Home Repair & Maintenance

How to Get Your Home Ready to Sell Quickly

By Glencap

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If you’ve ever purchased a home, you remember firsthand how determined and anxious you were about reaching that favorable conclusion. In your search for that dream castle, you spent many a day checking out the neighborhoods, looking at listings, ... more »

How to Give Your Home An Exterior Facelift

By georgelarson

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When you go out in your yard, as you pull into your driveway, when guests arrive - you should love the look of the house you live in. A few changes or a major re-do will help create a 'house of your dreams'... more »

How to Go Green (Without Spending Extra!) Part 1 of 4: Conserve Water

By ffyonacampbell

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Sustainability can be defined as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. With rising awareness and focus on the state of the environment, going green has become a priority ... more »

How to Go Green (Without Spending Extra!) Part 2 of 4: Conserve Energy

By ffyonacampbell

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Sustainability can be defined as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. With rising awareness and focus on the state of the environment, going green has become a priority ... more »

How to Go Green / Save Money and the Environment

By Time2Compose

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Going Green saves our environment and your money... more »

How to Go Green 10 Easy Ways

By Kilogramm

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Small changes can create BIG changes in the environment, especially by going green. Follow these tips to make sure you're up to date when it comes to the "Go Green" movement!.. more »

How to go green at home

By Sholeh

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With food shortages, economic downturns and the world's resources stretched tighter as population increases, small changes can add up to a big difference. Going green is easy.. more »

How to Go Green at Home (Electric)

By mrichmond

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With the price of everything going up, the motivation for reducing the electric has an even payback. The range of energy reduction strategies provide plenty of opportunities for everyone to cut their energy use. The suggestion found in this ... more »

How to Go Green In the Kitchen

By writeminded

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We all try to keep our kitchen a clean place to prepare our meals, but is it possible to make it a green, too? Make your kitchen an eco-friendly environment with these easy steps... more »

How to Handle a Broken CFL

By magic1

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There are approximately 700 million CFL’s (compact florescent bulbs) in use in the United States today. It’s predicted that around 300 million new ones will be sold each year. According to Paul Abernathy, executive director of the Association of ... more »

How to hang a book shelf

By seashore

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Here is an article that will help the novice handy person hang a shelf on a wall or even one from a ceiling.. more »

How to hang Christmas lights without an outdoor outlet

By Bfastattiffanys

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If you are ready to hang Christmas lights but don't have an outdoor outlet, don't let it stop you from hanging your lights. Here are a few options you can try to enjoy the season of decorating... more »

How to hang greenboard in your bathroom or kitchen

By Hey Bruce

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Hanging drywall and greenboard are the same process except that I normally use fiber mesh tape in bathrooms and kitchens, instead of paper tape to finish it. The fiber tape holds up much better to moisture. Fiber tape with metal strips in it to ... more »

How to Have Your Own Home Gym Without Spending Thousands of Dollars

By Lindaperry

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You need a gym but you do not want to spend hundreds or thousands a year to get one. So what do you do? Read this article and you are on your way to fitness without having a gym membership and without spending thousands on gym equipment. ... more »

How to heat your home with firewood

By Gracie1402

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Heating your home using firewood can be done. Personally, this is our third year heating exclusively with wood. With the cost of propane or natural gas going through the roof (literally!), heating with wood can be a cost effective alternative. ... more »

How to Hire a Gardener

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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If you just don't have the time, skill or patience to cultivate your dream garden, hire a gardener to transform your yard into an oasis. Or you can just hire someone for the basic upkeep--mowing the lawn, raking leaves and hauling away ... more »

How to identify types of Solar Panel Systems

By Brad Merritt

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Solar panels are an excellent way to start using "green" energy and work toward getting your home independent of oil energy. Solar electricity costs about $10 to $12 a watt installed, so it is extremely helpful to find the best solar ... more »

How to Implement Simple Garage Door Repair

By 01KendraWrites

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Garage door repair is typically something almost anyone can do. For the most part, when something goes wrong with a garage door, the problem is usually quite simple. Of course there are instances when it is best to call a professional, but not ... more »

How to Improve Insulation in an Older Home

By Susan Golis

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A good way to lower your energy costs is to insulate your home. If you reside in an older home, then you will have many tasks to complete in order to get it ready for severe heat or cold season. Home improvement on your interior insulation ... more »

How to Improve the Bathroom to Help Sell a Home

By ValerieDavid

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Large bathroom renovations can have a big impact on the price of your home, but for many sellers, spending thousands of dollars on a bathroom redo isn't practical or a good investment. Home sellers can still make impressive smaller changes that ... more »

How to Improve Your Investment Property Without Spending a lot of Money

By Mike

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I have owned a number of rental properties of which I did 99% of the work myself. That alone will save you a ton of money, however here are some more money saving steps you can use... more »

How to Improve your water pressure

By lanijo

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One of the most common and simple problems with low water pressure is due to your faucets aerator... more »

How to Increase the Value of Your Home in a Bad Economy

By Glencap

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For many people, their home is their most prized asset. Unfortunately, that asset has been decreasing value over the past few years. With the current economic climate in its dreadful state, it has become far more difficult today to sell one’s ... more »

How to Increase the Value of your Home: Interior

By Kimberly Offord

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House market values are in crisis. Factors like abandoned and foreclosed homes in your community are quickly bringing your property value down. Though there is not much you can do about the houses surrounding you, there is something you can do ... more »

How to Inexpensively Spruce up your home

By Toelken

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how to spruce up your home and add value inexpensively... more »

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