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How To’s of Home Improvement and Home Repair.
Air Conditioner Maintenance :: Keep Your Conditioner Performing Its Best
0August 6, 2012
If you are like many, your air conditioner has been humming away for months. While hopefully your conditioner is serving you well, especially in this summer's heat, it's wise not to forget about the regular air conditioner maintenance that your system requires. Here are some tips to help ensure that your air conditioner will continue to perform at its best.
Stone Border Edging for a Garden & Patching with Pennington’s 1 Step Complete
20June 6, 2012
Now, it would have been lovely not to have disturbed the grass’s edge while installing this border. But of course that was not happening. I needed soil both behind and in front of each stone to compact and hold it into its place along the border. Fortunately . . . I know the exact product to use for this type of follow-up fix. [...]
BMoxie Fixes Things :: Repairing a Clay Drain Pipe
1May 29, 2012
While 3” clay pipe shares the same inside diameter as a 3” PVC pipe, its outside diameter is much large (thicker pipe wall, and who knows how old this pipe is?). Because of this, I had to use a Fernco with one end made for 3” pipe, the other end for 4” pipe (a reducer ... or is that an expander?). The stainless steel tension clamps to do a fine job tightening down to bridge the degree of variance here. [...]
Do it Yourself Driveway Maintenance :: Prevent Costly Replacement
1May 14, 2012
Upkeep of your property truly does save you money in the long run. Spending that dollar on driveway maintenance now will save you the cost of driveway replacement and reconstruction for years to come. [...]
Installing Pet Screen :: Insects Out & Pets at Bay
8May 4, 2012
Re-screening is actually a pretty easy diy procedure, and especially since the only tools you really need are a screen/spline tool (like the one pictured and not my hoopty one) and a utility knife . Materials: screen (typically in fiberglas or aluminum) and the spline used to hold the screen in place. Frame kits in various materials and colors are also available. [...]
