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Construction & Repair

Join our Construction & Repair World now to meet up with other homeowners on the Web. Learn how to lay the foundation for a house, install a dryer vent in an exterior wall, fix a busted door hinge, and more. And don't forget to share your own DIY home repair tips and tricks for cutting home construction and repair costs.
"How to Prep for painting" cover image
Apr 3, 2010

Expert Real Estate Tips and Andy Sjostrom with The Good Handyman demonstrate how to prep for painting. A good handyman will handle your items with care. Be sure to remove light fixtures. Before you be ...

"How to Install mosaic tiles in your bathroom vanity" cover image
Apr 3, 2010

In this Home and Garden video you will see how to install mosaic tiles in your bathroom vanity using mesh pack sheets of 1 inch mosaic tiles and cap edge tiles. Hold a cap tile against the edge of the ...

"How to Repair a self-closing door" cover image
Apr 2, 2010

This video is about fixing self-closing doors. Doors close by themselves when they're not hung plumb, and gravity closes the door. The solution is to remove the hinge-pins and to roughen the bottom ...

"How to Build a simple miter clamp" cover image
Apr 2, 2010

In this Home and Garden video tutorial you will learn how to build a simple miter clamp. Chuck Miller in this video explains how simple and easy it is. When you glue in two parts together, you need to ...

"How to Set up a generator for a home or business" cover image
Apr 2, 2010

This video details how to set up a generator to provide back-up power for a home or business. Generators are the ideal emergency power solution for a home or business, generators can automatically tra ...

"How to Patch drywall on your own" cover image
Apr 2, 2010

Chuck Miller gives us a great tip for patching a small hole in drywall, such as a hole from an outlet box. Cut a small piece of scrap drywall about an inch longer than the hole in each direction. Sco ...

"How to Repair damage around wall elements such as outlets" cover image
Apr 2, 2010

This Home and Garden video tutorial is going to show you how to repair damage around wall elements such as outlets. The video demonstrates how to repair a gap around a socket that was created due to a ...

"How to Seal your outdoor deck" cover image
Apr 1, 2010

This is the demo showing how to seal your deck. The first thing you should need to do is to wash the deck. Most people prefer to use a pressure washer for that. You should be careful while using a pre ...

"How to Turn an old door into a small computer desk" cover image
Apr 1, 2010

This step by step tutorial will show you how an old door can be turned into a beautiful desk. Danny Lipford explains how an old door can be used to make a headboard, room divider or even as art. He th ...

"How to Inspect your roof" cover image
Apr 1, 2010

There are a number of things that users must check on their roof to insure safety and prevent any leaking. For example, users should check that the roof vent is fastened and ensure that there are wash ...