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Installing your own kitchen cabinets can save you serious cash during the remodeling process. Read our guide to learn how to install your own kitchen cabinets and properly secure them to the wall.

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva demonstrates how involved putting in a sump pump can be

Below-grade toilets are a great way to get a basement bathroom, but they require a little extra work. Here's everything you need to know.

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva reviews his best practices when building out walls on a concrete foundation

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva demonstrates a great product for plaster repair

Norm Abram travels to Dover, N.H. A stone specialist installs a marble fireplace. A flooring contractor installs a birch floor. The interior designer explains her kitchen designs.

Roger shows how to use and maintain string trimmers. Tom and Kevin discuss different types of woodworking clamps. The guys ask: "What is it?" and Kevin helps a homeowner remove her house’s lead paint.

This Old House landscaping contractor Roger Cook shows how to construct a wood-timber retaining wall to create a play area.

A carpenter installs crown molding. The homeowner considers paint colors. Norm Abram examines the new front doors. Kevin finds a marble fireplace. The lead carpenter installs the front doors.

Roger revives a damaged lawn. Tom and Kevin build a simple utility cart out of plywood. Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner fix a clogged kitchen sink drain.

Roger Cook works with students from YouthBuild Boston. The fence contractor installs a PVC fence. Norm Abram installs casings and paneling. A preservation plasterer casts elements for the house.

Kevin and Richard install an efficient heat-pump water heater, the guys ask: "What is it?", Roger discusses propane-fueled mosquito traps and Tom installs exterior trim against an uneven chimney.

This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shows an environmentally safe way to grow a greener, healthier lawn.