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How To Install a Floating Floor
Follow this step-by-step guide to learn how to install a floating engineered wood floor.
7 Methods for Reducing Road Noise in Your Backyard
Our experts' favorite noise reduction tips to help you block out the sounds of busy street traffic and your neighbor’s lawn mower.
Stairs That Disappear: Innovative Solutions for Attic Access
Climbing up to the attic should be easy — and safe. This article breaks down everything you need to know about disappearing attic stairs.
S3 E26: Window Boxes, Plumbing Connections, Drip Edge
Tom Silva uses masonry fasteners to install window boxes on brick. The guys ask, "What is it?" Richard shows Kevin several different ways to make copper pipe connections. Roger installs a perimeter drain to catch rainwater.
S3 E25: Fluorescent Lights, Baseboard Heat Cover
Tom shows Kevin a few tricks for using a tape measure. Electrician Allen Gallant brightens up a basement. The guys ask, "What is it?" Kevin shows Roger software that can be used to create a 3D landscape plan. Richard replaces the banged-up aluminum cover on an old baseboard heater.
S3 E24: Air Cleaner, Walkway Ice, Bath Fan
Richard installs an electronic air cleaner on a forced-air furnace. Roger shows Kevin some tools and materials for removing ice from concrete walkways. Tom shows how to properly vent a bathroom fan to the outside of the house.
S3 E23: Clogged Vent Stack, Ice Rink
Richard helps clear a clogged vent stack with the aid of a fiberoptic plumbing snake. The guys ask, "What is it?" Roger helps build a ice skating rink in a backyard.
S3 E22: Riding Lawnmowers, Disposers, Threshold
Roger helps a homeowner shop for a new riding lawnmower. The guys ask, "What is it?" Tom replaces a rotting wooden threshold. Richard shows Kevin how garbage disposers work and explains how to keep them working like new.
S3 E21: 220-Volt, Garden Tools, Macerating Toilet
Tom shows Kevin what’s inside an electrical service panel. Electrician Allen Gallant installs a new 220-volt receptacle. Roger shows Kevin types of gardening hand tools. The crew asks "What is it?" Richard helps install a macerating toilet in a basement.
S3 E20: Basement Floor, Shutoff Valve, Compressors
Tom Silva helps level an uneven concrete floor so that he can install hardwood flooring. The guys ask "What is it?" Richard shows a simple repair for a leaky water shut-off valve. Tom teaches Kevin about air-compressors.
S3 E19: Composting, House Trap
Roger shows how to recycle yard waste through composting. The guys ask "What is it?" Richard helps remove an old cast-iron house trap on a main sewer line so that a clog can be easily cleared.
Your Basement: Why Add on When You Can Add Under?
Your basement is valuable real estate, and it's an ideal place for the low-cost extra bedroom, family room or workout space you've always wanted
S3 E18: Tub Clog, Sash Weights, Low-Maintenance Garden
Rich Trethewey "clears up" clogged bathtub drains. Tom Silva helps replace double-hung window weights with spring loaded sash balancers. The guys ask, "What is it?" Roger helps plant a low-maintenance garden for an elderly landlady.
S3 E17: Deck Balusters, Fridge Icemaker
Tom shows him how to repair and replace rotting deck balusters. The guys ask "What is it?" Richard hooks up a refrigerator’s ice-maker and water dispenser.
