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How to Get Rid of Tent Caterpillars

By *Janet Ford

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There are three equally annoying varieties of tent worms; Forest Tent, Eastern Tent and Gypsy Moth. Tent worms can cause major defoliation of deciduous trees (those that lose their leaves each fall), depending on the severity of outbreak. You ... more »

How to Heat a Home With Bio-Diesel

By Sensei

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Heating your house with bio-diesel is an indirect process that is affordable and allows the homeowner to keep all existing heating appliances. Savings are even greater if your home is heated by electricity... more »

How to Identify and Manage Electrical Hazards in Your House

By Sarah Wilson, CCRP

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Homeowners mainly notice obvious hazards around the house, like a toy on the stairway, or a vacuum cord across the doorway. But what about the hazards that are not so obvious. The electrical hazards that destroy homes, lives and property. Well ... more »

How to Improve the Look of Red Bricks on an Old House

By rkayne

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Several options are there to make your old, oxidized, brick look great, here are a few!.. more »

How to Inspect and Test Fire Sprinklers

By ehawk

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Why this is something you CAN NOT do yourself.. more »

How to Install an Aluminium Window

By nagirrew

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To install an aluminum windows yourself there are several steps that need to be followed so that the window will operate properly once installed. This is not a novice DIY job. You should have some understanding of carpentry math such as checking ... more »

How to Keep a Bathroom Warm in Winter

By Murray Anderson

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Doesn't the idea of a nice, long, warm bath or shower sound great—particularly on a cold winter morning? However, if your next thought is how awful it will feel to step out of that hot water into your cold bathroom—there's some hope for you. ... more »

How to Keep Roaches, Ants and Spiders Out of Your House

By LTro

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It's springtime again, and now is the time to treat your house to prevent the invasion of food-loving bugs and other creepy crawlies... more »

How to Keep Your House Cool This Summer Without Air Conditioning

By HavaLyon

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It is possible to make it through the summer without air conditioning, although it takes some tolerance to heat plus a little creativity to make it happen. Everything I suggest below, I have done myself. This originally started out as one ... more »

How to Keep Yourself Organized!

By JerseyWriter

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If you stick to these simple steps on how to keep yourself organized you will be able to see a difference in yourself! Whether it's organization in your home, at the office, with your paperwork and bills, or with your life, you'll find this ... more »

How to Lower Your Mortgage Under the New Housing Rescue Law

By David Sarokin

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Congress passed a new housing rescue law that will provide mortgage relief to as many as two million homeowners in financial trouble. Here's how to make use of the new law to prevent foreclosures... more »

How to make a safe window cleaner.

By pixiemama

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This is a cheap way to make a family friendly window cleaner. Many cleaning products contain harsh chemicals that interfere with allergies. This window cleaner contains no harsh chemicals, however some people do have allergies to vinegar, if so ... more »

How to Make Your Home More Energy Efficient

By Murray Anderson

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No matter whether you're heating or cooling your home, you're going to use energy, and energy costs money. If you can make your home more energy efficient, you can save yourself some money and as an added bonus, help preserve the environment. ... more »

How to Organize Household Maintenance Documents

By allencox

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Organizing your household's records of maintenance, owner's manuals, etc. will not only benefit you as a home owner by having records at your fingertips, but if you sell it will also save you time and the headache of having to pull all the ... more »

How to Prevent Opened Tube of Silicone Culking From Hardening

By akpjesov

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There are many ways to keep your tube of silicone from hardening... more »

How to Prevent Window Condensation

By favefive

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Window condensation can cause thick white deposits in between double pane windows that can be very costly to fix. This can be prevented by taking practical steps around your home... more »

How to Prevent Your Pipes from Freezing

By Murray Anderson

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If you’ve ever had the misfortune of having a water pipe freeze and burst, you know first hand about what a devastating impact it can have on your home. The broken pipe itself is actually relatively minor, but the damage caused by the leaking ... more »

How to Produce Solar Energy Leveraging the Photoelectric Effect.

By Daniel Stouffer

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Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the photoelectric effect, not for his work on relativity. Little did one know that the same people who helped us calculate everything under the sun is also the same person helping to ... more »

How to Put on a Duvet Cover by Yourself

By FlufferNutter

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Putting on a duvet cover can be quite the task. Obviously, it would be much easier with two pairs of hands. But how do you do it when you can't get help? With the correct techniques, putting on a duvet cover may not be as difficult as you think... more »

How to Reclaim Your Garage

By Tonig

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A garage provides many options for storage and additional living space. Creatively look at the unused or cluttered spaces to see how you can reclaim that space for better uses... more »

How to Reduce the Amount of Dust in Your Home

By nethopperz

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A dusty home is an unhealthy place to live and very uncomfortable for those with dust allergies. Follow these easy tips to remove much of this dust from your home... more »

How to reduce your water heating expenses

By fooshenip

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If you're a homeowner, you know how much water rates have increased in the recent years. Saving water is critical to lowering costs and assuring that we have enough water for our needs in the future. It seems as if the cost and the problem gets ... more »

How to Remove Green Mold from an Outdoor Grill Cover

By SeventhSibling

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There are a lot of products designed to remove mold and mildew, many of which contain bleach. Though quite effective in removing mold, used externally, bleach-based products can be hazardous to plants. Vinegar is a safer route, particularly for ... more »

How to Remove Rust Stains

By flyguy3333

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Rust stains come from iron in the water supply. Occasionally iron is dissolved from rusting water pipes or mains by corrosive water... more »

How to Remove Smoke Buildup

By bizewriter

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Stale smoke is very unpleasant and odor neutralizers often bring only temporary relief, unless you remove the smoke buildup first. As you will be dealing with a variety of materials and fabrics, different approaches are required with each and ... more »

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