Interior

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

So you run the bath exhaust fan to remove moisture – but then you get that drip, drip, drip from the fan on your nice… Read More »Fixing a Drip at the Bathroom Fan

So you filled that wide gap in the exterior trim with the best caulk you could buy, and the next year it had pulled away… Read More »Caulking the Wide Open Spaces

Homeowners are always looking for ways to save energy while making our homes more comfortable. One of the easiest ways of doing this is to… Read More »Should You Insulate Your Attic?

I have done this, and I bet you have too: You work hard to hang a heavy picture or mirror on the wall using several… Read More »A Better Way to Hang a Heavy Mirror

While a squeeky door may have a few advantages – you can tell when the kids come and go – in general, a squeaky door… Read More »How To fix A Squeaky Door Hinge

We have all experienced those sliding closet doors that stick and rub. Did you know there is a simple fix? All sliding closet doors hang from… Read More »Sticking Closet Door

There’s a common misconception that if your home has older windows that are in less-than-perfect condition, you must replace them with new windows. But as… Read More »Five Effective Fixes for Faulty Windows