OOPS, Paint Drips on Carpet 
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 the ...

Instead of using hammer and nails... 
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 ...

Check the Weather Report Before Doing an Outside Job ! 
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 door....

Painting and Plastic 
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 that ...

How Not to Fix a Window 
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 problems ...

Make sure you measure first when hanging curtains 
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 they'...

Easy way to apply paint to a Paint Edger! 
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 purpose ...

How to Keep Dust to a Minimum When Smoothing Joint Compound 
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 nightmare ...

How to Hide Wallpaper Seams  Not rated yet
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 lengths ...

Cleaning Vinyl Siding  Not rated yet
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 listen ...

How to properly apply chemical agents that unclog drains  Not rated yet
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. I ...

assembling prefab cabinets  Not rated yet
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 ...

Tiling All Alone  Not rated yet
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 also ...