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Over 2,200 pages of "How To" DIY home renovation information - including construction techniques, kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling, electrical, flooring, roofing, landscaping and gardening information indexed in 85 home improvement categories.

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Kitchen Remodeling:

Kitchen Remodeling will be your most expensive home improvement. Save time and money by understanding your kitchen remodeling options. Detailed information on kitchen design, layout, cabinets, flooring, ventilation, appliances, electrical and plumbing.

Bathroom Remodeling:

Your bathroom is probably the smallest room in your home. Yet, on a square foot basis bathroom remodeling can be the most expensive room to remodel. Detailed information on bathroom design, flooring, wall materials, fixtures, lighting, ventilation and faucets.

Electrical & Electricity:

Detailed instructions on installing switches and outlets, wiring a sub-panel, fishing wires, fuses, circuit breakers, outdoor wiring and lighting.

Flooring:

Hardwood flooring, laminate flooring, ceramic & porcelain tile flooring, marble, granite & limestone flooring, vinyl, installation and restoration; carpet fibers, flooring comparisons and much more.

Roofing:

Roof styles and materials; slate, metal, asphalt shingle, wood shingle, clay, ceramic, tile. Includes sections on rafters and trusses. Creating cathedral ceilings, installing gutters, preventing ice dams and calculating attic ventilation.

Gardening & Landscaping:

Learn how to remodel your garden and landscaping - plant roses or bulbs, use organic fertilizers, build a deck, gazebo or greenhouse.

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Latest Articles:

How to Make Concrete Countertops

Concrete, as a material to make countertops in kitchens and bathrooms has become quite popular. As well, concrete is being used to create room dividers, fireplace mantels and other architectural features and objects within the home.

Slump Test for Architectural Concrete

When using concrete to construct architectural pieces such as countertops and statues from molds, the amount of water, the correct consistency of the concrete, is crucial if you are going to obtain a strong and durable finished product.

Types of Portland Cement

Portland cement is the key ingredient in making concrete. There are many types of portland cement, some designed for specific applications, some for economy. It is important that you choose the portland cement that will work best in your project.

Opening Glass Walls

The installation of exterior French doors provides the homeowner with the feeling of bringing the outdoors into the home. If however you install a glass wall that opens to the outside, you not only have the feeling that you have brought the inside of your home outdoors, you actually have.

How to Install Drywall Corner Bead

Many home handymen find it difficult to get a professional looking finished outside corner when taping drywall. I have found that most of the problems encountered are related to hanging the drywall on the outside corner and the installation of the corner bead.

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