012 — Handy Man, home improvement, Project
Fixing up your very own home with some easy home improvement projects can be enjoyable as well as profitable, even when you are only making a few easy home improvement changes in your space. There are several different touches that you can implement to your bathroom or your kitchen in order to add value into [...]
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Big Book of Home How To By Better Homes and Gardens When it comes to dealing with the authority on home improvement, you can’t much better than Better Homes and Gardens. For decades they have been helping and inspiring home owners throughout the world. Let’s see if their latest book is worth the money and if it can help you with...... -
The Credit Crunch and Your Home - Raise its Value With the recent economic crisis, a lot of individuals are worried about property values in light of the current events. While nothing can be said to predict just how everything can pan out, there are steps that you can perform to raise the value of your home and give yourself...... -
Quick and Inexpensive Kitchen Updates Everyone knows that the heart of the home can be found within the kitchen. As a result, you need to make a top priority out of turning your kitchen into a beautiful and comfortable space. Believe it or not, it does not need to be taxing or expensive for you...... -
The Easiest Home Improvement Projects Some home improvement projects are simply easier than others, but they all make a powerful impact when it comes to increasing the value of your home. Whether you are increasing the monetary value of your home to sell it, or the aesthetic value for the sake of your own family,...... -
Is Wreckovating Worth It? If you are considering changing your home, it is important to decide if “wreck-o-vating” or the process of completely tearing apart a room and redoing it entirely is worth the effort. There are many opponents to wreckovating, but in some cases, this style of renovating may be necessary. Here is......
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January 27th, 2012 — Handy Man
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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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...... -
Tool Box Essentials pt 2 It does not matter where you are living, or whether you are renting or owning your home. If you have four walls as well as a roof, then you are eventually going to have something that requires repairing, installing or updating. Having the right tools makes all the difference in...... - Gifts for the DIYer It can be hard to choose a gift for the person in your life who is known as a DIYer; a do it yourself individual who makes repairs themselves, tackling home projects all around the home and garage. There are many tools and supplies that the DIYer would find useful,......
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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...... - Tools to Have on Hand The best way to save money around the home is to tackle the home repair items yourself. Large jobs may be better suited for professionals, but there are plenty of tasks that can be tackled. The best way to be prepared is to have a well equipped tool chest. However,......
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January 25th, 2012 — Finances, Handy Man, home improvement, Project
January 23rd, 2012 — Bathroom, Bathtub, Handy Man, remodel
You’ve heard of a bathroom remodel, but what about a bathtub remodel? Replacing a bathtub can easily cost three to five thousand dollars if you have a contractor do it. If you purchase the tub and do it yourself, you can save a lot of money. But sometimes, especially in older homes, the logistics of [...]
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9 Home Improvement Ideas A great way to save money around the home is to make use of home DIY projects. These projects are typically an exchange of money and time; for putting in a little time and effort, the homeowner will save money in the long run. Listed are nine projects that are...... -
Repairing the Tiles in Your Bathroom In this day and age, people seem to spend an ample amount of money and time working on the decoration of their bathrooms and bathroom tiles and fixtures. They spend a lot of time searching the internet so that they can find the appropriate tiles, enhancing the beauty of their...... - Book Review: Insulate and Weatherize - Expert Advice from Start to Finish By Bruce Harley As energy costs continue to rise, many homeowners are starting to get serious about how much money they are wasting on home heating costs. In reality, if your home is poorly insulated, and you have not taken the steps to weatherize it properly, the fact is, your money is going......
- Complete Guide to Bathrooms by Black and Decker Our bathrooms are used every day, and as such, they are usually one of the first places that trouble strikes. Whether you’ve ended up standing ankle deep in water at 3am, or you just want to find some ways to save money on plumbing costs, this is the ideal book......
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Upgrade to a Spa Bathtub A spa bathtub can add some value to your home as well as make bath time a luxurious retreat from the cares of the day. Spas use tubs with jets because the benefits of this type of treatment are well known. Just a hot bath can relax you and make......
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January 21st, 2012 — Aesthetics, Bathroom, Handy Man, Refresh
Are you looking to achieve a high end sense of style in your bathroom without having to invest in the form of a costly remodel? These tips will help you update your bathroom on a budget in order to revolutionize your space without costing you a lot of money in the process. – * Choose [...]
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How to Choose and Install Automatic Lawn Sprinklers Though it might look like an intimidating project, you can install automatic lawn sprinklers and avoid the pricey professional installation fees. Sprinkler systems come with step by step installation instructions to help you. First, you need to decide what kind of automatic sprinklers will work best for you. If you...... -
Bathroom Remodeling Ideas Under $500 You might think that bathroom remodeling ideas all have to be expensive, major undertakings. Most things that can be remodeled in a bathroom are expensive, and will usually make the bathroom unusable for at least a day or two. But if you need to spruce up your bathroom and don't...... -
How to Refinish Kitchen Cabinets If you choose to refinish kitchen cabinets instead of replace them, you'll save thousands of dollars on this improvement. From replacing cabinets at a cost of $3,000 to $5,000 to refinishing them for a few hundred, it's easy to see why this is a popular remodeling decision. Of course, you...... -
How to Replace a Built-in Dishwasher The under counter appliances in your kitchen are not complicated to install or replace, and can easily be handled by the homeowner. All it takes is a few steps that are simple to perform. The first step in replacing a built in washer is to remove the old one. Removing...... -
Kitchen Tile Ideas When you're ready to design your kitchen, you have many different kitchen tile ideas to choose from. We all our want our kitchens to be a beautiful and stylish place to gather, prepare food and eat. But despite all the snappy kitchen tile ideas found in home improvement books, it's......
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January 15th, 2012 — Bathroom, Drain, Handy Man, Sink, Toilet
If your home’s water is excessively hard, it may be time to think about purchasing a water softener. If you are not sure if you have hard water, there are a few easy tests that will help you determine this. First and foremost, you can send a sample to a lab, and this is probably [...]
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How to Clean Your Own Gutters If your house is equipped with gutters and you can't remember the last time they were cleaned, it's best to get proactive and do it yourself. While there are services that can come do this for you, it's actually quite easy and just about anyone can do it safely. Before...... -
Simple Ways to Unclog a Drain 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...... -
How to Install a Toilet Installing a toilet is a lot easier than you might think and just about anyone can do it. Whether your old toilet is past its usefulness or you want to add a new one to match your décor, the process is pretty easy and should only take a few hours....... -
How to Remove Toilet Stains Toilet stains are unattractive and can strike any toilet, especially in a hard water area. Just the water sitting in the bowl can cause these rust-like toilet stains that may make you want to replace your toilet. Fortunately, there are ways to clean those stains and avoid having to replace...... -
Learn How to Repair a Flooded Home After a flood, it may seem as if your home and your possessions are beyond hope, but many of those belongings can likely be repaired. With the right process, you can clean up, dry out, rebuild and reoccupy your home much sooner than you may have previously imagined. First and......
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January 14th, 2012 — Aesthetics, Handy Man, Install, Kitchen, knobs and handles
Cabinet knobs and pulls don’t really get noticed much. At least, we’ve looked at our own for so many years we barely noticed them. It’s something that’s more easily noticed at someone else’s house and at the home improvement store where there are dozens of different, eye-catching kinds. New cabinet hardware can make us feel [...]
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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...... -
Door Installation Instructions for Knocked-Down Pre-Hung Doors Doors are something in our homes that we often take for granted. On the surface they are fairly simple, but as with most things in the home they’re a lot more difficult to deal with when you’re doing it yourself. Below you’ll find some door installation instructions to help you...... -
Installing a New Medicine Cabinet If your medicine cabinet has seen better days, or you would like to add one where there is only a mirror, there are a few options available to you. It is easy to find prebuilt medicine cabinets at any home improvement store, so this article will focus on installing these....... -
How to Install Kitchen Cabinets Installing new kitchen cabinets is a great way to give an old kitchen a facelift. In addition to being more useful, new kitchen cabinets can add value to your home and make it look a lot nicer. Before we get started, let's make sure you have all the tools you'll...... -
Screw Extractor Guide pt 2 This is part two of a series on screw extractors. These are handy little tools that come quite in handy any time you have a screw head that has become stripped out or that has broken off, or if you have a bolt that has a head that has become......
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January 14th, 2012 — furniture, Refurbish
When it comes time to replace your furniture, you may be able to save money and refinish the piece of furniture. What that entails is to remove the old finish, prepare for the new finish, and then apply the new finish. A little bit of effort can save you a great deal of money. When [...]
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How to Weatherproof Your Deck Adding a deck can be a great way to increase the overall value of your home, but taking care of it is a whole other matter. Unless you purchased pre-sealed wood, you are going to have to take the time to maintain your deck, or your investment will quickly go...... -
Refacing Kitchen Cabinets: New Cabinets on a Budget Replacing kitchen cabinets can cost at least a few thousand dollars, but refacing kitchen cabinets can cost a great deal less. Refacing kitchen cabinets is a great option when you can't or don't want to refinish. If your cabinets aren't wood, you can't simply refinish them. And if the doors...... -
Choosing Beginning Woodworking Projects When you are thinking about beginning woodworking projects as part of a new woodworking hobby, there are a variety of different ways that you can get the help, the information and the resources that you need. Many people are originally introduced to the art of beginning woodworking in school, and...... -
How to Update Bathroom Cabinetry Whether you have only a little bathroom cabinetry or a large vanity and other cabinets throughout the room, updating the cabinetry can refresh your bathroom in the absence of a total remodel. Bathroom cabinets can start looking worn prematurely, usually much faster than kitchen cabinets, because of all the moisture......
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January 12th, 2012 — electrical system, Handy Man, natural gas, Safety
There are a number of household emergencies that are unfortunately common occurrences all the time in homes all over the world. Knowing what can be done to address such a household emergency will be able to save money, manpower and even lives in the right circumstances. We are going to talk about some of the [...]
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4 Easy Little Touches Anyone Can Do To Their Home When it comes to home renovation, many people are under the impression that it means big projects that are costly. Actually, there are many different small and inexpensive projects that can be done that will not only make your house look great, but also increase its value. Most of these...... -
How to Install a Light Dimmer Switch A light dimmer switch is a small, inexpensive piece of hardware that you can install in about a half an hour. It allows you to control the lighting in a room. Instead of flicking a switch to turn the light off and on, a light dimmer switch lets you turn...... -
7 Ways to Keep Your Workplace Safe Whenever you're fixing anything around your home, it's easy to let clutter take over and pretty soon, your workspace is not only crowded, but it's potentially unsafe. The key to doing things yourself the right way is safety. Let's go over some tips on how to keep your work area...... -
How to Save Power in Summer Summer is usually synonymous with high electricity costs and as our cities become more overloaded, there has never been a better time to start saving power during these months. It's actually quite easy to start cutting your power costs, and it only takes a few minutes to implement some changes...... - Solar Power Your Home For Dummies By Rik DeGunther As energy prices keep going up, many homeowners are starting to investigate cheaper alternative energies that can be easily installed, and run on a daily basis. Whether you’re trying to cut costs, or you just want to go green, solar power is often the first choice of many homeowners. The......
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January 9th, 2012 — Cabinets, Fix, Handy Man, Kitchen, Repair
In the kitchen, one of the biggest points for decor in the kitchen are the kitchen cabinets. The cabinets in a home are meant to last for the life of your home. However, there are things that are unexpected which can cause damage to your cabinets, their doors, hinges, drawer slides, and more. When something [...]
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How to Fix an Interior Door Interior doors are usually not made of the best materials, and even the nicest homes may have simple hollow core doors. Since these doors are in high use areas, they can frequently have issues, such as hinge wear, and even in many cases, holes where something fell against it. If...... -
Dealing with Drywall Damage A common result of when you have a plumbing problem or a leak is water damage to the drywall in your home. However, because water damage will not simply go away, it is a home repair project that should absolutely take priority on your agenda. Trying to spot water damage?...... -
Simple Air Conditioning Cleaning Keeping your air conditioner clean is the best way to make sure it runs at its maximum capacity. Air conditioning cleaning will vary depending on the type of air conditioner you use, but all of them are relatively simple as long as you have basic tools and can follow directions...... -
Kitchen Remodeling Ideas Under $1000 If you've spent much time looking through magazine or home improvements stores, you might not realize that some of the best kitchen remodeling ideas are small ones. In most areas, a high-end, completely top to bottom kitchen overhaul is less likely to give you a return on your investment when...... -
Repairing Damaged Drywall Sheets of drywall are generally quite strong, but they are only made out of gypsum plaster that has been pressed between two sheets of thick paper. The thing that ensures rigidity is the kiln drying process. The basic construction of the drywall allows for it to be inexpensive as well......
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