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Yearly Archives: 2009

Cheap and Easy Way To Store Your Christmas Lights

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The sales and marketing of Christmas lights and decorations is only superseded by the even larger sales and marketing of wild and clever plastic containers and gadgets that are meant to be used for the storing Christmas lights and decorations. I’ve tried several different clever containers and methods for storing my Christmas lights from...
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Make Your Own Simple Christmas Tree Watering System

Christmas Tree Watering System

Like a lot of people right now, I have a cut live Christmas tree in my living room right now. It’s decorated and covered with lights and I have a nice little tree skirt and the whole things looks green and great for the moment, though I know that if I don’t water it...
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Gift Ideas for the Home Improvement Enthusiast

Gift Ideas for the Home Improvement Enthusiast

Trying to find gifts for the man or woman who enjoys doing a lot of his or her own home improvement projects can be challenging. Home improvement can be a very creative endeavor at times (painting, landscaping, planning your next project) and also very exacting and mechanical in nature (electrical work, plumbing, refinishing furniture)....
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How To Remove A Stuck Shower Knob or Faucet Handle

Special Valve Wrench for removing shower knobs

Over the past couple years I’ve removed and replaced every shower knob and bathroom and kitchen faucet in my 50 year old home. I’m not a plumber but I’ve watched and learned from some professional plumbers and I’ve done just enough basic plumbing work around my house that I’m beginning to get a feel...
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Should You Cover Your Air Conditioner During The Winter?

Air Conditioner Cover In Winter

It’s cool in most of the country now and that means it’s time to go through the last few steps needed to get your home ready for winter. For those of you who have window AC units you should almost definitely take them out and store them properly inside. However, the question of whether...
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Things To Remember When Buying LED Christmas Lights

Christmas Light Trade In

The Christmas shopping season has begun early this year in most stores, and that can especially be seen in the larger chain stores. Home improvement stores are usually aiming for two holiday markets: the person shopping for that perfect holiday gift as well as the homeowner who is looking for new decorations to be...
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House Numbers Plaque Review

House Numbers Plaque Review

This summer my wife and I spent a fair amount of time and energy on increasing the “curb appeal” of our home and the last official exterior home improvement we’re performed this year was purchasing one of those fancy new metal house number plaques! Our old house numbers sign before we painted our house....
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Wagner TurboRoll Power Paint Roller Review

Wagner TurboRoll Power Paint Roller Review

After putting up the drywall and finishing the walls in my basement room it was finally time to apply some primer and paint. I was going to just use a regular paint roller, but I had a unique chance to try out the new Wagner TurboRoll Power Paint Roller and I’m glad I did....
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How To Get Rid of a Drywall Tape Bubble

How To Get Rid of a Drywall Tape Bubble

After refinishing most of the drywall in my basement remodeling project I decided to try to tackle two little areas of drywall where my drywall tape had “bubbled up”. There was actually a layer or two of dried joint compound over these two spots, but they had popped out from the wall a little...
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Control Carpenter Bees With Copper Mesh

Control Carpenter Bees With Copper Mesh

Carpenter bees are large bees that are often mistaken for bumble bees and are known for their destructive and annoying habit of burrowing into dead wood. For homeowners around the world this means that any piece of exposed wood on the outside of home could become riddled with small almost bullet-like holes that serve...
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How To Finish Drywall With Joint Compound

How To Finish Drywall With Joint Compound

After I had put up the drywall in my basement refinishing project it was time for me to finish my walls with joint compound and tape and make them nice and smooth. I’ll be the first to admit that I wasn’t an expert in joint compound when I started this, and I’m certainly no...
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