http://www.letsfixupyourhome.com/home-improvements-blog.html The Home Improvements Blog keeps you up-to-date with all additions and changes to the LetsFixUpYourHome.com Web site. Subscribe here. en-us home improvements Tue, 28 Jun 2011 03:58:05 GMT Tue, 28 Jun 2011 03:58:05 GMT letsfixupyourhome.com http://www.letsfixupyourhome.com/privacy-landscaping.html Trellises and hedges are two elements of privacy landscaping Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:43:46 GMT http://www.letsfixupyourhome.com/lawn-grubs.html Lawn grub prevention and control Sat, 11 Jun 2011 16:54:24 GMT http://www.letsfixupyourhome.com/how-to-build-a-pergola.html How to build a pergola for your backyard Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:51:28 GMT http://www.letsfixupyourhome.com/whole-house-humidifier.html Do you need a whole house humidifier? Sat, 06 Nov 2010 01:53:43 GMT http://www.letsfixupyourhome.com/wood-retaining-wall.html Construct a Wood Retaining Wall Easily and on Budget Tue, 25 May 2010 22:03:54 GMT http://www.letsfixupyourhome.com/tub-surround-installation.html Steps in a tub surround installation Sat, 03 Apr 2010 00:01:10 GMT http://www.letsfixupyourhome.com/how-to-hide-wallpaper-seams.html When you are putting up new wallpaper, keep a bit of paint that is a similar color as your wallpaper on hand. When you get to where you will join to Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:27:16 GMT http://www.letsfixupyourhome.com/water-heater-leak.html A water heater leak won't dampen mood for long Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:55:48 GMT http://www.letsfixupyourhome.com/oops-paint-drips-on-carpet.html As careful as I am when painting, invariably I get a few paint spatters or drips on the carpet. As long as it isn't a major spill, its better to let Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:59:15 GMT http://www.letsfixupyourhome.com/instead-of-using-hammer-and-nails.html I use my cordless drill to drive in screws where before I would have used a hammer and nails. It not only gets the job done in half the time, but if Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:38:00 GMT http://www.letsfixupyourhome.com/check-the-weather-report-before-doing-an-outside-job-.html My husband likes to tinker around the house. Most of the time he can figure out what he's doing except for the time he decided to put in a new front Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:23:09 GMT http://www.letsfixupyourhome.com/cleaning-vinyl-siding.html If your home has vinyl siding and it needs to be cleaned but you do not have a pressure washer, a very simple way to get it clean is to: First of all Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:15:33 GMT http://www.letsfixupyourhome.com/assembling-prefab-cabinets.html There can be a large number of components needed to pre-assemble cabinets, mainly in the hardware needed to hold them together. Match the pieces of Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:11:41 GMT http://www.letsfixupyourhome.com/make-sure-you-measure-first-when-hanging-curtains.html I can't tell you how many times I have hung curtains and measured only how high they're going. For some reason I always forget to measure how far out Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:09:43 GMT http://www.letsfixupyourhome.com/easy-way-to-apply-paint-to-a-paint-edger.html I have used a paint edger that has a pad and with guide rollers. The problem is the paint was always getting onto the roller wheels defeating the Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:08:56 GMT http://www.letsfixupyourhome.com/how-to-properly-apply-chemical-agents-that-unclog-drains.html I recently had a bad clog in my shower drain. I figured it was probably built up hair and that I would give one of those Draino-type chemicals a try. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:07:58 GMT http://www.letsfixupyourhome.com/painting-and-plastic.html My husband has done a lot of painting and and has done quite a few jobs that he ran out of daylight for. For anyone familiar with painting, you know Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:07:00 GMT http://www.letsfixupyourhome.com/how-to-keep-dust-to-a-minimum-when-smoothing-joint-compound.html My husband and I were remodeling an old farmhouse. We tore out all of the old plaster walls and put up drywall. The dust from the plaster was a Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:24:57 GMT http://www.letsfixupyourhome.com/tiling-all-alone.html Over the years I have tiled my own kitchen, dining room, and 2 1/2 baths in my own house. I have also become by default the family tile guy so I've Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:20:20 GMT http://www.letsfixupyourhome.com/how-not-to-fix-a-window.html This past summer, a hurricane traveled through my city and took out a few of the windows in my home. I am a handyman and knew I could fix these Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:00:03 GMT http://www.letsfixupyourhome.com/home-repair-tips.html Share your home repair tips with people who could use to know Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:09:08 GMT