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Worried about electrical safety? Read our guide on electrical testers to make sure you don't risk touching a live wire.

Need to fix melted vinyl siding? Our guide explains how to repair it and offers ways to protect your home from further heat damage.

Electrician Scott Caron demonstrates how to install several types of surge protection to keep a home safe from electrical shocks and fires.

Learn how to replace a three-handle shower valve with an anti-scald valve from This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey.

Electrician Scott Caron shares new technologies and applications for how to use LED lighting all around your house.

Watch as This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner insulate his exposed HVAC ductwork.

This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook learns how to select houseplants for different situations from expert Carrie Kelly

Performing a whole-house energy audit can lead to significant savings on your utility bills and increased comfort in your home. Read how to perform an audit in our step-by-step guide.

This Old House's Richard Trethewey and Kevin O'Connor install a ductless heat pump to heat and cool a 700-square-foot room.

Learn how to split stones large and small for your next hardscaping project with this how-to guide to power and hand tools.

Your kitchen cabinets play a role in the overall appearance of your cooking space. Find out how to hang a new kitchen wall cabinet here.

A storage bench offers you a comfortable place to sit and additional place to put your items. Read how to construct your own in our step-by-step guide.

This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook and host Kevin O'Connor patch a lawn with grass seed

Here are the steps, tools, and costs you’ll need to add gutters, downspouts, and rain barrels to your house.

This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook visits a tropical botanic garden to learn how to care for orchids as houseplants.

This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey heads to Cheyenne, Wyoming, to help a homeowner install a new toilet

Repairman Richie Isaacson shows host Kevin O'Connor how to maintain kitchen appliances

Electrician Scott Caron explains how to hang a flat-screen TV on the wall and conceal all the wiring in this helpful video and guide.

Building for America's Bravest builds a fully-accessible home in Billings, Montana, for this injured veteran who lost his legs in Afghanistan