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How to Test and Adjust Calcium Hardness
Testing calcium harness involves a simple three-step process. All you need is a Taylor test kit...
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Install a Pool Fence in 6 Steps
Installing a swimming pool fence is a wise move, especially if you have children, pets or elder...
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How to Install Brick Veneer
Installing a brick veneer onto your home's exterior is a job that generally requires the skills...
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Building Safe Hot Tub Steps
Having a hot tub is an enjoyable experience, but without a set of safe hot tub steps, it can al...
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Top Eight Sunroom Uses For The Family
A sunroom is an area with either partial or full glass walls. This type of room is a flexible s...
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Make Your Own Wood Shingles
Wood shingles can dramatically change the look of your home. They provide a lot of character bu...
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How to Spray Stucco Onto Your House
In contrast to troweled stucco, sprayed stucco is quick and offers a consistent look....
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Framing Shed Dormers: A Step-by-Step Guide
If you have decided to build a dormer on your house to allow for extra light or extra headspace...
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How to Repair a Chimney Crown
Chimneys are exposed to constant wear and tear, making it necessary to repair your chimney crow...
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How to Make a Diagonal Deck Pattern
Building a deck with a deck pattern is one way to give character to your outside living space....
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How to Support a Porch Roof
Adding a porch roof onto an existing porch can add a lot of character to the front of your home...
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How to Build a Glass Roof Over a Deck
Most outdoor areas and decks can be covered by a glass roof. By utilizing a glass roof, you can...
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How to Adjust a Garage Door Limit Switch
The limit switch controls how far the garage door opens....
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How to Install An Above-Ground Pool Heater
Above-ground pool heaters allow year-round pool enjoyment....
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How to Use Detergent in Your Power Washer
If you want to use a power washer detergent when cleaning down the sides of your home, you shou...
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How to Build a Dry Sauna Room
A dry sauna room provides a place to have a session of intense heat to produce sweating. There...
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Replacing Stair Risers
A staircase can often be taken for granted, which makes it easy to assume that defects to the s...
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How to Repair Stone Veneer Siding
While stone veneer siding is an excellent and attractive option for the exterior of any home or...
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How to Build a Stone Barbecue
A stone barbecue can be an ideal tool for cooking in your yard or outdoor area....
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How to Fix Scratches in Mahogany Furniture
Mahogany furniture is one of the most valuable items to be found in households due to the fact...
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How to Care for Treated Lumber
If it wasn't for the cost, everyone would use treated lumber. Many homeowners, craftsmen and de...
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How to Restore Discolored Terracotta Tiles
Terracotta tiles are very popular due to their hard-wearing features and the fact that they are...
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How to Wax a Terracotta Floor
In some homes, a matte finish on a terracotta floor blends with the decor, but if you want your...
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Why Bury a Downspout?
It's aesthetically cleaner and can improve home safety to bury your downspouts....
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4 Alternatives to Downspouts
If you have lost patience with your battered, bent gutter downspout popping loose from the gutt...
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How to Paint Vinyl Gutters
Vinyl gutters tend to become extremely dirty and lose their coloring over a period of time....
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How to Construct a Chimney Crown
A chimney crown or mortar cap might seem to be a simple and sometimes insignificant part of a c...
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Cedar Shake Roof Installation: Mistakes to Avoid
A cedar shake roof is the most popular roof covering, and it offers good insulation when compar...
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Pros and Cons of Corrugated Steel Siding
Corrugated steel siding is an excellent choice for home siding needs. You will spot many homes...
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How to Repair a Brick Patio
If dealing with common problems, you can easily repair brick patios yourself....
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Thaw a Frozen Downspout
A Downspout is an integral part of a home's gutter system that's responsible for taking the wat...
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How to Build Portable Threshold Ramps
Threshold ramps are a must for any threshold or door entry that is over three-quarters of an in...
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Install a Flat Roof Vent in 5 Steps
A flat roof can sometimes be a challenge to add proper ventilation to....
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How to Change Your Hot Tub Water
Over time, the level of chemicals and other dissolved materials in hot tub water may make it fe...
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Build a Floating Deck in Six Steps
Sometimes it isn’t feasible to construct a permanent deck. However, if you still want the spa...
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Bending Aluminum Fascia
Aluminum fascia provides protection to the areas of your home not protected by the roof....
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How Often Should Snowblower Oil Be Changed?
A snowblower takes the same kind of oil that a standard vehicle does, but snowblower oil does n...
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How to Make an Asphalt Driveway Sealer
You must use an asphalt driveway sealer if you have an asphalt driveway. If you do not keep it...
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Fabricating A Shed Door
Constructing a shed door to protect stored items from the elements can be completed in a single...
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How to Determine Gutter Placement and Hanger Spacing
Installing a new system can be daunting....
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Installing Rafter Ties
Rafter ties are used to put together two opposite rafters....
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How to Clean a Pool Pump Impeller
Debris build-up may cause slow pool pumps....
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How to Repair an HID Ballast
Consider these simple repairs before you scrap the system....
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How to Replace Brick Molding around Doors and Windows
Over time, brick molding around the edges of your doors and windows can deteriorate, leaving th...
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How to Chisel Limestone Blocks
Limestone blocks are used to construct a variety of things including retaining walls, patios, a...
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How to Clean and Maintain Concrete Patio Pavers
Concrete patio pavers are popular and found in various outdoor areas. Relatively speaking, they...
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How to Clean and Maintain a Stone Paver Patio
A stone paver patio is among the more durable choices for a home's exterior space....
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Repairing Stucco
Read this before you start your own stucco repairs....
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Understanding Roof Vents
We all want our homes to be warm in the winter and cool in the summer. One way to help achieve...
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How to Install Metal Roofing
Metal roofing can hold up under all types of dangerous weather conditions....
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