Posted by admin on March 26th, 2008 in Home Improvement
If you live in a part of the world where you need a window screen than you should learn how to put them in yourself. DIY windows are not a hard thing to do especially when it comes to window screens. Window screens can keep intruders out and help you feel comfortable indoors. They can help keep fresh air in, but keep bugs out. You’ll need to replace them once in awhile because they are rather fragile.
If you want to replace your own window screens then check out this list of materials that you’ll need: screening or screening patches, household cement, razor knife, scissors, screen rolling tool, square, brads, stapler, 1×2 and 1×4 stock to stretch your screening, and wood putty.
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Posted by admin on March 5th, 2008 in Home Improvement
Calculating the amount of concrete you require for your project can be a very confusing exercise.
Pre-mix concrete comes in 60 lb. and 80 lb. Bags. A 60 lb. bag provides 0.45 cubic feet of cured concrete and an 80 lb. bag provides 0.6 cubic feet of cured concrete.
If you have mixed concrete delivered, it is sold by the yard (which is a cubic yard = 27 cubic feet).
Square or Rectangle Slab
Following are the formulas to calculate how much concrete you will require for a square or rectangular shaped pour:
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Posted by admin on February 21st, 2008 in Home Improvement
In this article we’ll be discussing power hand tools and which ones you need to get started woodworking. I’ll also throw in a few “nice to have but not necessary tools” (and my wife said I couldn’t say “not necessary tools” together in one sentence, I don’t really mean it, I just said it).
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Posted by admin on February 15th, 2008 in Home Based Business, Home Improvement
Home Improvement has become popular these days. Whether doing it to make a living, to save money, or for pure enjoyment, many people are drawn to the do-it-yourself trend. While this can be a very lucrative way to do construction, just like with professionals who build for a living, safety is a key to any project. Without using proper safety devices and procedures, disaster can happen on the simplest of home improvement jobs. Accidents are possible when working at heights, with heavy, noxious, or awkward materials, with power tools including those with sharp blades, or with electricity or gas. While accidents are possible at anytime doing anything, the preceding situations are when you need to be especially careful about doing construction. The most common safety procedures include those to do with your comfort with the job, your work area and equipment, and some just plain common sense.
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Posted by admin on February 10th, 2008 in Home Improvement
Is it any wonder why almost 80% of homes in North America use asphalt shingles as the roofing material of choice. The prevalence of asphalt shingles has created a vast assortment of fittings and fixtures designed to work with them. Items such as a multitude of flashing configurations, edge products, and almost every skylight manufactured has an appropriate base configuration for a weatherproof connection with asphalt shingles. All of the material that you need for a proper installation, such as the shingles, tarpaper, nails, vent boots and chimney flashing are available at any home improvement retailer.
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Posted by admin on February 10th, 2008 in Home Improvement
Decorating mistakes can be very expensive and reflect heavily in the final result of your project and your overall happiness. When decorating on a budget it is important to remember some important design concepts to save you time and money by doing it right the first time.
Choosing style, space planning, color schemes, the use of focal point and visual weight objects, and lighting are all key elements in all good design. Familiarity with materials and furnishings is also important to ensure your chosen look will not be outdated tomorrow and that it will flow with other areas of your home.
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Posted by admin on February 2nd, 2008 in Home Improvement
I’m going to tell you how you can construct an inexpensive screen door with looks equal to a $500 screen door. This article is based on experience and it will guide you through each step.
The Background:
My wife recently asked me to go buy a screen door to fit on the door leading into our back yard. We have four dogs that love to be outdoors but we found that they were constantly going in and out of the back yard, treading dirt through our living room! Also we were getting lots of flies, moths etc coming in if we left the door open.
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Posted by admin on January 24th, 2008 in Home Improvement
The folks at Black and Decker have made the chore of picking out tools for your husband and his DIY projects a whole lot simpler. If your husband needs a new cordless drill then consider the one I bought. A cousin of mine told me to check out the Black and Decker Firestorm tool kit right before Christmas time. I was curious about it and after I checked it out I knew it was the perfect gift.
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Posted by admin on January 5th, 2008 in Home Improvement
A solar pool heater means more enjoyment, more fun from your swimming pool or outdoor spa. Anyway, why do you have one? It is a valuable investment on which you also spend much time and money, looking after it.
There are four means of heating your pool
* by using an electric heater
* using gas, usually a propane heater
* using a pool cover
* and by using solar pool heating
You are probably aware already that heating a swimming pool electrically or with gas is very costly. Accordingly many people choose not to heat the pool at all at cooler times of the year or day, thereby foregoing your potential enjoyment from your pool .
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Posted by admin on December 29th, 2007 in Home Improvement
This is the Holy Grail for many woodworkers. Or at least you’d think so by how tight lipped woodworkers can be about their finishing techniques. “What finish did you use?”. For some woodworkers you may as well have called their Mothers ugly by the look you may receive.
Finishing wood is an art unto itself. With that being said though, it’s still not as complicated as some would have you believe. Much of the confusion comes from the manufactures themselves, mostly in the form of how they label products.
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