Curb Appeal How To & DIY

Improve the value of your home by discovering our curb appeal step-by-step tips & ideas.

Filling Rotted Trim with Two-Part Epoxy

Durable and flexible epoxy is the best way to restore crumbling woodwork

Is your doorbell chiming intermittently or not working at all? Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to diagnose and repair your doorbell.

Your home's entryway can make a strong first impression. Learn how to update your front door and trim in this guide.

Painting your own home can be labor-intensive, but well worth the cost. Read how to safely paint your home in our guide.

Chimney pots add curb appeal while improving your home's draft efficiency. Choose from classic to whimsical styles to complement your home.

Seamless and easy to use, epoxy is a great option for repairing wood trim.

A Dutchman, or wood patch, is an effective fix for a small section of rotted wood. Here's how you use it for a seamless replacement.

In this how-to video, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shows how to install a mailbox and gives advice on mailbox placement.

By hanging exterior shutters, your home will have all the privacy it needs—plus an extra dose of curb appeal.

Need to replace an old exterior door? Learn how to install a new prehung exterior door with This Old House contractor Tom Silva.

This step-by-step guide will help you install a lamppost on your lawn or driveway, from choosing the post to turning the lights on.

Rotting or cracked clapboard? Learn the tools and techniques for a careful wood siding patch job so you can keep water damage at bay.

Learn about the variety of vintage shutter types and materials, as well as how to revive and repurpose old shutters around the house.

A wood screen door is elegant and keeps pests out. Learn how to assemble a screen door from a kit from the This Old House experts.

An entryway is more than just a door. Design it right, and it'll welcome friends, improve your home's curb appeal, and protect you from the weather

Norm makes a flagpole of strong Douglas fir, glued with epoxy, painted with marine paint and mounted on a welded steel ground anchor

Red or white? Re-shingling their house in Manchester, the McCues have ended up with the best of both colors.

In this guide, we discuss various front door materials and what you need to know about picking a great new entry door system.

The best home brew for killing mold? Should you use a power washer? Decades of experience is distilled here for you.