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Design ideas for separating tubs and showers.

Simple, low-cost ways to make the air in your home cleaner and healthier.

Expert answers to the most frequently asked home maintenance questions

To get the quality paint job you're paying for, ask these questions and make sure your contract is very specific.

We teach you the three most common wall-paper repairs: loose seams, punctures and trapped air bubbles.

Trade weather-beaten wood trim for a lower-maintenace alternative.

Learn how to repair cracks in your concrete or asphalt driveway or how to replace them entirely with other surface options.

These practical yet stylish backyard structures offer more than a place to store the mower.

Need help choosing the right ceiling fan? From cost to installation, read this guide to finding the fan that’s right for your home.

Base-cabinet storage you can really use.

Tom Silva's step-by-step instructions for one of his favorite jobs—installing window casings

Replacing damaged oak-strip flooring requires a little ingenuity—and a really sharp chisel. Here’s how to make a repair.

New tools help take the misery and mess out of removing damaged or outdated wallpaper.

Installing a ready-made mantel over a brick fireplace

From waterproofing to insulating, Tom Silva's step-by-step guide to putting in a new window

Think your PC or home theater is safe from getting zapped? Guess again.

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva's technique for erecting an interior dividing wall.

Drywall contractor Paul Landry's step-by-step method for installing rock.

Learn how to coat walls, windows, and doors the right way

Renewing tired tile walls only requires some simple tools — and a little elbow grease.

A century's worth of technology, legislation, and plain old capitalism made our homes what they are today

Unless you're a sailor or Boy Scout, there are only five knots you need to know how to tie.

HVAC expert Richard Trethewey warms to the topic of the McCues' new European-style heating system in Manchester.