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Most bathroom remodeling projects require you to remove and replace most of features in the bathroom during the renovation process. That means that if you’re putting down new floors, painting the walls or replacing fixtures you’re almost definitely going to have to remove the toilet and then reinstall the same toilet or a new...
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One of the easiest and quickest ways to make a paver sidewalk for your home is to lay down the stone and pavers without using any sort of concrete or cement. These dry-laid walkways have a lot of advantages over poured concrete. Putting down stone without mortar won’t work in every environment and yard,...
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It almost seems common for air conditioners to break down and stop working, often at the most inconvenient times and during the longest stretches of extremely hot weather. A broken air conditioner can actually be incredibly dangerous, especially around older people who may not have recognized that the AC has even stopped working. Sitting...
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Whether you have a central air conditioner or just window air conditioners in your house there’s always a point during the summer when the temperatures start hitting the high 90′s and the AC can’t keep up with the rising heat and humidity. If you find that your air conditioner isn’t keeping your house cool...
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I finally got around to picking up an LED bulb and decided to give it a quick review when compared to the CFL and incandescent light bulbs I still have in my house. I’m one of those people who, despite all the logic that says that LED bulbs are cheaper to run and last...
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Replacing an old shower head in the bathroom is one of the easiest, quickest and cheapest ways you can give your bathroom a whole new look and feel. You might also want to replace your shower head if you find that it’s starting to leak or if the water spraying out of them is...
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I finally got rid of the stinkhorn mushrooms in my flower beds, but it took a lot of work and a fair bit of time. If you aren’t familiar with stinkhorn mushrooms, consider yourself lucky. These nasty mushrooms are from the Phallaceae family of mushrooms and there are lots of different types of stinkhorn...
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It’s summer, so that means it’s time to use your weekends and evenings to get outside and work on the lawn or garden. If you have a smaller yard or you’re just interested in using landscaping tools that are a little quieter and more energy-efficient than gas-powered tools then you probably have a few...
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I spent the weekend cleaning out and refreshing all the flower beds around my house and one of the problems that inevitably arises is that after a long winter the dirt in the beds has become uneven and hilly. This then means that when I spread mulch in my beds the mulch will tend...
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One of the best ways to save money on solid wood furniture, and make sure it perfectly matches your decor and other wood pieces in your home, is to buy unfinished furniture and then stain or paint it yourself. This actually saves you a good deal of costs, allows you to pick the exact...
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One way to reduce your home’s energy consumption is to give your house a home energy audit. By taking a good hard look at all the ways your home is not only using energy but also losing energy (through the loss of warm or cold air) you’ll be able to spot places where a...
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I’ve found that one of the easiest ways to really update a room’s look and feel is to replace or at least paint all the baseboard molding and trim around the doors in a room. If I have more time I usually go ahead and install painted crown molding around the room as well....
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If you live in a climate that gets cold, dry winters then your home might be equipped with a whole house, or central, humidifier. These whole house humidifiers are designed to put moisture into the air during winter months when you’re running your forced air heat. The humidifiers are usually added on to the...
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It’s that time of year again when lots of people begin thinking about buying a new lawn mower. Whether you’re a new homeowner who is mowing your lawn for the very first time or your old lawn mower simply won’t start, when you start shopping for a lawn mower for the first time it...
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If you’re going to remodel a kitchen or upgrade a bathroom in your house then chances are that you’re going to be faced with the job of removing the old tile from a floor and replacing it with something more modern. Removing the tile from a floor can be a long, messy and sometimes...
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Below almost every sink and toilet in your home there should be one or two little knobs attached to the pipes coming out of the walls. These are shut-off valves for the water supply to your bathroom and kitchen. You probably go years without thinking of them until the one day when you actually...
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When I wrote about removing wallpaper in my small second bathroom I alluded to the fact that you be in for some surprises under your wallpaper as your tear it down. I mentioned this because I actually found a few different things in the tiny room that were surprising, interesting and just plain weird....
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Removing wallpaper is one of those messy and tedious jobs that nearly every homeowner grumbles through at least once. Most people tend to do it right after they move into a new home and want to remove the wallpaper from a previous owner or they want to do it right before they move out...
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Lawn mower repair is one of those hobbies that almost all home owners engage it from time to time, and no time is more popular than when you’re just rolling the mower out of the garage or shed after a long, cold winter. If you’re stuck with a mower that won’t start then you’re...
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Over the past several years my wife and I have been steadily working on giving our old house a little more curb appeal. There may come a time when we’re going to want to sell it and nothing pulls in potential buyers more than a home that looks good from the road. There are...
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In my basement refinishing project I had the good fortune of already having one room partially framed out from a previous owner. For that room I simply installed drywall over the existing wood framing and paneling. But for the smaller room which would become an office, I only had cold cinder block walls and...
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