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, knowing what tools are good [...]

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• First Aid in Home Repairs, pt1 Here is a basic guide to dealing with first aid issues in home repair and home renovation projects. Severe Bleeding: In order to stop severe bleeding, direct pressure needs to be applied to the wound using a compress or a pad. You can use any clean cloth that is available......
• Review: Welcome Home: A Home Improvement and Decorating Organizer by Christina Poggi and Nick Beilenson Welcome Home: A Home Improvement and Decorating Organizer is released as a three ring binder, with each of its many pages ready to store information about your home. Included are pages for placing contact information for your realtor, repair people, utilities, and other important contact information. It will also help......
• 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,......
• 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......
• How to Keep Home Repair Costs Down There is nothing that hits the wallet as hard as when you have a home improvement project. The most important thing on the home owner's mind is how to minimize the costs of the project. The balance that needs to be maintained is how to reduce the cost of a......

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Since tomorrow is July 4th, I’ve decided to take it off. There will be no blog post tomorrow which is why the book review is today instead of Friday. Have a great weekend everyone!
If you’re into do it yourself television, you’ve undoubtedly heard of Ty Pennington. He’s been on Trading Spaces as well as Extreme [...]

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• Ortho’s Home Repair Problem Solver By Robert J. Beckstrom, Jeff Beneke, Matt Phair, Naomi Wise Ever sat up half the night worried about what the heck was making that noise? Need quick help in figuring out what is wrong with your home? This book from Ortho isn’t the newest one on the market, but that doesn’t make it any less important. In fact, if you......
• Review of Renovating Old Houses George Nash's book, Renovating Old Houses - Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes is a wonderful resource for those of us that are living in aging homes. If you're trying to recapture your home's fading glory or you just need some tips on how to easily fix common issues in......
• Review: Back to Basics - A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills by Abigail R. Gehring This book, Back to Basics, covers all of the basic living skills that have been employed by our forefathers before us. The full color tome provides a modern window into basic living skills, providing readers with a form of escape into a time before power tools and modern day conveniences.......
• 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......
• 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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