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How to Detect Air Leaks

Are you spending more than you need to on heating? If warm air is leaking out of your house and letting cold air in, your heating system is working harder than it should have to. The result is that you end up spending more money to heat your house, since you're actually paying to heat…

Effective Ways to Organize Winter Footwear

Winter footwear can get really messy in the snow, ice, and slush of winter. So of course, many people take off their winter footwear, especially boots, when they come in the door of their home or someone else's. But when you host a party, or even if you just have a big family, this can…

Are your doors letting in drafts? If you have no idea, then click over to this article to read about a clever method that will help you find out how well (or not so well) your doors are sealed. It also includes instructions to help you find other air leaks in your home. Once you've checked for air…

A Novice’s Guide to Navigating An Electrical Panel

If you're like many homeowners, you're not an electrician. As such, you may not have much of any idea how electricians do their job, and electrical panels may be somewhat incomprehensible to you. That's why bobvila.com posted an article called "Electrical Panels 101", a basic guide to electrical panels, how they work, and what their different…

How to Eliminate Odors without Harsh Chemicals

There's more than one way to eliminate strong odors. Cleaner companies might try to tell you that you need their commercial products with strong chemicals if you want to really unstink your home. But that's simply not the case. According to an article posted on thesnug.com called "3 chemical-free ways to unstink your home", there are…

Do your bar stools match the style of your home bar? Maybe you've been searching for just the right set of stools but haven't found them. Well, here's your chance to personalize your own bar stools: bobvila.com posted an article called "Weekend Projects: 5 Style-Boosting Bar Stools You Can Build", which has pictures and instructions for five…

If you have double-hung windows, you might be familiar with the struggle to deal with frost forming between the two windowpanes during the winter months. It's an annoying problem, that won't go away on its own. A reader of thisoldhouse.com had this problem with their storm windows and asked thisoldhouse.com what to do about it. thisoldhouse.com's…

Update the Look of Your Fireplace on a Budget

Fireplaces are a great place to cozy up to in winter. A nice, inviting fireplace can even contribute to the overall look and ambience of the room it's in. But what if you've significantly changed the decor of the room that has the fireplace? The fireplace may no longer feel as much like it fits into…

If your home is heated by radiators, you know how unattractive they look and how much space they take up. If there were a way to make better use of that floor space or conceal the appearance of the radiator, radiator owners would rejoice! Well, according to bobvila.com, both of these things are possible in…

Christmas and New Years have come and gone, and by now, you may have noticed that your child has nowhere to put all their new toys. Teaching your children how to clean up after themselves and put away their own toys is of course very important. But how can they learn to put their toys away,…

How to Fit A Home Bar into a Small Space

If you live in an apartment or other small-space living situation, there are probably certain features you've resigned yourself to not have, because you think you simply don't have the space. A home bar, is probably one of those things you think will never happen in your home. But could it? According to an article…

How to Unstink the 6 Stinkiest Things in Your Home

What's one of the worst questions you can hear when you have people over? "What's that smell?" You may not even smell the odor yourself, because you've gotten used to the odors in your own home. Most guests--for better or for worse--will not voice this question, because even if they do smell something, they usually have…

When cleaning a drain, harsh commercial cleaners are NOT the best way to go. If they don't do their job, they can actually get stuck behind the clog and eat away at the pipe, which could cause damage that's a lot more serious. Even if they don't ruin the pipe, the chemicals can be dangerous to…

If you have a few damaged floorboards in your hardwood flooring, you may not have to replace the flooring in order to repair the damage. There is in fact a way to replace just those boards that are damaged, which may be an acceptable solution if there really aren't many boards that need to be replaced.…

If a window or door frame develops some rotting in the wood, you have roughly three options. You could replace the whole wood piece (which may mean replacing the whole frame), you could carve and attach a wood patch to replace the bit of rotted wood, or your could use epoxy to fill in the…

Category Archives: How to

How to Detect Air Leaks

Effective Ways to Organize Winter Footwear

How to Weatherstrip Your Drafty Doors

A Novice’s Guide to Navigating An Electrical Panel

How to Eliminate Odors without Harsh Chemicals

How to Build a Bar Stool

Fight Frost in Your Windows

Update the Look of Your Fireplace on a Budget

Radiator Incognito

Efficient Toy Storage Ideas

How to Fit A Home Bar into a Small Space

How to Unstink the 6 Stinkiest Things in Your Home

The Best Solution to a Clogged Drain

How To Patch Up Hardwood

How to Repair Rotted Wood with Epoxy

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For Your Remodeling Needs Call 703.926.5339

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