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Sensational Ceiling Invest a little time and money, and you can turn the ceiling into the focal point of a room. Or, "remodel" an entire room simply by sprucing up a blank, boring ceiling...   |
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Drywall Made Simple: Buy, Install and Finish in 13 Easy Steps While there is no such thing as a perfect building material, drywall comes pretty close. |
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Beyond the Basic Floor One of the big advantages of laminate flooring is the ability to combine a wide variety of colors and patterns. Here's how. |
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Joseph Truini |
A Classic Upgrade Wake up your walls with raised-panel wainscoting. |
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Total Room Home Theater: What is is? Prior to installing a new home theater, consideration needs to be given to everything from the ground up starting with the floor. |
Popular Mechanics
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Drywall Repair Drywall is relatively simple to install and easy to repair. It's also easy to repair badly, which can leave a lumpy mess that declares "shoddy" to anyone who enters the room. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2006
Norman Becker |
Homeowners Clinic Expert Q & A Sticky doors... Good idea to remove snow from a ridge vent... Skylights more energy efficient than you think... Installing a water-channeling system beneath a deck... Home heartbeat... Nailmaster... Ready to roll... GE Silicone... etc. |
AskMen.com
Karl Richtenbacher |
How To: Paint Your Pad So you moved into your new, bigger bachelor pad. Congrats. Or maybe you're tired of plain ol' white on your walls and want to make your living space more exciting. Good on you. |
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How To Choose the Right Colors for Your Rooms Bold can be beautiful without being garish. Learn how to give your home rich personality. |
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Installing a Ceiling Fan A step-by-step guide to putting in a versatile and stylish fixture |
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Preserving Historic Plaster Old house plaster problems are unique to each historic building, but with a few basic tools and materials and an appreciation of history, repair is at hand. |
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The Secrets of Pro Painters Learn how to paint the interior of your home from six journeymen who reveal some of the things that make them so good at their craft.... |
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Scrape, Sand, Prime (repeat) The secret to the perfect paint job? Preparation, preparation, preparation... |
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Katelin Hill |
3 Ways to Deal With a Popcorn Ceiling Bid farewell to this not-so-charming ceiling feature. |
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Scott Gibson |
Living Down Under Most basements are little more than a place to cultivate cobwebs and store cans of paint. But they are an ideal place for the low-cost extra bedroom, family room or workout space you've always wanted. And as we show here, basements can be turned into any one of several living areas. |
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July 2001
Merle Henkenius |
Installing A Tub Surround Sooner or later, every bathroom needs a tuneup -- and the tub's shower enclosure is often the best place to start... |
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Don't be Afraid to Paint Your Ceiling Make your fifth wall pop with a color expert's how-to steps. |
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Joseph Truini |
5 Do-it-Yourself Flooring Options Flooring alternatives are explored with the drawbacks and advantages of each. |
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Basement Replacement: DIY Remodeling For Your Bottom Floor When HGTV's James Lunday and his Rip & Renew team first looked at the basement, they saw unrealized potential. |
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Popular Mechanics
November 2008 |
How to Build a Wooden Storage Bench: Step-by-Step Plans With 3D Build your own customized version of a bench, inspired by a picture in a popular catalog. |
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Josh Garskof |
Simple Kitchen Makeovers You don't have to start over to give your kitchen a face-lift. Here's a rundown of options for simple upgrades. |
Popular Mechanics
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Joseph Truini |
Pro Tips For Installing Crown Molding Over the course of a dozen jobs, I've come up with a few shortcuts -- I don't really remember where I learned a lot of these tricks, I just know them. |
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Joseph Truini |
How to Build a Hardwood Floor This Weekend Step-by-step instructions for installing a DIY-friendly floating floor. |
This Old House
Joseph Truini |
Fan Appreciation A step-by-step guide to installing a ceiling fan with light. |
AskMen.com
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Elliot Montgomery |
5 Ways To Spruce Up Your Bachelor Pad Certainly, the financial obstacles that exist for most young bachelors make high-style living somewhat of a challenge, but don't let a lack of space hinder your creativity; small rooms can be big on design without having to give in to an entire decorating overhaul. |
This Old House
Joseph Truini |
Classy Cover-Up Make an old tub surround look new with solid surfacing. You can purchase a prepackaged kit (about $600) and install it yourself. |
This Old House
Joseph Truini |
Installing Crown Molding Learn how this architectural element can add sculptural interest to almost any room with a few tricks from an experienced pro. |
This Old House
May 1999
Leslie Plummer Clagett |
Fan Fair How to choose and install the right ceiling fan. |
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December 2005
David Frey |
How to Hide the Wires Most consumers agree that the best wire is a hidden wire. Here are three options to hiding yours. |
This Old House
John Riha |
Giving the Kids a Bath Ingenuity -- not expansion -- opened up possibilities for a small-scale children's bathroom... |
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John D. Wagner |
Decking Decisions New options mean your next deck may not even be real wood. |
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A Farmhouse Kitchen for $468 A little paint and a few handmade touches take a space from dreary to charming |
Popular Mechanics
February 10, 2009 |
Quick Fixes for Crumbling Walls Walls keep your house together, so don't let them fall apart! From wallpaper with bubbles to split wood siding, PM has easy solutions to make your walls look better, fast. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2001
Neal Barrett |
Super Shed Indoor shelter for your outdoor tools... |
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Homeowners Clinic Expert Q & A A professional engineer solves readers' dilemmas ranging from tree-root patio bulge to bracing a floor joist under a toilet. |
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March 2004
Merle Henkenius |
Groundskeeper A spacious storage shed that anyone can build. |
This Old House
Erica-Lynn Huberty |
Eco-Friendly Play Spaces Make a playroom that you and your children will enjoy -- using healthy, fun, durable materials. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2002
Joseph Truini |
Backyard Barn A Colonial-style storage shed that anyone can build. |
This Old House
Megan Baker |
A Rustic Boy's Room for $248 Warm gray walls and a pallet-planked ceiling turn a sweet nursery into a big-kid retreat |
This Old House
Deborah Baldwin |
Choosing Interior Colors Trade secrets to make painting your rooms as easy as 1-2-3. |
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August 2005
Steve Faber |
Home Theater Design & Construction: Part Two There are several criteria to address during the basic home theater construction phase. One of the most important is noise transmission through the walls. |
Home Theater
November 2002
Mike Wood |
Design the Ultimate Home Theater -- On a Budget Part two: Construction and acoustic treatment. |
This Old House
Leslie Plummer Clagett |
All in the Family A simple family-room addition made a big difference in the way this house works. |
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Installing a Bathroom Vent Fan It's the best way to expel moisture-laden air and odors -- and we have step-by-step instructions for adding one. |
This Old House
Max Alexander |
Building Blocks The Carlisle TV project gets a jump start on framing, thanks to floor, wall, and foundation panels. |
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Erica Sanders |
The Silent Treatment Taking the squeak out of wood floors... |
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March 2006
Norman Becker |
Homeowners Clinic Expert Q & A Sealing a leak around conduit in the foundation wall... Making a Kohler toilet flush properly... Insulate exposed oil supply lines in the winter?... Preventing water evaporation from toilets, sink traps and floor drains... Can a light-fixture dimmer switch be used for a ceiling fan?... etc. |
Home Toys
February 2005
Imhof & Mistarz |
Flat Panel Mount Installation: Tips and Techniques for Success Top 10 Countdown Regardless of whether you're a professional home theater installer or a retailer offering in-home mounting options, you'll want to keep the following "Top Ten" tips and techniques at the top of your mind. |
Popular Mechanics
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Joseph Truini |
5 Fast Lighting Upgrades: DIY Guy Under-cabinet task lighting... Recessed light fixture... Motion-sensor floodlight... Sconce lighting... Landscape pathway lights... |
