Step-by-Step
A step-by-step guide to preparing the floor and installing peel-and-stick tiles
Q&A
What to do when you can't use a plane
Step-by-Step
Create lean-to storage with tongue-and-groove cedar
Blog Posts
Not a day goes by when I am not reaching for a router. In fact, I own several routers and have specific bits dedicated to each tool. I know, my wife thinks it's nuts, too. While picking a good quality...
Skill Builder
One simple step to making an existing hole bigger
Blog Posts
Labor Day is just around the corner, and that means plenty of time outside barbecuing and sitting back, enjoying taking a break from the work-a-day world. The problem: bugs don't take a day off. When I was a kid, we had one of those zappers that would attract the pesky critters and then, when they got too close, fry them with an obnoxious "zapp" sound I think scarred me for life. The GE Bug Lite is a bit more humane.
Article
How to get cash for your trash—and other money-saving ways to reduce renovation waste
Article
The right lighting can make your home a more welcoming, comfortable place.
Blog Posts
This seems to be the modern equivalent. Behold: 2 parts Rollerblade, 1 part bike wheel, 1 part Weedwacker.
Article
You can't buy its wallpaper, but the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum will help you conduct a more authentic renovation
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I've been a fan of Caba Company ever since I ran across them a few years ago, while looking for cool wallpaper options. I love how they hand-pound organic tree bark to make these wonderfully textured pieces. Now, they've innovated on their process by adding resin laminated glass to make Barkskin Glass.
Article
How to break your lawn's addition to synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides
Blog Posts
Photo: Tyrone Turner for the NY Times Hard Cap cold chisels appeared in cool factory-tour photo gallery in the New York Times recently, which explained how Baltimore Toolworks has added modern features to a stone-age tool. Third-generation Baltimore Toolworks owner...
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Hi, my name is Jennifer Wells and I'm the associate producer of This Old House. I do many different things around here, but a big part of my job is working with the homeowner, vendors, Tommy, Richard, Roger and everyone else involved to get all of the materials chosen, ordered, and delivered.
Step-by-Step
Add distinction to any room with a prefab archway kit
Q&A
Q: What is the best method to deal with a wavy subfloor?
Blog Posts
Autumn is only three days old and I've already fallen behind in the home-repair projects I need to make before winter roars in. However, I am making some progress.
I was on the roof recently replacing some blown-off shingles, and noticed that the cement crown on top of the chimney was deteriorating. It had several hairline cracks and the cement along the edges had chipped off.
This was definitely the kind of repair that had to be completed before winter. If not, rain and melted snow could seep into the cracks, freeze, expand and bust off more cement. And by the time next spring rolled around, the damage could be much worse, and then I'd have to replace the entire crown and even repoint or replace some bricks.
Anyway, I decided to make these minor problems now to avoid a major repair in the near future.
Q&A
Fixing a bad blend after the workmen go home
Article
You only need a little heat to burn right through some repairs.
Blog Posts
We've seen countertops running the gamut from granite to concrete. Are we jaded? Probably. Does someone out there actually have jade countertops? It's possible. But I'm not interested in semi-precious slabs of total excess. It's the simple things that send me these days, and what's more simple than cork? That's right...the stopper from my last bottle of wine had way more potential than I thought possible.
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I'm not about to retire my hammer any time soon (tough luck Mr. Thumb) but it has been getting a lot less use since I purchased the new Duo-Fast 20-degree Round-Head Framing Nailer. No great surprise there: Once you get accustomed to driving nails instananeously with the simple squeeze of a trigger, it's hard to go back to pounding nails by hand.
However, the newly designed Model DF350S (about $300) offers more than just convenience; it also happens to be one of the most thoughtfully engineered and safest air-powered nailers available.
Article
Carbon monoxide from appliances and generators can kill. Take these few simple precautions to protect yourself and your family.
Gallery
It's amazing what you can do with a Dremel and a gourd. Vote for your favorite from 100 astounding jack-o'-lanterns
Article
No house style exemplifies our national identity as sweetly as the humble log cabin — just think of Lincoln's birthplace.
Gallery
12 easy-care plants with dramatic leaves that dazzle
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