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November 2007 |
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.   |
This Old House
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The Hole Truth How to patch up damaged drywall. |
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. |
This Old House
Katelin Hill |
3 Ways to Deal With a Popcorn Ceiling Bid farewell to this not-so-charming ceiling feature. |
Popular Mechanics
February 6, 2009
Joseph Truini |
18 Uses for an old Favorite, the Utility Knife: DIY Guy Don't cut that tool short. It has more utility than you might think. |
This Old House
Steve Kiernan |
Scrape, Sand, Prime (repeat) The secret to the perfect paint job? Preparation, preparation, preparation... |
Popular Mechanics
June 2004 |
PM Tips And Hints Tips on how to get perfectly square cuts using a speed square saw guide and how to make that drywall job easier using flexible drywall knives. |
Popular Mechanics
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... |
This Old House
Merle Henkenius |
Saving a Soggy Shower Wall When water seeps behind a tiled wall or tub surround in the shower, some delicate surgery can save the day. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2006
Joseph Truini |
Fast Fixes 14 shortcut repairs to keep your house in shape, and 9 tips to avoid needing repairs in the first place. |
Popular Mechanics
June 1998
Merle Henkenius |
Installing a Basement Egress Window Without an egress window in case of fire, regulations simply won't allow a basement bedroom. And because this ruling is fairly recent in many parts of the country, most existing basements were not built with egress windows. Thankfully, you needn't be restricted by your original basement... |
This Old House
Josh Garskof |
Old Cabinets, New Color How to transform your kitchen cabinets with a paintbrush instead of a sprayer. |
This Old House
Merle Henkenius |
Wallpaper Repairs Made Easy Here are the three most common wall-paper repairs: loose seams, punctures and trapped air bubbles. |
This Old House
March 9, 2000
Meghan Drueding |
Lofty Ambitions Try one of these seven ceiling treatments to improve the space overhead. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2005
Norman Becker, P.E. |
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. |
Wired
February 25, 2008
Bob Parks |
Finish Up That Sheetrocking Fast With the Blue Line Automatic Taper Speed up the Sheetrocking for your house by using this product for filling and taping of seams between drywall panels. |
This Old House
Thomas Baker |
Patching Plaster While it may be tempting to rip down an old plaster-over-lath wall and replace it with drywall, often the plaster can be served. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2009
Roy Berendsohn |
How to Choose the Right Knife for Drywall, Paint and Putty A roadmap for choosing the right implement |
Popular Mechanics
December 2008 |
20 Minute Solutions: Quick Home Fixes, Upgrades and Instant Organizers Jazz up your kitchen... Quiet doors and hinges... Freshen your bath... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2007
John Decker |
How to Repair Your Car Scratch: Saturday Mechanic This new step-by-step DIY guide walks you through diagnosing and repairing the dreaded car scratch. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2006
Neal Barrett |
Your Own Showroom Floor A few tools, some cleaner and finish are about all you need to turn a tired and dull wood floor into a showpiece. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2009 |
How to Install a Plastic Laminate Backsplash Plastic laminate makes a great backsplash, but there are a few things to keep in mind. |
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. |
This Old House
Anna Holbrook |
Clearing the Kitchen Air Want cleaner kitchen air? Replace that recirculating range hood with a ducted model. Here's how. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2009 |
How to Revitalize Your Workshop: DIY Guy Create a better-organized work space out of materials not ordinarily found in a home shop. |
Popular Mechanics
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
April 2005
Larry Holben |
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. |
This Old House
John Kelsey |
Choosing and Using a Random-Orbit Sander The tool that takes the hassle out of sanding wood |
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No Less Than 52 Skills You Need to Survive Homeownership From pulling nails without denting trim to getting a big paint spill off your carpet -- fast fix-it advice when it's time for you to do your homeowning duty. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2007
Norman Becker |
Checklist: Basement Finishing, Waterproofing and De-Molding Before refinishing your basement, check to verify that none of the wall cavities or floor boards contain mold or moisture. |
AskMen.com
April 22, 2003
Peter Richmond |
12 Essential Power Tools Here's a little tidbit power tool enthusiasts, like myself, keep to themselves. We hate lending out our tools. So stop asking to borrow them and get some of your own. Here is my list of essential shop tools every man should own. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2007
Norman Becker |
How to Bore Holes in I-Joists How to bore relatively large holes through I-joists to run refrigerant lines, pipes and ducts. |
Popular Mechanics
July 24, 2008
Harry Sawyers |
Top 12 Demolition Tools to Tear Up the House These are the tools to pry, pull, pulverize or just plain break stuff up. |
This Old House
Harry Sawyers |
10 Uses for Drywall Bucket When the joint compound runs out, don't throw away the bucket. |
This Old House
John Kelsey |
Choosing and Using Squares These simple but indispensable measuring tools can do some amazing tricks |
Popular Mechanics
March 2009
Harry Sawyers |
What's the Best Duct Tape? Abusive Lab Test A comparison of duct tape to three multipurpose tapes. A look at the tensile strength, tenacity of the adhesive and how it works after a week underwater for each tape. |
Popular Mechanics
November 11, 2008 |
5 Quick Fixes for Hang-ups with Nuts, Bolts, Screws and Nails Tightening a loose wood screw... Removing a stubborn engine nut... Removing a painted-over screw... Hiding popped nails... Pulling a headless nail... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
September 15, 2009
Anthony Verducci |
How to Install In-Wall Surround-Sound Speakers: DIY Tech If you follow my advice you won't make the mistakes I did, and you'll be done in about 3 hours. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2007 |
Woodworking Marker Tool: Upgrade Wish List Carpenter pencils have met their match! |
This Old House
Gary Branson |
Simple Stud Finder If you don't have an electronic stud finder, you can locate studs with nothing more than a table lamp. |
This Old House
Ryan Wallenfang |
Drilling Holes In Tile Installing a towel bar or toilet-paper holder often requires drilling through glazed ceramic tile - no easy task... |
This Old House
Sal Vaglica |
Break These Bad Homeowner Habits Bad homeowner habits could be undermining your house. Here's how to nip serial "oopses" in the bud -- and how to make them right |
Popular Mechanics
April 2006
Joseph Truini |
My Dream Remodeling Nightmare A veteran do-it-yourselfer frames out his new whirlpool bath and answers the question, "How hard can it be?" |
Popular Mechanics
September 2008
Seth Porges |
Low-Tech Stretched in Stud-Finder Showdown: Abusive Lab Test This article compares the modern Zircon MultiScanner i700 OneStep stud finder with a good old-fashioned Stud-4-Sure Magnetic stud finder. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2007
Karl Champley |
How to Build a Cabinet Behind Your Wall A low cabinet yields new storage for toys and books. |
Popular Mechanics
November 4, 2008 |
10 Quick Fixes: Improvise with Time-Saving Tool Tips The pros know it's often the simplest household item that can make an existing tool work better -- or substitute in a pinch for a more expensive piece of equipment you might only use once in a lifetime. |
Popular Mechanics
October 29, 2008
Doug Mahoney |
10 Essential Tools for Your Kitchen Drawer How to turn that "junk drawer" into a "job drawer." |
Popular Mechanics
May 2005
Norman Becker |
Homeowners Clinic Expert Q & A Installing electrical boxes in existing spaces... Calculating square footage of a roof... Electric- or battery-operated sump pump?... Finding electrical switches for old houses... Re-routing dryer vents... Plus: subcompact garden tractors... Masking tape as a clamp... etc. |
CFO
March 1, 2012
Keith Button |
Getting a Fix on Repair Regs What's the difference between a repair and an improvement? Many wish they knew. |
