 Home Repair & Maintenance
Home Repair Isn't Just for the Guys Any More
"Anything BOYS CAN DO, girls can do better" is the motto of this site. A home repair site skewed toward women. There is a major article written by a woman on each of the major topics of the site: Auto and General Repair, Lawn & Garden, Woodworking, Decorating, Plumbing, and Electrical. The articles are fairly lengthy and tend to be discussions of the actual experiences of the writer as much as providing actual specific information on the topic. Articles are written to help empower women whether they are doing repairs themselves or whether they are contracting others to do the work. Women who are fairly new to home and auto repair will learn a great deal in a casual and non-threatening manner.
john dionisio, chief executive officer, and Richard Newman, chairman, of AECOM Technology Corp., are featured in this podcast on ENR.com.
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The Repair-Home.com Forum
Sometimes getting the help you need means asking questions in a forum filled with people who have been there, done that. That's what Repair-Home.com's Forum does—it allows you to ask questions about a wide range of home repair projects and get almost instant feedback from helpful, friendly people out there who have been in your situation and found the answers that you need. After all, there's no reason in the world for you to reinvent the wheel. Some of the forum topics where you can view questions and answers by other Do-It-Yourselfers include General Repair, Electrical Systems, Heating & Cooling, Roofing, Siding, Walls, Floors & Stairs, Doors & Windows, Household Appliances, Plumbing, Pools, and Landscaping. You can also ask questions and get answers about project costs (real costs from real people who have actually done the project), and you can get helpful comments about contractors. If you need a contractor, you can even find a qualified contractor in your area.
BobVila.com: A Resource for Fixing Up the Home
BobVila.com is a home improvement website that offers information tips, advice, even video clips on fixing anything and everything around the house. A forum offers opportunities to ask or answer home improvement questions, and the home site also includes "Hot Topics" articles, such as electrical outlet safety, special interest areas, such as investing in foreclosed real estate, and featured Smart Buys.
Soothing Walls offers a good selection of garden water fountains to meet practically every kind design need to decorate the outdoors of your home.
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Replace a Broken Window
Provided by the Department of Environmental Design, University of Missouri-Columbia, this guide shows how to replace a broken window for better safety and lower utility bills. It tell you what tools and supplies you will need and the proper procedure, to ensure that the rain, cold, dust and insects are kept out and you will have saved money by doing the job yourself.
Cleaning Tips for Your Garden Water Fountain
You love your garden fountain and you want to enjoy it for years. Part of
your regular maintenance routine for your outdoor fountain is to keep it
clean. If you neglect this part of the plan, before you know it you will
have a smelly garden fountain that doesn't have the same water flow as if
you took the time to keep it clean. The step-by-step instructions posted
here will help you keep your outdoor fountain looking and performing its
best for a long time to come.
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