Have a gouge in your wood flooring? Fill it with a mixture of sawdust and shellac. As the shellac dries the mixture will harden and you will barely notice where the gouge was.
This is so easy you can start...
Sure you may not know the difference between a reciprocating saw and a miter box, but as the holidays quickly approach it's time to check out your tool inventory.
Through the years, readers have e-mailed...
Over time the grout in your floor tiles will get dirty, but you might be able to clean it without much effort.
Many stains can be removed with sand paper. Just fold the sand paper into a crease and gently rub it...
Squeaky floors are not real high up on the required skill level for repairing, so you may be in good shape here.
The first thing you need to do is identify where the squeaks are coming from. Then you have a couple of...
Is your linoleum scuffed?
Rub the spot with white toothpaste and a dry cloth or with an eraser. Or spray WD-40 on a towel and rub lightly, making sure to degrease the area afterward with liquid dishwashing soap and...
Getting a real tree this year? Here are 5 Things you should do…
- Make sure you get the freshest tree possible. Brittle needles is an indication that your tree is dry.
- When you get...
The 5 levels of furnace filters from worst to best…
1 – Disposable fiberglass filters. The cheapest are the least effective – shocker! These are designed to protect your furnace, and that’s...
5 Things you can do to save money on your heating bill…
- Clean your furnace and change your filters. Clean systems run much more efficiently than dirty ones…
- Use your ceiling...
QuickFix: Are your holiday trees and wreaths dropping a lot of needles? Sweep them up with a broom rather than using your vacuum cleaner. Pine needles can clog a vacuum. If you don’t know what to do with...
Since that time of year is quickly sneaking up on us and we all want to have fun, festive lights outside, here is how - PAY ATTENTION!
Make sure all outdoor receptacles are protected by a GFCI (Ground Fault...
The subject of wildcat roofers came up the other day. The wildcat roofer is generally one from out of town and this is how they operate.
Since we have had a terrific amount of rain lately, they may be back out in...
I call it duct sucking, but that is actually not very accurate. A good duct cleaning involves more than running a vacuum cleaner down your air duct and turning it on.
Quality duct cleaning from quality, certified...