11 Quick and Easy Home Repairs
By Jeff Gordon From The Family Handyman Whether you're a fledgling do-it-yourselfer or a veteran, here's a collection of home repairs and fix-ups you can do in a few hours or less for under $25 each. 3. Outlets: Make your old two-prong outlets ... [... more]
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Repair a Leaking Washing Machine
When the washing machine starts leaking water all over the floor, you face a tough choice. Either call a service technician to fix the problem or purchase a new machine. Both decisions are expensive. Most service technicians charge $50 to $100 ... [... more]
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Use Oversize Cover Plates To Hide Gaps Around Outlets
by Gary Wentz From The Family Handyman When you're installing drywall or paneling, small mistakes can leave big gaps around electrical boxes. Luckily, there's a product made just for this situation. "Oversize" cover plates ($1) for switches and [... more]
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Quickly Fix Leaky Cartridge-Type Faucets
By Jeff Gordon From The Family Handyman They sure don't make 'em like they used to -- and when it comes to faucets, it's a good thing. In the old days, repairing a leaky faucet could be as simple as replacing a rubber washer, but more likely it ... [... more]
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The Manager Who Couldn't Write
What launched Amy Tan's career was not a big break, but a kick in the butt. Before the million-copy sales of The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God's Wife and The Hundred Secret Senses, Amy Tan was a writer. A business writer. She and a partner ran a ... [... more]
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Common Drywall Installation Mistakes And How To Avoid Them
Our enthusiastic but clueless handyman here doesn't know it, but there are 7 mistakes in this photo-can you find them? Framing at inside corners is often inadequate or lacking altogether, making it impossible to fasten the edge of the ... [... more]
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Lay Your Own Extraordinary Hardwood Floor
It's hard to beat the natural beauty, warmth and durability of a hardwood floor. A well-laid floor will last for a century or more and can be rejuvenated by resanding and finishing to look brand new. A real wood floor isn't cheap, but neither is ... [... more]
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Mrs. Fixit Easy Home Repair
 The Other Side: ... This a book designed for BEGINNERS. Having read other fix-it and frugal books, this was too simple to meet my needs. Only 4 suggestions are offered for each topic, but of course each project requires different numbers of instructions. [... more]
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Mrs. Fixit's Easy Home Repair
With her trademark blend of creativity and charm, the popular TV host delivers an entertaining trove of ingenious, do-it-yourself home repair tips that are innovative, cost effective and simple to do. Illustrations. [... more]
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Mrs. Fixit Easy Home Repair
Clueless about caulking your bathtub or replacing a phone jack? Think fixing a leaky faucet or hanging a window valance are jobs for the experts only? Let Mrs. Fixit give you the tools to tackle hundreds of home repairs on your own. On every page of this [... more]
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Mrs. Fixit Easy Home Repair
blockquotecenterbMrs. Fixit/bPsaysPbIt's just that simple!/b/center/blockquotePClueless about caulking your bathtub or replacing a phone jack? Think fixing a leaky faucet or hanging a window valance are jobs for the experts only? Let Mrs. Fixit give you [... more]
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Mrs. Fixit: Easy Home Repair
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