Interior Home Repair

Flat panel televisions offer many mounting options for your room. When placed on walls they can be an attractive addition to the room that takes up very little space. But the effect can be ruined...

If you have a small bathroom, you may be searching for ways to squeeze every inch of available space out of the room. As long as you can forgo the storage space, a wall-hung sink can be a perfect...

Plumbing access panels used to be regularly included in home design. They were often unattractive, hinged doors that jutted out from the walls of bedrooms, living rooms and even dining rooms....

During a remodeling effort, you might remove old molding, paneling or cabinets that leave a line of caulk still attached to a painted wall. Pulling the caulk from the wall is likely to lift the...

Painting over drywall repairs is the final step in finishing off the project. Do it right, and nobody will ever know a repair was made. While not difficult, you'll need to take your time to ensure...

The chemical known as liquid sandpaper may cause some slight confusion since no sanding is necessary when using it. In fact liquid sandpaper is an easy alternative to sanding if you have a paint...

Maintaining a home amid the chaos of daily life can be a challenge. Even the most careful family occasionally cuts a corner too close or bumps into a wall, resulting in chips and dings in the...

You have removed that 1970's wallpaper from your bathroom, but the process left your sheetrock walls in less-than-stellar condition. Now what? You could re-wallpaper them, but that's not going...

When a small section of your wall gets banged up or otherwise damaged, the damaged drywall must be repaired or replaced to fix the problem. Similarly, when the damage is broken drywall under...

Every insulation project has a few places where the standard-sized rolls of insulation will not fit. To make certain that your home is completely insulated, you will have to cut and fit pieces of...

Sealing and protecting the interior wall structure of a home from moisture damage is imperative. The grout on newly installed or repaired ceramic tile shrinks as it cures. The shrinking causes...

Hanging a picture, mirror, shadow box or favorite painting can present a problem to a homeowner unfamiliar with hollow wall anchors. Though the wide variety in designs of these anchors my confuse...

All home repair and decor projects should be done with caution. Although a project may seem easy, often times it is more difficult than expected. Installing corner shelving is fairly simple, but...

If your hollow exterior walls are allowing cold air to seep into your home, why not take a long weekend and insulate them? No, you don't have to rip open the walls. Your local home-improvement...

If your monthly heating bill is out of control and you can feel cold air leaking into your home from an uninsulated exterior wall, you don't have to rip apart the room to install insulation. A...

The easiest and most effective way to insulate a wall in your home is to staple up paper-backed fiberglass insulation between the studs while the wall is open for new construction or remodeling....

Wiring your own thermostat is a basic do-it-yourself project that can save you some money. If you had to hire a contractor to do it for you it may cost you as much as three hundred or more...

Water in your basement is really the last thing you'll ever need down there...especially if you decide to finish your basement and make it a living space. Here's how to easily make a...

Moving wall art from one wall to another, or removing it completely, is something we all do from time to time. Left behind is that annoying nail hole that needs to be patched and painted. There is...

Black mold on walls can come from several kinds of spores that thrive on moisture, some of which can cause illness and are even suspected carcinogens. If you see black, slimy growth appearing on a...

If a plumbing leak has caused mold growth on an interior wall, it should be viewed as an invasion. The invaders range from generic mildew, which mostly just smells bad, to stachybotrys ("black...

If you need to hang pictures, or attach something to a wall or ceiling, it is important to find the studs so you have a solid, rugged place to attach. There is a low cost tool that helps you find...

Hanging large objects on the wall such as pictures, posters, mirrors, etc., may seem challenging. Follow these simple steps and you should be able to do it right.

A great deal of care is required when removing paint from plasterboard. A lot of products that are safe to use on wood can damage plasterboard significantly. To do it safely and effectively, you...

After removing paneling, you may be left with walls covered in adhesive. Before you paint or otherwise refinish the surface, you may need to remove this adhesive. There are several ways to attempt...

Do-it-yourself wall paper has secured its place in history as one of the most widely used wall coverings. It provides patterns and scenarios that are rivaled by no other decorative practice....

When it is time to redecorate a room or two in your home, the project sometimes entails removal of wallcoverings, which the average homeowner can accomplish with a few tools and time. This...

New interior doors generally come pre-hung, meaning they're already framed in their door jamb when you buy them. If it's going into an existing doorway, you'll have to remove the existing door...

Over time, vinyl wallpaper can begin showing signs of age at the seams. The wallpaper seams will begin to separate and curl away from the wall. Fixing the wallpaper seams can be difficult and the...

A ladder is a cumbersome item to store in a garage because it is so long. Ten-foot extension ladders can rest against a wall, but that takes up a lot of space. It is easier to hang the ladder from...

Soot stains from fireplace mishaps, stove-top mishaps, wood stoves or even serious fires can be cleaned, leaving the wall behind the stain almost like new. Your first impulse in treating these...

Women! Save money and gain pride in your accomplishment of a new kitchen back splash. It's easy. Actually, I had a lot of fun, something like putting a puzzle together. Patience is the key. Don't...

Worn window sills can make your home look like it is in poor condition, even if the windows themselves are brand new. Window sills can become cracked from the house settling over the years, or...

We’ve all had a broken toilet paper holder in our homes at some point. One side of the toilet paper holder won’t stay mounted to the wall and continually falls to the ground causing major...

Choosing the right picture hangers or wall fasteners depends on the weight of the item and texture of the wall. Learn some tips for selecting picture hangers with tips from a handyman in this free...

Hang a heavy wall mirror by finding high-rated attach points that will screw directly into the dry wall and then applying picture wire that has a high tensile strength to the mirror. Guide the...

Explains a way to fix a hole in your wall.

If you have cable, then you have witnessed the cable worker making holes in your wall or the floor so that the coaxial cable appears. Perhaps you've seen this before and wondered how to do this...

Removing plastic walls tiles can be a chore. By using a metal paint scraper and an adhesive remover, clearing a wall of plastic tiles can be made easier.

Your cinder block basement wall must be waterproofed to provide a proper home environment, otherwise water will seep in through the walls of your basement. This water can cause structural damage...

The old-fashioned way of finding a stud to drill or nail into---by tapping on the wall until you hear a "solid" sound---is haphazard at best. At worst, it can result in damaged sheet rock from...

Stickers, bumper stickers, duct tape and other forms of adhesive products can leave a sticky residue on your walls. Various household products will remove the tape and the adhesive goo that is...

If you're seeking a new look for your bathroom, replacing the medicine cabinet may be all you need to do. Replacing the cabinet is a simple process if the cabinet is a surface-mount or is the same...

You can't install a bathroom towel rack the same way you hang a picture or put up your toilet paper holder. Since the rack will be holding wet towels, it needs to be very strong and secure, even...

Removing tile is not one of the easiest home remodeling projects, but if you are up for the challenge, Here are some directions on how to remove tile, more specifically how to remove mirror tiles...

Crown molding adds a certain sense of elegance to any room, but it also serves a utilitarian purpose by covering up any gap that may exist between the ceiling and wall. While cutting and...

Installing a flexible, hand-held shower head is a simple project that can be performed by even the most inexperienced homeowner/plumber using simple tools available in most home tool boxes. In...

All little artists sometimes miss the paper and hit the wall. While many parents fight with removing this crayon from the wall without removing the wall paint, there is a quick solution to the...

Wallpaper can generally be removed by saturating it with a wet sponge and peeling it from the wall. Sometimes, the procedure backfires and you are left with a wall full of wallpaper adhesive that...

Bathtubs come in various sizes; there are still a few that are freestanding, while the others are surrounded by walls. Removing a freestanding tub doesn't take much time at all. It is only a...