How To Repair Cracks In Concrete
Repairing cracks in concrete can be done with powdered repair mixes, or with masonry caulks. Monitor cracks closely to spot major structural problems.
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Vinyl Kitchen Flooring: What You Need To Know
Vinyl flooring is perfect for kitchens. It comes in resilient sheet goods, tiles and planks. The vinyl flooring options have increased greatly in recent years.
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How Much Does It Cost To Replace A Subfloor?
Replacing a subfloor is a fairly labor-intensive job, but it's not particularly expensive and does not require special skills or tools. You can save about 25 percent on the project cost by doing it yourself.
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How To Remove Linoleum Flooring
Removing old linoleum flooring usually involves scraping up the flooring tiles, followed by some painstaking work of removing the old flooring adhesive. A wallpaper steamer and a good scraper can help.
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Bamboo Flooring: What You Need To Know
An overview of the relatively new bamboo flooring category, with pros and cons, buyers tips, maintenance suggestions, and beautiful sample photos.
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What To Know About Vinyl-Clad Windows
An introduction to vinyl-clad replacement windows that highlights the advantages and disadvantages compared to aluminum or fiberglass cladding and provides a guide to common features and options.
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Cabinet Door Styles
An explanation and overview of the types of cabinet doors that are popular today, with tips and hints on how to choose the style that best meeds your kitchen or bathroom remodeling needs.
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How To Build A Base For An Apron Front Sink
A step-by-step how-to article that explains the basics of installing an apron-style (also called farmhouse style() kitchen sink.
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How To Build A Living Fence
Learn what is meant by the term "living fence" and get some ideas on how you can apply this green building concept to your yard. Include how-to instructions for creating a living fence from willow rods.
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The Best Evergreen Shrubs For Your Front Yard
A look at how to think about evergreen shrubs and incorporate them into you front yard landscape. Includes discussions and examples of new varieties as well as direction on finding evergreens that will thrive in you hardiness zone.
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How To Sharpen Drill Bits
A down-and-dirty article that explains how you can sharpen your most-used drill bits on the fly to keep them working. Twist bots and spade bits are the ones used most frequently by homeowners, and in this article you will learn how to rehab them and keep them working.
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12 Garage Storage Tips
An exploration of the primary storage challenges and products that must be addressed to create an efficient garage. Includes tips on planning, a roundup of the primary storage unit types, and an introduction to some clever new storage products.
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Hillside Landscaping: Slope Landscaping Ideas
From relatively easy to rather labor-intensive, a snapshot of the options you have to address the challenges of planting and landscaping in a yard area with a significant slope.
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Landscaping Solutions For Shady Areas
How to choose the right annuals and perennials for planting a garden that has full or partial shade. Includes ferns, Hostas, and new varieties of flowering annuals that do not need full sun. Plus shade gardening tips.
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How To Troubleshoot And Repair Fluorescent Light Fixtures
An overview of one of the most common light fixture categories. Part of a fluorescent fixture are explained and contrasts are made to other types of fixture, which operate on very different platforms. Troubleshooting tips and how-to guidance for replacing a ballast are provided.
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How To Insulate Windows
A quick look at the options, plusses and minuses for products and tips that will insulate and improve your windows for heating seasons only or year-round use.
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What Is A Storm Door?
An introduction to storm doors that explains why and where they are installed and examines the main types of storm doors you can choose to install, including full-view doors, screen doors, and combination storm door. Includes how-to instructions for installing a typical storm door.
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What Is Edible Landscaping? How Do I Get Started?
A quick introduction to the benefits of growing edible plants in your yard and landscape. Includes some tips for getting started and a practical list of plants that you can eat and also enjoy visually.
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How To Adjust Soil pH
A quick overview that defines what pH is and why it is so important to your garden and lawn. The articles covers soil testing options, how to raise or lower the soil pH, and provides lists of common plants that thrive in lower or higher pH soil that is outside of the ideal.
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Small Space Landscaping Tips
A few helpful thoughts and tips on the complexities of landscaping a small yard, as well as some reasons to believe that a small yard can outshine a larger yard.
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What Is Mulch? How Do I Use It?
Desc: What is mulch and how do we use choose it and use it? This overview introduces you to the basic choices and how and where to use them. Keywords: Cedar, Cypress, rubber mulch, sheet mulch, landscaping, border plantings, compost, enriching soil, landscape fabric
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How To Use A Pop Rivet Gun
A quick reintroduction to the pop rivet gun and pop rivets: an overlooked fastening system that is clean and easy to use and does for joining sheet metal and not require a major investment.
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