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How to Regrout Over Existing Grout
Old or damaged grout can make your tiles appear unsightly. If you have an existing tile wall or floor with grout lines that have become cracked and crumbly in places, you don't necessarily have to replace all the grout. If the damaged areas are isolated to a few spots, you can extract and replace ju
Blown-In Insulation & a Vapor Barrier
Blown-in insulation with a vapor barrier can go a long way toward saving money on heating and cooling bills and making a home more comfortable. Good insulation can also increase the value of a house. There are variations in blown-in insulation and vapor barriers. Do some research before investing in
Dining Room Makeover Ideas
A dining room makeover begins with a theme. The theme may be a romantic setting you visited or one of the colors that warm your heart. Bring your theme together with pieces that coordinate the style period of the home and furniture found with other colors in the home to give a consistent appearance
How to Care for Saltillo Tile
Saltillo tile, also known as Mexican tile, is a warm red or brown clay tile characterized by an uneven, pitted surface. Each tile is different as the tiles are handmade in Northern Mexico, dried in the sun, then fired in kilns. Saltillo tile flooring is cool in the summer, making it a favorite for t
FAQ Hard Anodized Cookware
Hard anodized cookware is created when the aluminum of the cookware has been electrochemically hardened, forming a surface of superior durability. Twice as hard as stainless steel, it is almost completely nonporous and so acts like nonstick cookware.Hard anodized cookware is becoming far
How to Use a Cold Chisel on Brick
Laying bricks for a garden border, boundary wall or patio sometimes requires cutting the bricks to size. Wet saws are expensive to rent for just cutting a couple of bricks, and circular saws with a masonry blade produce a lot of dust. However you can use a cold chisel on brick with the help of a spe
Ceramic Flooring Vs. Laminate Wood Flooring
With all of the different flooring materials available today, it can be difficult to select the right product for your home. Finishes like ceramic tile and laminate are popular in residential and light commercial buildings, and each offers a number of benefits and drawbacks. To determine which of th
How to Make a Good Four-Wheeler Ramp
Good four-wheeler ramps are used for loading four-wheelers into trucks and other vehicles. What makes them good ramps is they are capable of loading a variety of four-wheelers, are easy to use and inexpensive. They should also be able to adjust for different wheel base widths. Four-wheeler ramps lik
How to Install a Vent-Free Propane Heater
A vent-free propane heater may be ideal to heat your garage or provide auxiliary heat to cooler rooms in your home. Most propane-powered appliances require some type of venting to the outside air, but a vent-free propane heater requires no outside venting for correct and safe operation. A propane he
How to Hide the Appearance of a Refrigerator in the Dining Room
Because of a lack of space, fridges sometimes end up in odd locations. A refrigerator in a dining room can be handy, but it may not be esthetically pleasing to guests. Hiding a fridge may seem like an impossible task because of its size and lack of mobility, but a few tricks can make a refrigerator
How to Splice Wire Rope
Wire rope has a number of practical applications and almost all of them place the rope under a heavy amount of stress. Wire rope is used to cable off structures and act as a support, or it may be used to create a barrier designed to withstand high speeds of impact. If the wire rope you are using is
How to Set Up a Household Water Storage System
One type of water storage system that you can use to store water is a rain barrel. This type of system is used to collect rain runoff from your roof. The water that flows down through a downspout is collected in the rain barrel. To install a rain barrel you need to first determine where to locate th
What Is a Gable Vent?
Most all homes are equipped with multiple vents. You will find them on the underside of your soffits and you will have one on a gable end. Some older homes may not have gable vents because building code standards at the time the house was built were not as strict as they are now.
Backsplash Ideas Other Than Tile
The usual way of protecting the wall behind your kitchen sink is with an area of ceramic or other tile. That's a sensible backsplash, but perhaps you want to try something completely different. There are other, more unusual materials you can use to create your backsplash. Most of the moisture the ba
About Medium Density Fiberboard
Medium density fiberboard is made from the pieces of scrap wood that are unusable in any other form. Resin, pressure, and heat form the wood to the fiber wood density. Medium density fiberboard differs from other densities because of the slightly different way it is made. Medium density fiberboard i
How to Get Salt and Snow Off Hardwood Floors
Salting your steps and sidewalks during the winter is often necessary to prevent them from becoming slippery. Unfortunately, pets, kids, and even adults drag that salt and snow in the house. Salt and melted snow can damage the surface of a hardwood floor if it is not removed quickly. Cleaning the sa
How to Remove Cooking Oil From Cabinets & Wood Paneling
Wood paneling and cabinets in kitchens often become speckled with cooking oil, especially in areas near the stove. It's best to be gentle when removing cooking oil from wood surfaces because they are porous, meaning they can absorb water and harsh chemicals. Cleaning the areas lightly as soon as the
Roofing Shingle Sizes
The purpose of shingles is to protect the roof from the elements. Wooden shingles were prevalent in Colonial times. Metal roof shingles were popular from the mid-19th century into the 20th century. Asphalt singles got their beginning in the late 1880s and had surged in popularity by the 1940s. Today
How to Remove Tile Glue from Grout
Tile glue is a very strong bonding agent that allows you to glue any kind of tile to the hard surface of a floor, wall or ceiling. Unfortunately, sometimes the glue will seep out from the tiles and get on the grout. The one thing that must be understood about all kinds of bonding agents and glue is
Proper Ceiling Insulation
Improving the insulation in your ceiling is a relatively cheap and effective way to decrease your energy costs. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, improving your existing insulation and sealing air leaks throughout the home will decrease your heating and cooling costs up to 20 percent. Inst