Best Kitchen Floor for a Home Daycare5
Find out why laminate flooring is a good choice for a room that gets a lot of heavy foot traffic. Laminate is relatively …
Your Calls, Our Answers Podcast
Listen to the most popular home improvement questions and answers from the nationally syndicated radio show, The Money Pit!
Repair Dents in Corner Molding
Find out how to repair dents in corner molding. Get tips on using auto-body filler or spackle to fill in the dent. Then sand, …
Gas Burner Emitting Odor
Find out what's causing a gas burner to emit an odor and create a black buildup. Something is obstructing the burner, so the …
How to Cut Down on Wood Floor Cleaning
Find out why it would be an expensive and complicated proposition to cut out a circle in your wood floor and put in granite. If …
Can I Use a Programmable Thermostate with an Old Furnace?
Learn why thermostats are standalone units and not specific to a certain type of heating system. Get tips on installing a …
How to Repair a Crack in a Concrete Floor
Find out how to seal a crack in a concrete floor to keep water from getting in and freezing. Get tips on using a concrete repair …
Hot Water Heater: How to Rinse Out Sediment
Find out why explosion sounds from a water heater are nothing to worry about as long as the tank has the right size pressure …
How to Repair a Crack in Concrete
Find out what to do when your concrete steps are separating from your concrete driveway. Get tips on using a concrete-repair …
Can I Add Blown-in Insulation on Top of Existing Insulation?140
Find out why you should remove old attic insulation before adding new blown-in insulation. The old insulation is probably …
How to Make a Wooden Staircase Less Slippery
Find out what you can do to make a wooden staircase less slippery. Get tips on testing out any spray products, such as …
Tips for Installing French Doors
Get advice for installing French doors in a bedroom. Learn about a measurement called the "rough opening" and why it's key …
Underlayment for a Tile Floor in Bathroom
Find out what to do when you've accidentally gouged and scratched your bathroom floor in the process of removing old …
Replace Baseboard Heat with Electric Furnace?
Find out why you shouldn't consider an electric furnace if natural gas is available in your area. The installation costs for …
How to Prevent Sewage Backup During Basement Flooding
Find out how installing a backflow preventer valve in the main waste line can prevent sewage from being pumped back into your …
Popping Noise from Tile Floor
Find out what you can do to try to quiet a noisy tile floor. If it's really bothering you, there is one, fairly time-consuming …
How to Fix a Sinking Bathroom Floor865
Find out why bathroom floors typically get weak around the bathtub and toilet. Get tips on taking out the toilet and tearing out …
Porch Screening That Can Stand up to Wind671
Find out why you should replace your vinyl porch screening with heavy-gauge metal screening if you live in a windy area.
How to Get Rid of Musty Odor in Basement
Find out why the strong musty odor in your basement is being caused by excessive moisture. Learn about several steps you can …
How Do I Know if There Is Asbestos in My Ceiling Tiles?
There is no way to tell just by looking if a building material has asbestos in it. If you are concerned that something in your …
White Dust Inside Closet
Find out why a mysterious white dust inside your closet is most likely coming from the nearby heating duct. Learn why you have …
How to Get Rid of Unwanted Carpeting
Get advice for pulling up unwanted carpeting. Don't try to remove the glue from the subfloor, because it's not worth the …
How to Repair a Cracked Fiberglass Bathtub
Find out how to repair a crack in the bottom of a fiberglass tub. Get tips on buying a fiberglass repair kit from Bondo or …
How to Clean Black Streaks on a Roof
Find out why the black streaks on the northern side of your roof are most likely algae and moss growths. Learn about an …
Are Heat Pumps Energy Efficient?
Learn about heat pumps as a possible way to save you money on your energy bill. If you have electric heat, which is the most …