Most kids lack the coordination and patience required to carefully navigate their surroundings, resulting in periodic accidents around the home. Things kids break can range wildly in value, from irreplaceable to inconsequential, including those which are essential to the function of your home. Fortunately, many can be repaired to cut…

Doorways looking a little drab? Glam ’em up with a little interior paint. The best news? It’s inexpensive to paint interior doors, and you don’t have to be a professional to pull it off. Where to Start? Can it. Pick-up a can of semi-gloss or glossy paint, and primer if…

Do you have a door that sticks or just won’t close properly? A sticky door is a very common problem for homeowners. As doors age and the seasons change, they have a tendency to get swollen and stick. Save yourself the frustration, and check out our tips to fix it:…

Installing handles is an excellent “aging in place” project for older homeowners who have a hard time grasping knobs. With a significant portion of seniors suffering from ailments such as arthritis, small round shaped cabinet knobs can be a challenge (or even painful) to use. Cabinets without any pulls (no…

There are many home projects that require additional tools. It is commonly thought that you need to have a stud finder in order to find a stud in your drywall. But not all homeowners own a stud finder, and probably don’t need one often enough to justify the purchase. Here…

There are many home projects that require additional tools. It is commonly thought that you need to have a stud finder in order to find a stud in your drywall. But not all homeowners own a stud finder, and probably don’t need one often enough to justify the purchase. Here…

Getting out of the bathtub or shower can be a difficult thing for some of us. According to a recent study conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, more than 43,000 children 18 years and younger in the United States…

Drip drop, drip drop. A leaky faucet is an annoying problem that will only get worse. Fortunately this is a problem that can be inexpensive to fix. Before you get started here are a few troubleshooting tips: Know what type of faucet you have Determine the severity of the leak…

Think you know how to prepare a deck for stain? You don’t want to make assumptions here… Or that beautifully stained deck you have in your head could turn into a hot mess on your porch, requiring far more work to fix than it would have taken to complete proper…

Does the sound of slamming doors have you banging your head against the wall? Nix the noise by installing door stops. Installing door bumpers is nothing fancy or new, but it is sanity and wall saving. The options have evolved over the years and a wide array of solutions are…