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How do I Cable a New Kitchen?
Electricity is one area where it's best to hire a professional for most jobs. If in doubt about anything at any point in this project, call an electrician. At the very least, have a licensed professional check your work and wire the cables into the breaker panel. Installing the cable yourself and ha
How to Install a Roof Vent
House roofs are vented to allow warm, moist air to escape from the attic, preventing mold build-up. Properly vented roofs will also allow cold air to circulate through the attic, preventing snow from melting on the roof and creating ice dams in your gutters. Many roof venting solutions exist today r
How to Fix a Loose Stair Rail Post
A loose stair rail post, depending on where it is positioned, could be just a nuisance or a safety danger. The posts are called balusters, and are positioned along the railing to prevent people--especially small children--from falling through. If people use the staircase while these are loose, they
How to Wire a Solar Powered House
Wiring a solar powered house is not very difficult, and there are plenty of online tools that will help you with the project. However, there are many variables that need to be considered for your specific situation--what size and how many solar panels you are going to use, distance panels are from p
How to Prepare Straw Bale Walls for Plaster
Building with straw bales is not a new technique but it is becoming more mainstream, according to Home Design Find. Straw bales are a renewable resource and are eco-friendly. They are sturdy, provide more insulation than traditional materials and are also easy to build with because of their uniform
How to Fix a Handrail
Handrails offer added support and safety while ascending or descending stairs, ramps or platforms. A wobbly or broken handrail can pose a serious safety issue, and should be repaired immediately to avoid causing injury. Fixing a handrail yourself may sound challenging, but with the right tools and a
How to Lay Tile in a House
Laying tile throughout a house is a time-consuming and somewhat challenging task. Tiled flooring is beneficial in areas where there may be a higher than normal presence of humidity and moisture. These areas include bathrooms, kitchens, basements and mudrooms. Recently, the home improvement community
Melamine Colors
Melamine is a kind of plastic-coated particle board or plywood used creating cabinets. Durability is one of the reasons people decide to use melamine. The material doesn't wear easily and comes in a variety of colors and appearances, which makes it practical for use in the kitchen. If you aren't sat
How to Use Wood in a Bathroom Ceiling
Wood ceilings are a great look for studies, foyers and many other rooms. One place you usually don't see them is in the bathroom, because the moisture in the air can soften and rot wood surfaces. If you really want a wood ceiling in your bathroom, modern building materials give you some options. You
How to Start Wood Floors
Wood flooring is laid from one side of the room to the other, in side-by-side courses. It sounds simple enough, but what if you lay the whole floor and get to the last course and discover that you have to length-cut it to be just one inch wide? You want to avoid such "sliver cuts," so start with a c
Soundproofing Techniques
Reducing noise pollution can increase your quality of life in a number of ways. Keeping noise out is essential to reducing stress, while keeping noise in can increase your sense of privacy. While making a room truly soundproof is quite difficult, there are a few easy steps you can take to reduce noi
How to Determine the Cost of Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets come with a hefty price tag, making them one of the biggest investments in a kitchen. Cost Helper estimates the cost of cabinets to range from $4,000 to $20,000. Where your kitchen project falls within that range depends on the options you choose for the cabinets. Setting your budge
How to Fix a Seal Leak on a Double-Pane Window
Double pane windows have a unique design that feature two glass panels. The separation creates a vacuumed space that results in less condensation and reduced street noise. With improved insulation, it is especially important that the window is sealed properly. It is common for a double-pane window t
Styles of Double-Glazed Windows
You can see the basic structure of a double-glazed window aboard an airplane.Jupiterimages/Goodshoot/Getty ImagesDouble-glazed windows consist of two parallel panes of glass with a space between them. This space, which may simply contain air or may be filled with an insulating gas,...
How to Install a Replacement Vinyl Window in a House
Replacement windows today are fundamentally different from older generations of windows, which were built into their openings piece by piece. Today's replacement windows are pre-hung, meaning they are already installed in self-contained units that drop into the wall opening all at once. Vinyl replac
DIY: Knockdown Drywall Textures
Add visual interest to your drywall ceiling or your walls by applying a knockdown texture that resembles the look of stucco. "Knockdown" refers to a technique of smoothing the wet surface tips of the texture by pushing them down into the rest of the surface. You'll need some drywall taping tools, an
How to Add Wainscoting to a Cabinet
When added to cabinets, wainscoting adds architectural interest and cottage-style charm. You can resurface the entire face of a cabinet with wainscoting or update the inserts in cabinet doors. When coupled with cup pull cabinet hardware and a lightly distressed white paint treatment, the finished ca
How to Find or Calculate Square Feet in a Room or Yard
How to find square feet in a room or yard is not hard and only requires basic math. Square footage calculators will come in handy for finding gross square feet over a large area. For most average homes and yards only a pencil and paper are needed to calculate square feet.
How to Patch a Bedroom Door
With all the slamming and shutting doors experience, it's no wonder that they sometimes sustain damage, such as holes. Unless you want to buy a new door or live with one that has a hole, you need to repair the door. Repairing doors, particularly those that are hollow on the inside, can seem challeng
How to Build a Sandbox on Uneven Ground
Nothing beats a sandbox for playing with digging toys, building sand castles or just letting the sand run through your hands in the backyard. Building a sandbox is usually a simple task that can be completed in a single afternoon. However, if the site where you would like to place the sandbox is slo