do it yourself

Having this valve in your shower can prevent a lot of hassle and worry.

It may not be a permanent solution, but it will help save some money on the next bill.

A rotating outlet might make charging all your devices a little easier. But should you install it yourself ...

Until it stops working, most of us take a garage door opener for granted. But when it doesn’t ...

A clean car drives better, and detailing can be fun. Because this project requires a lot of time ...

Few things are as satisfying as a job well done, and most of us are handier than we ...

When an electric water heater begins to produce lukewarm water, replacing it is an obvious choice. The simplest ...

Dear James: We remodeled our bathroom and tried to do the drywalling ourselves. There is shadowing by the ...

If your bathroom just can’t be warm enough for you, especially in the winter months, consider treating yourself ...

Make a striking impression of your home by adding a weather vane, an ornament atop your home, garage ...

You may know of a suspended ceiling, which is also called a drop ceiling, because of its design ...

When I woke up just before writing this column, it was a balmy 15 below zero here at ...

Dear James: The carpeting in our living room needs to be replaced. I know how to evaluate and ...

If your pet likes being outdoors some of the time, you know how much they appreciate having their ...

Dear James: The grout in my tile shower stall is a mess and I am tired of cleaning ...

Many decades ago, I was a small lad, right in the middle of the baby boom created by ...

Once you’ve experienced the trauma of frozen water pipes, you take extremely cold weather and your home’s vulnerability ...

You can have your own dropbox and simplify home deliveries with a built-in or stand-alone locking parcel box. ...

I’ve had the distinct pleasure of attending numerous editors' conferences over the years sponsored by different manufacturers. I’ve ...

The simple design of classic, shaker-style wooden pegboard molding makes it an ideal addition to a mudroom, bathroom, ...

The planks of a floating floor don’t need glue or adhesive like a traditional flooring material because they ...

Every winter, I get quite a few emails from readers who suffer from smoky fireplaces. Just a month ...

Dear James: The water pipes are loud in our house, especially at night; they make a knocking sound ...

The constant traffic up and down wooden stairs in a busy household makes for heavy wear and tear ...

A stainless steel sink is timeless in the ever changing latest design trends in kitchen decor. Replacing an ...

You have a lot of options when it comes to strip lighting, also called tape lights and ribbon ...

Two months ago I made a trip to Cincinnati to attend a retirement party for one of my ...