Restore Your Plastic Laminate Countertop After twenty years of soft drinks, coffee and wear and tear, a plastic laminate kitchen countertop can become discolored and… Read More »Restore Your Plastic Laminate Countertop
Candles, Yes…Soot, No If you’ve noticed ghostly smudges and stains on your walls and ceilings, the culprit may be something you’d never suspect: candles you… Read More »Candles, Yes…Soot, No
Do You Have Squeaking Floorboards? There it is again – a loud squeak every time someone walks down the hall. This may be a good… Read More »Squeaking Floor? Try This Fix Down Under
How To Paint Over Dark Paneling It may be time for your home to step into some light — literally. Brightening up a dark room… Read More »How to Paint Over Dark Paneling
Soot On The Walls What’s with those ghostly gray stains on the outside corners of the ceiling and walls? The stains outline the stud framing,… Read More »Soot on the Walls
Flooring of all types has the potential for squeaks. Floor framing dries and shrinks, and squeaks occur as fasteners become loose, allowing movement in the… Read More »Squeak, Squeak in the Hardwood Floor
Let’s say there was a leak in the drain for an upstairs bathroom that left a brown stain on the drywall below. No problem –… Read More »Paint Over That Water Stain
So the kids had a little shoving match, knocking against the bedroom door, and the doorknob smashed a hole in the drywall. They had done… Read More »Patch the Hole Behind the Door
Those lousy folding doors on the closet. You can’t get them open, you can’t get them closed. A bifold door is one that is hinged… Read More »Fix That Sticking Bifold Door
Brick and stone chimneys are certainly attractive and add value to your home, but they aren’t maintenance-free. You need to visually check your chimney and… Read More »Take a Close Look at Your Chimney