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Low Maintenance Yard
Recessed stone edging allows you to place your mower wheel directly on the edging. This prevents the need to trim around the bed.
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Foundations Design
It's no secret that a foundation with structural damage can be a homeowner's worst nightmare. That's why it's important to make sure the design of...
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Choosing Wood Flooring
Wood flooring is timeless. It enhances the warmth of any home and complements the decor of any room. Like a fine piece of furniture, wood...
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Picking Cabinetry
Stock cabinets cost the least and offer the fewest options. You buy factory-assembled, standard-size units at a home center, and you install them or hire...
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Smoke Alarms
Safety during a fire is no joke. Eight out of ten fire deaths occur in the home, and an appalling number of households are badly...
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Quick Tips
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Fresh Closet
You can drive holes in the lid of a small glass jar filled with baking soda to make a great closet deodorizer.You can also add...
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Repairing Sheet Vinyl
Straight edgeUtility knifeMasking tapePutty knifeMasticTrowelWax paperSeam seelerLacquer thinnerCloth
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Paint Roller Preservation
Paint Roller Preservation
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Drilling Tile
Drilling holes up to about 1/2 in. dia. through glazed ceramic tile is easy to do with a carbide-tipped masonry bit. But what if you...
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Temporary Tacking
A stapler, unlike most other fastening tools, often is used for temporary jobs, such as tacking up a poster-board sign, drop cloth or plastic window...
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Square Cuts
Tools:Circular sawFraming squareClampsTape MeasurePencilEye ProtectionDust Mask
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Cutting Insulation
Cutting batts of fiberglass insulation is a frustrating, imprecise process because the batts are so thick and fuzzy. To speed things up and produce a...
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Paneling Cuts
A sabre saw provides a fast, safe way to cut plywood paneling. The catch: It's nearly impossible to keep the narrow blade cutting straight when...
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Downspouts
Tools:Hand trowel (or empty can)Water hoseLadderEye protectionOptions:Hand brush
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Shelf Brackets
Tools:Shelf, Standards and Brackets Screw Driver or DrillLevelStud FinderEye protection
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