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Solar Power Installation Explanation
As the price of electricity slowly rises, along with all energy costs, photovoltaic solar power systems are becoming more popular with residential homeowners as well as large industries. Although solar power is a free fuel, the initial cost of installation is high, about $75,000 for a 10 kilowatt sy
How to Install a Door Threshold on Ceramic Tile
Door thresholds play a vital role in protecting your home: They seal the gap between the door and the floor and create a slope that forces water to run away from the house. Ceramic tile provides a solid and durable base for a door threshold. If you use the correct tools and treat the tile with care,
What Is the Least Expensive Way to Build a House?
Economic trends, environmental decay and resource depletion have made it more expensive to build a house in America. For many people, the only alternative to building a house on the cheap is not building a house at all. Even those who could afford to build a more expensive house may justifiably find
How to Frame a Subfloor
The subfloor of the home is one of the most important structural elements of the building. The framing of the subfloor supports the entire weight of the house above it. Because it is so important, it is recommended that you use prefabricated joists that have been professionally engineered. Every loc
How to Kill Germs on Wood Bathroom Cabinets
In the bathroom, germs are often a concern. E. coli and other bacteria may transfer from the toilet to the cabinets by hands or other means. These substances may cause illness in the form of flu or infection. Mold and mildew may also be present on bathroom cabinets. With the right cleaning solution,
How to Remove Fake Tan From a Carpet
Sunless tanning lotions and creams work through an agent called dihydroxyacetone (DHA), which interacts with the amino acids in skin cells to alter the color to a darker shade. The color fades as the colored skin cells naturally fall off in a few days. While sunless tanning products provide an effec
Design Ideas for the Inside of a Mobile Home
Decorating a mobile home presents challenges.Camping a€" Mobilhome image by albillottet from Fotolia.comIt can be challenging to design the inside of a mobile home. Because a single-wide averages 1,000 square feet and a double-wide averages 1,600 square feet, you don't always have a lot...
How to Lay a Carpet Seam
Indoor and outdoor carpet generally comes in widths of 6 and 12 yards. For rooms larger than these widths, you will have to create carpet seams to cover rooms. Carpet seams that are improperly installed will buckle over time when the two seams are not butted together or the adhesive holding them tog
How to Build a Set of Deck Stairs
When building outdoor stairs, the simplest way is the best way. This means that you can use two 2 X 10's or 2 X 12's as stringers and then attach the stair tread by means of a metal bracket. This saves the need for notching the stringer, a process that can bring on rapid rot in the great outdoors. I
How to Patch a Hole in a Fiberglass Insert
Fiberglass tub and shower inserts are cost effective and durable alternatives to tile or metal tubs. However, over time and without proper support, the fiberglass can crack, which causes larger holes to develop. These holes must be fixed immediately since they allow water to leak into the subfloor.
How to Install Wood Molding
Wood molding can be used in a variety of places in the home, including around windows and doors. Molding is also used for ceilings and walls to add decoration to the home. Wood molding can be either painted or stained. Some wood molding is already pre-finished so there is less work for you to do onc
Ways to Paint Kitchen Cabinets
Give your kitchen cabinets a new look with paint.kitchen image by Rich Johnson from Fotolia.comKitchen cabinets can be expensive to replace, especially if you need to have custom cabinets made to fit your kitchen. Rather than replacing your cabinets, you should consider giving them a new...
How do I Install Dupont Elite Laminate Flooring?
Laminate flooring can dress up any floor nicely. It is both durable and virtually indistinguishable from the conventional solid wood flooring. This flooring comes pre-finished, in sections, and ready to install in the wide or narrow plank, stone and slate designs. The available colors will match any
How to Increase Gloss on a Glazed Tile Floor
If your once-shiny glazed tile floor is looking dingy and dull, you don't have to replace the tiles -- you can just replace the shine. Tiles often can be reglazed with polyurethane, the same shiny coating used on hardwood floors, to mimic the baked-on look of the original glaze. Using oil-based poly
Tile Floor Ideas for My Family Room
Multi-piece patterns work well in family rooms.girls image by Vasiliy Koval from Fotolia.comTile is moving from bathrooms, kitchens and foyers to expand into the living areas of the home. Tile is both decorative and easier to maintain than some hardwoods or carpets. Whether your home is...
What Are the Causes of Attic Mold?
Mold growing in a home's attic can be hazardous both to the health of the home's occupants and to any materials stored in the attic. Understanding the causes of attic mold can help to prevent and treat this problem.
Floor Cleanout Installation Tips
Installing floor cleanouts requires plumber's tools.plumber, plumbing image by Greg Pickens from Fotolia.comA floor cleanout is a drain set into the floor of commercial buildings and houses to allow a cleaning rod to be inserted into the drain to remove blockages. Cleanouts that are also...
Leed Certification Explained
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a green building certification program administered by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI). It provides third-party certification that a building is designed and built using materials and methods which reduce environmental impact.
Where Can I Buy Multifuel Furnaces?
There are several multi-fuel furnaces available, in a number of fuel configurations. Some are designed to burn coal or wood, some oil or wood, some oil or coal, some gas or wood, and more. Some of the modern combination furnaces do not need additional chimney capacity. Other multi-fuel furnaces i
How to Make a Panel Saw
Panel saws are used to cut large pieces of wood as well as other materials. The saw has its own movable blade that is placed on guide posts, allowing you to create a perfectly straight cut. While most people would prefer to spend a lot of money to buy a panel saw, there are a select few who would ra