DIY Projects

Are you ready to take the plunge?

If you think there is only one family living in your house, think again. Families four, six and eight-legged creatures are most likely nestled comfortably behind your walls. They may be eating your food, chewing through your stuff, and secretly delighting in scaring the living daylights out of you every once in awhile.

Don't Get Burned this Summer

In the summertime, most of us look forward to spending as many hours as possible basking in the season's good weather. Picnics, pool parties and backyard barbeques are among the joys of summer, but too much time in the sun spells bad news. Sun exposure ages your outdoor furniture, not to mention your skin. It doesn't take long for a few hours in the sun to translate into a nasty sunburn or worse, heatstroke.

Drip-pity-do!
Why a drip irrigation system is right for you.

Are you concerned about wasting precious water with your current sprinklers? Do you have plants on an odd-shaped, narrow, or sloped area that is difficult to water? Do you want to learn how to keep your garden irrigated but conserve water at the same time?

Get Soaking with a New Bathtub

After a long hard day, is there anything more relaxing than a nice hot bath? For many people, a long soak in a hot tub is the ultimate indulgence and the perfect place to soothe their worries, not to mention aches and pains.

Going Tankless?
Everything You Want to Know about Tankless Water Heaters

Do your kids take endless showers and use up all the hot water? Are you blasted with scalding water if the toilet flushes while you are in the shower? Do you have to wait to take a bath if the dishwasher is running? Are you concerned about our planet running out of clean, fresh water and want to do your part by reducing your water use?

Go Green!
Eco-friendly Upgrades for your Bathroom Renovation

Are you thinking of upgrading or renovating your bathroom? Are you concerned with environmental problems and reducing your carbon footprint? If so, start thinking about earth-friendly alternatives for your bathroom.

Hot Tub Heaven
Are You Ready to Take the Plunge?

It's a vision that's hard to resist as you walk past those spas on display in front of your home improvement store: you're stretched out, soaking away the stress, hands just above the water cradling a book, the night sky twinkling up above.

Imagine a host of people traipsing though your home kicking up dust and dirt hammering away at the inside of your walls for days (or maybe weeks) at a time. This is what you have to look forward to if you are planning a remodel. Should you stick around for it or take off?

Change your Showerhead and Upgrade your Bathroom

It can be a ritual like no other: a warm, pulsing stream of water coursing over tired, aching muscles. For a few glorious moments, we're focused only on ourselves, luxuriating in a perfect, purifying act. When it all comes together, a shower is a trip to a steamy sanctuary, a place to get clean, but also a place to relax, renew, and be alone.

Help, this Renovation is Getting Out of Control!
Tips for Saving Time and Money on Your Remodel—Cost Busters

As projects go, it was about as big as they get: homeowner Maggie McGee had budgeted $400,000 for a major remodel of her New York house. She was expanding, yet trying to retain the home's architectural character. The project was projected to take four to six months to complete.