Articles for category: HOME IMPROVEMENT

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Techniques for Painting Paneling

Painting paneling can help you avoid costly renovation work while giving the interior of your home a completely different appearance. Prepping the Area Painting paneling requires some intense prep work before breaking out the brushes. How much work will depend on whether or not you appreciate the texture of the paneling or would prefer a ...

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7 Ways to Clean Your Shower on the Cheap

By now, you must have heard about Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner-a battery operated device that you hang in your shower to automatically spray very expensive cleaning solution on your shower walls. It can run you as much as $50, and the refills of this daily shower spray aren’t cheap. You’ve probably also tried the ...

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Tools a “Handyman” Should Have!

Being a handyman myself, I have collected a number of tools to work with over the years, from basic hand tools to portable table-saws to cordless drill/drivers, and many others. Here’s a basic list of tools I’ve collected. And, quite frankly, I wouldn’t want to be without most of them, now that I have them ...

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Bath & Body Works Caldrea Dish Soap Liquid

One of the best organic dish soaps to use while washing your dishes is Caldrea Dish Soap Liquid. It is made with natural degreasing ingredients to help really cleanse your dish and natural ingredients to help keep your hands moisturized and soft while doing your dishes. You can even get Caldrea Dish Soap in four ...

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Guide to Painting a Wrought Iron Fence

Little did I know that my summer job as a teenager would help prepare me to tackle a dreaded spring home improvement – – painting an iron gate. As a teenager, I worked during the summer at a children’s day camp but also did odd jobs around the school to help prepare for the beginning ...

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Do-It-Yourself: Dryer Vent Maintenance

A clothes dryer is a hard-working appliance in your home. You don’t think about it, but it dries load after load of laundry, day after day. Ideally, you should have your clothes dryer inspected and serviced by a certified professional once a year. He can make sure that the dryer vent is properly installed. He ...

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Toilet Removal in 10 Easy Steps

Whether you want to fix a broken or leaking toilet, everyone is looking for a way to avoid those plumbers fees and learn how to fix their own toilets at home. Home repair can be made easy if you have something to help guide you through the process. So here is how you can remove ...

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How to Troubleshoot a Gas Furnace Heater

Gas burning furnaces work through the alchemical process of taking cold air and transforming it into warm air. This warm air is then forced by a blower through your system of ducts. The air that the gas furnace sucks up is filtered by a, well, air filter. That is the simple explanation of how a ...