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October 23rd, 2009 — Book Review, Handy Man
When it comes to home repair, one of the most trusted names has to be the Stanley Company. They make what many consider to be the best tools, and when you see that yellow and black label, you immediately know you can count on it. This branding has served them well for years, and when [...]
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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...... -
How Your House Works by Charlie Wing If you have ever looked at a sink, a lamp or anything in your house and wondered how does that work this book has your answers. Any homeowner can benefit from learning more about how specific appliances and fixtures work, but there are not many resources that put it all...... -
Home Repair Almanac By Edward Lipinski Regular maintenance is vital for any homeowner, especially if you want to reduce your chances for having a major problem down the road. But for first time homeowners, or even homeowners that have been down the road before, it’s tough to know when to schedule all of those little maintenance...... -
Book Review: No-Fear Home Improvement: 100 Projects Anyone Can Do by Creative Homeowners The Creative Homeowner is one of today’s hottest resources for home improvement and this latest book produced by their editors addresses one of the biggest concerns that homeowners have. They want to start making improvements around their home, but they are too worried that they may mess something up. Considering...... -
If I Had a Hammer: More Than 100 Easy Fixes and Weekend Projects by Andrea Ridout Andrea Ridout is a very well known expert on home repair who instructs millions on her radio show, Ask Andrea. She’s now distilled all of that wonderful knowledge into a home repair book that literally covers everything you could ever do to your house on your own, from A to......
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October 12th, 2009 — Handy Man, Safety, Storage, Tools
Most professional style power tools are really rough and tough. We can use them hard, we can heat them up, we can drop them, we can beat up on them, and they withstand it as we do this to them over and over and over again. We never really stop and think about the things [...]
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The Basics of Drilling 5 Buying a Drill: A good basic style electric drill is going to have a 3/8 inch chuck and VSR or variable speed reversing capabilities. Such a drill should be able to accept bits that have shanks up to the 3/8 inch point, and it should also allow you to control...... -
Patching Basement Wall Breaks One home repair job that is DIY in nature and quite effective is to patch breaks in a wall in your basement. This is nevertheless important to the vital structures of your home; despite how simple and straight forward it can be to do. Before you begin the project, you...... -
Buying a Circular Saw Circular saws are excellent tools, and are perceived to be one of the most common tools that you will find within a workshop. The circular saw was originally invented back in the year 1780. The circular saw is also regularly regarded as the Skil saw or the buzz saw, but...... -
DIY Woodwork Project Basics In the past, most men were good at woodworking because they had to be able to make their own furniture for form and function in their homes, but today not as many people are working with wood. If you are interested in starting your own DIY woodwork endeavor, you should...... -
DIY Asphalt Driveway Repair Knowing how to perform asphalt driveway repair can save you a lot of money and frustration. More homes have asphalt driveways than concrete or other materials. And asphalt does require a little bit of maintenance or it can start to break down and have problems. A little maintenance can prevent......
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October 6th, 2009 — Handy Man, Safety, 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 the more dangerous elements of [...]
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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,...... -
Lots of Tool Tips Another Nutty Trick Let us say that you need to remove a nut with the use of an open end wrench but the wrench is too large for the nut. When you can do is insert a coin or a washer in between the nut and the wrench. The coin...... -
Tools for the Carpenter The well versed carpenter has many tools in his possession to help with his or her trade. Without these proper tools, the carpenter can not do his task or complete their project. Those new to the hobby will want to find and buy all at once the tools that are...... -
Which Woodworking Power Tools you Need It can become extremely easy for someone like you to get confused by the incredible number of different tools that are out there for a myriad of purposes, including woodworking power tools which are designed to specifically suit the needs of people that work with wood. If you are brand...... -
Types of Furniture Fabric If you are looking to purchase new furniture or if you are thinking about having a piece reupholstered, you will need to decide upon a fabric type for the furniture. And, if you have never shopped for furniture fabric before, you need to know that this involves a great deal......
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September 27th, 2009 — Refurbish, furniture
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 choosing [...]
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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...... -
Easy Home Improvement Projects 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...... -
DIY Woodwork Project Basics In the past, most men were good at woodworking because they had to be able to make their own furniture for form and function in their homes, but today not as many people are working with wood. If you are interested in starting your own DIY woodwork endeavor, you should...... -
Rookie and Beginner Woodwork Projects Just like with many other types of jobs, when it comes to woodwork projects, planning is of the utmost level of importance. Cutting wood and working with wood is always going to demand that you utilize careful planning and a step by step approach toward reaching the ultimate goal for...... -
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......
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September 27th, 2009 — Handy Man, Woodwork
If you are a beginner to the art of woodworking, then you should know that there are plenty of simple woodworking projects out there that you can take advantage of when you are first getting started. Wood working does not have to be a futile task, because you can make a lot of unique simple [...]
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Choosing Your Discount Power Tools 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...... -
10 Most Common Mistakes of DIY'ers Every year, thousand of homeowners pick up their tools and go to work on their homes. Unfortunately, many are not prepared for the projects they are facing and they may end up causing more damage. Here are the top ten mistakes that DIY'ers make when fixing or renovating their home....... -
Buying a Circular Saw Circular saws are excellent tools, and are perceived to be one of the most common tools that you will find within a workshop. The circular saw was originally invented back in the year 1780. The circular saw is also regularly regarded as the Skil saw or the buzz saw, but...... -
Review of Basements Step by Step Projects Creative Homeowner's series on home improvements includes this title and it is well worth the read. It's a short read, coming in at around 80 pages, but don't let the size fool you. Basements Step by Step Projects is packed with information and projects that will have you turning...... -
Using a Home Improvement Video to Guide Your Project Home improvement handymen these days get a lot of their information from the internet. There is nothing wrong with this as there are many sites just like this one that exists to provide people with useful information on the different aspects of home improvement. However, one thing that you need......
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September 27th, 2009 — Handy Man, Safety, Woodwork
Here are the woodwork supplies that you need to keep on hand for the safe of good woodworking safety. All of these things should be available for your use within a wood shop or a work shop, so do not start any woodworking project unless you have all of these things on hand and within [...]
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Rookie and Beginner Woodwork Projects Just like with many other types of jobs, when it comes to woodwork projects, planning is of the utmost level of importance. Cutting wood and working with wood is always going to demand that you utilize careful planning and a step by step approach toward reaching the ultimate goal for...... -
The Official Rent-A-Husband Guide to a Safe, Problem-Free Home: Quick, Easy, and Effective Solutions for Do-It-Yourselfer Improvements and Repairs The company was founded by Kaile Warren Jr, who at the time had a car accident. It left him nearly homeless, sleeping on the couches of his friends whenever possible. It was at this low point that at he decided to start his rent a husband business. In 1996, a...... -
Basic Tools – A Home Repair Guide Anyone who has had to hire someone to perform a simple home repair for them knows that it’s just not worth it. Repair services charge a lot to fix even the most basic problems, and if you have a major issue then it’s that much worse. Many people have been...... -
Choosing Your Discount Power Tools 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...... -
Beginners Guide to Wood Putty Most woodworkers that are novices do not realize how powerful wood putty can be. Most of them have probably heard about what wood putty is, and they may have even worked with it in the past, but because they never learned to harness its great powers, the results were poor.......
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September 26th, 2009 — Handy Man, Tools
There are a few tools that your household should certainly never be without, so let us look at the top power tools that your home should always have. When you have even just the most basic power tools around your home in your garage or in your workshop, you can greatly simplify a number of [...]
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How to Replace Window Screens Windows screens may look tough, but many times they are all too fragile. One small tear can mean a house filled with bugs, but thankfully, it’s easy enough to fix them if you have the right tools. Here’s a quick guide to replacing and repairing window screens that anyone can...... -
Review of Do It Yourself Family If you'd like to get the whole family involved in your next DIY project, this book by Eric Stromer is the best place to start. Repairing and renovating your home can be a great bonding exercise with your spouse or children and this book actually makes most of the...... -
Book Review: No-Fear Home Improvement: 100 Projects Anyone Can Do by Creative Homeowners The Creative Homeowner is one of today’s hottest resources for home improvement and this latest book produced by their editors addresses one of the biggest concerns that homeowners have. They want to start making improvements around their home, but they are too worried that they may mess something up. Considering...... -
Three Great Easy DIY Projects Sometimes, all it takes to improve the look and feel of your home is a simple DIY project. It doesn't have to take too much effort or be difficult. Not only will this make your space a more interesting place to live, but it will increase the value of your...... -
Safety for Power Tools Avoiding Accidents Whenever you are using a power tool, you need to make your main concern safety above all else. You should be paying attention to the following power tool safety rules because they may just safe your life, or your fingers, some day. Make sure that you read, completely......
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August 14th, 2009 — Handy Man, Tools