A former senior editor for DoItYourself.com, Justin spent years both as a writer/editor and working in the trades as a handyman, framer and installer of skylights. He's still active in his workshop, making things out of other things, like glowing whiskey bars, reclaimed redwood tables, knives out of horseshoes, lamps out of plumbing parts and a butler robot (WIP).
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Before You Repaint, Try a Quick Clean Up
Here's another example of where quality paint makes a difference!...
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Hot Topics: There's a Barn Swallow in My Bathroom VentThis week, the Forum deals with baby birds....
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Hot Topics: When a New Repair Needs To Match an Old TextureMaking it match can be harder than making the repair....
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Hot Topics: This Bathroom's Peeling Paint Isn't a Moisture ProblemWhen paintjobs fail, a DIYer gets answers from the Forum....
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Hot Topics: Uncovered Some Strange Old Framing. Fix it?What was code 100 years ago? (Hint: there was no code.)...
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Hot Topics: What Made This PEX Connection Pop?Think of PEX as being made of vampire skin....
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Hot Topics: I Broke the Legs Off My Hutch - Now What?This is why we like to use casters....
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Hot Topics: Does This Look Broken to You?Did the installer break it, or did Mother Nature?...
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Hot Topics: What Is This and Why Is It Leaking?Sometimes, updating one thing puts a spotlight on another....
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Hot Topics: This Woodpecker Keeps Attacking My HouseRemember - they are protected by an international treaty....
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Hot Topics: The Stud Finder - Does It Do What It's Supposed To?Knock, knock, knock, thunk, knock....
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Hot Topics: You Upcycled Pallets Into a Sofa - Now How Do You Protect It?Don't think of it as a sofa, think of it as a boat....
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Hot Topics: What If Your DIYer Has Good Intentions but No Talent?This drywall "repair" is going off the rails. Time to put your foot down....
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Hot Topics: When is an Unsupported Beam a Good Thing?You might think the answer is "Never," but it's actually, "When it's a clue to an otherwise inv...
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Hot Topics: Old Drywall Looks Pretty BadLeave it as-is for that haunted house look....
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Hot Topics: Getting the Most Speed From Your Speed BagIt's all about keeping your eye on the bag, or your bag on the eye....
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Hot Topics: Decorate With Stickers - Redecorate With a ScraperDrywall + belt sander = bad idea...
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Hot Topics: First-Timer Tackles P-TrapIt's easier than you think...
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Hot Topics: Pouring Concrete Isn't Hard, But You Still Have to Do It RightDo the best job you can, in the aggregate...
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Hot Topics: Recirculator Pump Shouldn't Be On FireIt's the water you want hot, not the pump...
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Hot Topics: Really Big Hole in the WallAnd maybe try journaling...
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Hot Topics: Finally Putting the Snow Blower UpBe nice to it and it could last a lifetime...
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Hot Topics: HOA Complaint is Your Plumbing ProblemGet on their good side....
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Hot Topics: Improving Your AxeNice axe....
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Hot Topics: Did a Lizard Lay an Egg in This Light?Nature finds a way....
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Hot Topics: There's a Corroded Battery Stuck in My FlashlightWhat to do when a tiny lasso doesn't work....
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Hot Topics: Dry Time Accelerant is an Accelerant?You're going to need a bucket of steam to put that out....
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Hot Topics: Don't Tread on the Basement StairsJust because it''s steel doesn''t mean it''s safe....
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Hot Topics: A GI DIY Deck Roof - In AfghanistanThank you for your service, Hamlet Dubois....
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Hot Topics: Take This Thing off My SpigotYou're going to need a saw....
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Hot Topics: Keep this Gargoyle Safe for the WinterWe are defenders of the night, we are Gargoyles!...
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Hot Topics: Wait - Don't Cut That TrussBack away from the saw....
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Hot Topics: Happy With This Concrete Pour?Seriously? Don't pay this guy....
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Hot Topics: Deck Build Second OpinionAnd it's ugly too....
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Hot Topics: Wow, That Pipe Broke EasyThis week, sometimes you demo more than you mean to....
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Hot Topics: You Got Spray Foam on My CarThis week, why would someone do that?...
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Hot Topics: Hack Your Window Air ConditionerThis week, the Forum extends the range of your window A/C...
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Hot Topics: Ancient "Caulk" Between the Deck BoardsThis week, the Forum seals the gaps with tall-ship technology....
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Hot Topics: Climatizing QuestionThis week, the Forum puts its foot down on a new floor....
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Hot Topics: Gate Hanging DilemmaThis week, the Forum keeps your gates from sagging....
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Hot Topics: Springtime SnowblowingThis week...... Seriously? This is April. The forum is still solving snowblower issues?...
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Hot Topics: Fixing Your Drywall MiscalculationsThis week, the forum fills in the gaps in your wall, and in your math....
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Hot Topics: Antique Lock OutThis week, the forum weighs in on some olde-timey security....
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Hot Topics: Ants!This week, the approach of spring brings unwelcome visitors....
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Hot Topics: Radon Abatement Works How?Invisible and odorless, so how do you know it's working?...
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Hot Topics: Leaking Shower Not a Plumbing ProblemThe forum helps a confused homeowner get to the bottom of the issue....
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Hot Topics: Re-Hanging a Heavy DoorThis week, the forum helps a reader put the pieces back in place....
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Hot Topics: Icicles, Icicles, IciclesThe DIY forum is dripping with ice. Here's what to do about it....
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Hot Topics: Steam Boiler, Cold WaterA new weekly column goes inside the forums to see what's got DIYers talking....
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Hot Topics: Garage Door Opener ModA new weekly column goes inside the forums to see what's got DIYers talking....
