Choosing a New Garage Door? Follow These Four Tips
If your home was built sometime within the last 20 years and your garage faces the street, chances are high that your garage door looks just like nearly every one of your...
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Small Space Storage Solution :: Installing a Werner Compact Attic Ladder & Review
I can't even begin to explain how great it is to have been fortunate enough to have had the chance to try out Werner's new compact attic ladder. In all honesty, this...
How to Install a Wire Nut :: DIY Home Improvement Essential Skills
I learned from the beginning that when joining voltage-bearing wires, you use a wire nut. And there are five steps with installing a wire nut like a pro.
Knowing When to Call a Pro :: DIY Home Improvement Essential Skills
But perhaps it highlights the most important line on my resume. It is the most important, most essential of all home improvement essential skills ... that extends far beyond plumbing: Knowing the...
Tips for Watering the Lawn :: Overseeding and Watering Grass Seed
If you've read my post on my visit to Oregon and the NexGen Research Center, you know, then, just how important conserving water is these days. And … if you're a red-blooded...
For Pros Only :: The Organized Truck Is the Organized Professional
It’s 6:00 pm Friday night, the crew is picking up trash and cleaning the site as the last piece of aluminum is bent and installed on the 15 replacement windows we installed...
Building a First Aid Kit You Can Use at Home OR on the Job Site
There is no fully-comprehensive checklist for building a first aid kit because no one location has exactly the same set of hazards. You'll always want to be well-stocked with the basics, but...
How to Grow a Healthy Lawn :: 5 Secrets to a Beautiful Lawn
How you seed can be broken into one of three areas, and which circumstance you encounter often dictates what type of product you need. We’ll call these areas: new seeding, re-seeding (or...
How to Prepare to Install an Irrigation System
I don’t know about you, but I dream of the day when I no longer need to move my sprinkler (attached to a hose) across my lawn in order to properly water...
Ready, Set, MOW! :: Mower Maintenance Tips from John Deere
As the days get warmer and longer, lawn care will soon be part of the weekly routine. To ensure you’re spending more time enjoying your weekend, make sure you’re taking good care...
Helpful Hints for Choosing the Best Exterior Paint Colors
One difficult exterior renovation decision that many homeowners face is what color to paint the outside of the house. After all, it’s not something you do very often, and no one wants...
What to Paint the Ceiling? The 5th Wall :: Looking Up & Looking Back
What are the prevailing trends with ceiling paint? This vid from friends AK Renovations cites the continuing trend of painting ceilings not white, but rather a shade just lighter than that used...