If you're thinking of giving your home a face-lift, here's a guide to the pros and cons of common siding materials, how much they cost and why now is the best time of the year to get started.Mitchell Parker
When you have a house with vinyl siding, you want the siding to look well cared for. If you need to replace all or part of your siding, the J-channel siding is a vital part of your trim work. With the J-channel, you can trim like the pros, making your vinyl siding work look se...
We saved the siding that was removed when we turned a window into a sliding glass door for our new deck. If you don't have extra and can't find an exact match, try taking a piece from the back of a shed or garage, then replace it with something visually similar in the inconspicuous...
One of the first DIY projects we undertook in our home was to replace our builder-grade interior window sills with larger wood ones. This is mainly a cosmetic project—our old sills were functioning just fine—but the results add so much visual interest, as well as value, to our home! W...
has lap siding or an uneven exterior, cut out a square of the siding around the vent hole and place a square piece of PVC trim—with an appropriately sized vent hole—in its spot. Attach the vent cap to the hole in the trim, then caulk and screw the vent cap securely to t...
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Add weather stripping or door-seal kits to the perimeter of the frame to keep insects from entering along the sides or top of the door. Use a clear caulk to seal the joint where the door frame meets the wall and also along the bottom of the frame, at the area where it meets the...
The building is a storage facility built in the 70's. I have to replace or patch drywall frequently here. I had a mask on today but I couldn't stop coughing. A piece of the wall I had torn down said Underwriters' Laboratories INC. ( First word could be longer I just have this ...
There is a cheaper after-market part out there that only replaces the cables, but requires you to re-use your old spool and very careful winding of the cables onto that spool. If you are off by one wrap of cable on either of the cable ends, you will destroy the install...
Pool owners understand that along with owning a pool comes the task of learning how to replace parts that become damaged. After a long cold summer, sometimes a skimmer basket cracks and needs to be replaced. Other times, the skimmer basket remains in tac