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Deck Coating project with Cemetitious Paint Blend.

Coating fills in checked wood, once coated, the wood looks like composite material. No demolition required. Coats...

Clipped on Apr 28, 2013

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Prepping Your Woodwork for Paint

Preparing your woodwork for paint is a multi-step process! Read through my step by step tutorial for details and the n...

Clipped on Apr 19, 2013

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How to Finish Drywall Seams

Finishing drywall seams may seem like a job for the pros, but you can do this with the right tools and patience. It usuall...

Clipped on Apr 17, 2013

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The best Hardwood floor advice you will get today

If you live in a house like me with big wheels and roller skates buzzing by on your hardwood floors then you know afte...

Clipped on Apr 11, 2013

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15 Great Painting Gadgets

While I was painting her living room, my friend put together this list of our favorite gadgets that help painting go fa...

Clipped on Mar 27, 2013

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Weekly Cleaning Schedule

This is chart is completely different then that ones you usually see, but it's worked great for me and could for you to...

Clipped on Mar 27, 2013

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Spring Cleaning Checklist

A free printable to jumpstart your spring cleaning! #SPRINGCLEANING

Clipped on Mar 27, 2013

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How can stains on fiberglass tubs be removed?

there are stains caused by a water well on the fiberglass tubs in a rental home that my son is renovating. Do any of yo...

Clipped on Mar 27, 2013

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Dishwasher Not Cleaning Properly? 5 Quick Tips to Make it Like New

Clipped on Mar 27, 2013

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Building a Solar Can Heater (Window unit)

Clipped on Mar 07, 2013

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Water Heater Maintenance

One of the easier DIY maintenance tasks is draining the sediment from a water heater and testing the Temperatur...

Clipped on Mar 07, 2013

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A Clean Sink's Friend

We have a 1980s porcelain harvest gold kitchen sink. Don't be jealous! LOL! It's been scratched and stained sin...

Clipped on Mar 05, 2013

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Easily Remove Silicone Caulk without Chemicals

Cracked or separated silicone caulk is an eyesore. In addition, it can lead to water ruining walls, ceilings, and more!...

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Color-matched Caulking

Here's something new in the world of caulk: ExactColor Sealant from Sashco is an easy way to create your own custo...

Clipped on Mar 04, 2013

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How To Caulk A Perfectly Straight Line

The icky bathtub caulk line had to go, so with this simple tutorial, you can caulk a perfectly straight line!

Clipped on Mar 04, 2013

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Give your toilet a much needed pedicure!

Clipped on Mar 04, 2013

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Shower Grout that Doesn't Stain or Need Sealed, Ever!

Dingy and moldy grout just stinks. Plus it's embarassing when you have house guests. This past weekend I ins...

Clipped on Feb 22, 2013

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How To Budget and Plan For Home Improvement Proj...

Learning how to budget for a DIY project and plan appropriately can be tricky. As you know we have done our fai...

Clipped on Feb 22, 2013

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Air Seal your attic before insulating

When one pops there head into the attic they may see something similar to the first picture & think that hey, I n...

Clipped on Feb 15, 2013

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10 Things a New Homeowner Should Do to S...

So you've just moved into your beautiful new home. You've unloaded the boxes, unpacked most of your stuff and are just...

Clipped on Feb 15, 2013

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Repairing and Refurbishing Leather

Did you know that you can get your leather furniture repaired and/or refurbished? We had our leather couch...

Clipped on Feb 09, 2013

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How to get gross smells out of old furniture

Actually, the better title might be, "How do you get the 'dead' smell out of furniture? But don't call the cops on m...

Clipped on Jan 28, 2013

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Quick & Easy Bathroom Update on a Budget

So you don't have a lot of extra money to spend but you want to brighten up your bathroom a bit. Well, you can easily...

Clipped on Jan 28, 2013

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A Flawless Drywall Repair

Clipped on Jan 25, 2013

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MILDEW IN THE BATHROOM

Clipped on Jan 25, 2013