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Proper Prep and Paint for Baseboard Heaters
Paint your baseboard heater to match your room or give it some pop in a contrasting color, but...
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Installing Interior Molding on a Sliding Glass Door
Upgrade a sleek feature with some classic design....
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How to Keep Antique Door Handles Looking New
Whip up a simple homemade solution....
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How to Quickly Repair Inset Hinges
An inset hinge needs to sit flush against the cabinet face....
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How to Maintain a Sandstone Paver Patio
Keep your natural stone looking, well, natural....
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Flushless Urinals: How Do They Work?
If they're not flushing, what are they doing?...
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How to Make Custom Storm Doors Blueprints
Blueprint the custom storm doors you want for your home....
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How to Install a Fire Damper
Fire dampers regulate moisture and air entering a fireplace....
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How to Install Garage Door Weatherstripping
Weatherstripping prevents dirt from entering the garage....
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Is Your Small Space Suffering From These Furniture Mistakes?
When living in a small space, you have to get creative to make it work. Avoid these small space...
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Childproofing the Kitchen
You can't stop every accident, but you can make it safer....
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6 Tips to Increase Your Home's Value
Selling your home? To get the most from your property, give a little TLC to these six areas pot...
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Creating a Universal Design Bathroom
6 ways to make your bathroom accessible to all....
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Uncover Your House's Secrets: How to Trace Its History
Research its life before you came along....
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Home Improvement Tech to Download, Install or Upgrade for the Winter
It's cold out, but there's still home improvement to be done....
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8 Ways to Save on Your Bathroom Renovation
Make the most of your budget with these tips....
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Resolve to Get Your Windows Clean
Find an easier way to do it now, and maybe next year, you won't have to force yourself into get...
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10 Simple Steps for Indoor Winterization
Give your home the special treatment for winter....
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Window Apron
The window apron happens to be the easiest part of the window trim to install. A window apron c...
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Tips for Saving Money on a Renovation
Trim the cost of your renovation with some budget-busting tips....
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5+ Interior Home DIY Resolutions
Improve the look of your home this year with simple DIYs....
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Information on Waterproofing Basements
Read this article on waterproofing HVAC systems, ventilation systems, pipe condensation, sump p...
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Wall Hung Toilets Explained
Save space and improve the design of your bathroom with a wall mounted toilet....
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Update Your Kitchen Without Installing New Cabinets
Is it possible to update your kitchen and improve the value of your house without installing br...
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Understanding Window R-Values
So, you're in the market for new windows and you suddenly realize – What are all of these...
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Understanding Attic Ventilation
Why would you want to let cold air into your attic? Find out here....
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What Is a Toe Kick?
It's a recess or indentation at the bottom of a base cabinet...
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Toilet Paper Holder
Read this article for advice on choosing a toilet paper dispenser for your bathroom....
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Support Columns
Support columns are used to help raise floor joists so that floors don't sag. If your floor is...
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Skylight Information 2 - Skylight Selection
You'll find that you have several options to consider when selecting the type of skylight to us...
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Tips for Repairing Storm and Screen Doors
Storm and screen doors serve an important purpose in the home, but these doors can become damag...
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Suspended Ceilings 6 - Fasteners and Hanger Wire
Here is how to attach eye hooks for you suspended ceiling....
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Skylight Windows: How to Install New Skylights and Repair Simple Leaks
Skylights are an affordable way to bring additional light into a home, and fully functional sky...
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Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary rock is a type of rock and is one of the three primary types of rocks. Rocks in thi...
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Replacing Storm/Screen Windows
Combination storm and screen windows are very convenient because you don't need to remove the s...
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Pressure Assisted Toilets Explained
Read this article to understand the key benefits of pressure assisted toilets....
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Prehung Door
A prehung door is just what it says. When you purchase a prehung door, you are literally purcha...
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Planning and Installing Tin Ceiling Tiles
Read this article to learn how to plan and install tin ceiling tiles....
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Paneling 3 - Tools and Materials Checklist
Let's get ready to Panel....
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Octagon Windows
Octagon windows are defined as specialty windows and are often used in the design of high-end h...
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Install a Slate Floor 3 - Grouting and Clean Up
Once the last pieces of tile are set, you can begin cleaning up the slate portion of your insta...
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Install a Skylight 6 - Opening the Roof
The thought of cutting a hole in your roof needn't conjure up images of dripping water destroyi...
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Increase Your Home's Value with Cabinet Refacing
Realtors and designers alike will tell you that kitchens and bathrooms sell homes. These are t...
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Grouting Your Bathroom
Eventually you will need to add grout in your bathroom....
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Fungicide
No do it yourself outdoor painting project is ever complete without a fungicide treatment. This...
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Formica
Formica is a nice finish to any countertop and kitchen cabinets. However, if you’re tryin...
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Extension Jamb
An extension jamb is a strip of wood or a board that is used to widen, or increase the depth of...
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Energy Star Attic Insulation 3 - Installing Rafter Vents
In part 3 of this series we learn how to add baffles to soffit vents....
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Electric Radiant Floor Warming
It's a surprisingly efficient and affordable method....
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Drop-in Grills
If you are planning on renovating a kitchen, or you are building an outdoor kitchen, you may wa...
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