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Repairing Damaged Gutters
These three easy repairs will keep your gutters flowing properly and your home dry.
The Case for Instant Additions: Pros, Cons, and Processes
In this guide, we explore the benefits, considerations, and processes involved in attaching a prefabricated addition to your home.
The Best Ways to Finance Your Remodel
Financing your home remodeling project doesn't have to be confusing. Use this guide to explore all of your options.
Fixing a Leaky Toilet
Put an end to the gurgles, ripples, and hissing.
How to Stop Your Toilet from Sweating
Dry out your bathroom or install a sweat valve—a little warm water will keep the exterior of your toilets dry all summer long.
Versatile Vines: The Ultimate Guide to Climbing Plants
Looking for fast-growing plants to cover a wall, decorate a fence, or provide privacy? These vines may be your best landscape investment yet.
What to Know Before Calling a HVAC Pro
In this guide, we'll walk you through everything you need to know to ensure you have a smooth experience with your HVAC professional.
10 Easy Ways To Cool Your Home, From AC to Attic Ventilation
Keeping your home cool doesn't mean you have to pay a fortune to keep the AC running all day. Read our guide for tips on how to keep your home cool without incurring huge bills.
How To Get Rid of Weeds
How do you remove lawn weeds? Read on to identify the most common and most invasive types of lawn weeds and how to remove them.
Making Baths Work: A Comprehensive Bathroom Design Guide
Whether you're replacing your sink or remodeling your entire bathroom, check out our guide to learn how to make the most of your space.
Saving a Soggy Shower Wall
When water seeps behind a tiled wall in the bath, some delicate surgery can save the day. Learn how to repair and retile your shower.
Making Your Shower Safer
Antiscald valves installed in tubs and showers maintain safe water temperatures.
Give Your Shower and Tub Their Own Spaces
This step-by-step guide shows how you can create a more versatile bathroom by separating your bathtub and shower.
Breathing Easier
Simple, low-cost ways to make the air in your home cleaner and healthier.
Top 10 Home Repair Questions
Got a common home repair issue on your to-do list? Read our repair experts' answers to the most frequently asked home maintenance questions.
How To Hire a Professional Painter for Your Home
To get the quality paint job you're paying for, vet your painter and make sure your contract is comprehensive.
Wallpaper Repair: How To Fix Common Issues
Wallpaper damage? We'll teach you how to repair the three most common wall-paper issues: loose seams, punctures, and trapped air bubbles.
How To Replace Corner Boards in a few Simple Steps
Corner boards frame the edges of your house, and are important parts of protecting your siding. Read how to replace worn or damage corner boards in our guide.
Driveway Repair and Replacement: Options & Costs
Learn how to repair cracked concrete and asphalt driveways or replace them entirely with other surface options.
Beyond the Basic Shed
These practical yet stylish backyard structures offer more than a place to store the mower.
Ceiling Fan Buying Guide: Cost, Sizing & Installation
Need help choosing the right ceiling fan? From cost to installation, read this guide to finding the fan that’s right for your home.
Adding Glide-Out Shelves to Expand Your Kitchen's Space
Read our guide to learn how to expand your kitchen's storage space by building and adding glide-out shelves.
S14 E11: Nightstand
Norm's version of a cherry, square- topped, single drawer nightstand has 4 handsomely turned legs
How to Trim Out a Window
DIY window trimming is possible with the right tools and care. Read Tom Silva's step-by-step instructions for one of his favorite jobs.