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    Rooms of the Home

    Make every room of your home reflect your personal style and aesthetic preference with all the best ideas, designs and common repairs.

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    How DIY Projects Are Helping People Through the Pandemic

    The skills DIYers are using and learning during the pandemic come with benefits far greater than that heady feeling following a well-executed home repair.
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    Parts of Your Home Prone to the Most Winter Weather Damage

    Knowing where your home is most vulnerable and taking precautions can save you thousands of...

    Vintage Family Handyman Covers from the ‘70s

    To celebrate Family Handyman's 70th anniversary, take a look back at these vintage Family Handyman...

    How to Install a Load-Bearing Beam

    Replace a load bearing wall with a microlam beam to create a bigger room.
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    Vintage Family Handyman Project: Modernizing a Fireplace (Then and Now)

    In honor of our 70th anniversary, we recreated one of our earliest projects.

    An Expert Guide to Framing Basement Walls

    A poor framing job can bring a whole mess of problems, so we asked a...
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    How to Clean Grout in Your Kitchen with a Surprising (and Cheap) Ingredient

    From your floor to your backsplash, removing gunky buildup between tiles is easier than you...

    12 Kitchen Items Under $25 We’re Buying From The Home Depot’s Huge Fall Sale

    The Home Depot is having a huge sale. Here's what we're buying for our kitchens.

    21 Things Every Homeowner Needs to Know

    While rewarding, being a homeowner can be costly and frustrating if you're not in the...
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    How to Finish, Frame, and Insulate a Basement

    With special framing and insulating techniques, your basement can be as comfortable as any other...
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    100 Incredible Projects By DIYers Like You

    From unique accent walls to crazy automotive creations, these real-life projects are as interesting and...

    Comparing Flat Roof Vents and Turbine Vents

    Is one type better than the other?

    How to Frame a Gabled Dormer

    A gabled roof looks great from the outside and adds space and light inside.
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    Saving Energy: Blown in Insulation in the Attic

    Save $1,000 on labor and cut your heating bills with blown in attic insulation.

    How to Install Basement Windows and Satisfy Egress Codes

    How to saw the hole, frame the opening and set a basement egress window

    How to Install Under Cabinet Lighting in Your Kitchen

    Add dramatic under cabinet lighting in a weekend without tearing up your walls to install...

    Stainless Steel Kitchen Backsplash

    This stainless subway tile is a simple kitchen backsplash you can install in one day

    How to Soundproof a Home Office

    Seal holes, upgrade doors, and add layers of insulation and acoustic board to block sound...

    How to Wire a Finished Garage

    Upgrade wiring the easy way.

    How to Build a Wall-to-Wall Closet with Doors

    Steal a few feet from the end of your bedroom and add a wall-to-wall closet...

    How to Handle Full-Span Ceiling Truss Problems

    What to do if you see signs of truss lift. Look for signs of seasonal...

    How to Install a Chair Rail

    Learn how to install chair rail molding that will take your home from ordinary to...

    Insulate Basement Rim Joists

    Cut heat loss through the rim joists and tighten up your house with rigid foam...