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  1. Easy Lawn Care Tips

    Reduce yard chores and create a better lawn and gardens by following this expert advice, including establishing easy-mow borders and walks, using preemergence crabgrass preventers, setting your mower to the proper cutting height, mulching around trees and more.

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  1. Storage
  2. Makeover
  3. Trees
  4. Shelves
  5. Nail
  6. Staircase

Other Projects for DIYers from The Family Handyman:

  1. How to Grow Greener Grass

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    Our staff expert tells you the six secrets for growing greener grass. You'll keep your lawn healthier, greener and thicker with a lot less effort. He also reveals the five biggest mistakes!

  2. Landscaping: Tips for Your Backyard

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    Building brick paths and stone walls creates a magical landscape. It's also hard work. These tips will help you work smarter and faster and they'll help ensure that your paths and walls look as good in 20 years as they do the day you finish.

  3. Interior Car Cleaning

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    Cleaning your car or truck like a pro is easier than you think. We talked to real auto detailers to bring you helpful cleaning tips so you can make your vehicle showroom clean.

  4. How to Build a Storm Shelter

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    A storm shelter is a super-strong safe room designed to withstand dangerous high winds, tornadoes and flying debris. You'll remain safe even if your house falls apart. We show you a type that you can build yourself.

  5. Garage Workbench

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    Our compact garage workbench has an expanding top that folds out for extra work space and tucks away when not in use. It also has easy-to-assemble drawers and a shelf for convenient storage. And you can build this simple workbench in one day.

  6. How to Wallpaper

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    Don't know how to hang wallpaper? Afraid if you try you'll end up more papered than the walls? Follow these 10 pro tips for how to hang wallpaper, and your job will be done before you know it. And it'll look great!

  7. Dream Shed Made Easy

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    Below, in Additional Information, is the Materials List and Construction Drawings for the Dream Shed Made Easy, July/August 2013. These are pdf files that you can download and print.

  8. What Is Radon

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    What is radon? More important, how do you know if your house has it? We’ll show you how to test for radon—and how to stop radon from getting into your home. Illustration by Peter Hoey

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Other Videos for DIYers from Around the Web

  1. How to Install a Toilet

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    Installing a toilet is a lot faster and cheaper than hiring a plumber. The Family Handyman editor, Les Zell, shows you how to install a toilet yourself and share tips to avoid mistakes and expensive service calls.

  2. How to Cut a Large Hole in Tile

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    Cutting large holes in tile, like for a shower valve, can be challenging. The Family Handyman editor, Jeff Gorton, shows you how to layout the hole and how to cut it with an angle grinder for a perfect fit. This technique will work with any type of tile or stone.

  3. Proper Way to Use Wire Nuts

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    There are two schools of thought on connecting wires with wire nuts. The Family Handyman editor, Rick Muscoplat, will show you the way that the wire nut manufacturers recommend. Let the wire nuts to the twisting for you.

  4. How to Get Rid of Mice

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    Has your family mouser retired and is no longer interested in catching mice? The Family Handyman editor, Travis Larson, shares some of his best tips for catching mice without a cat. He will show you where to place mousetraps to catch the most mice. Can you beat 41 catches in three weeks?

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