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How To: Insulate walls professionally
This video tutorial discusses high quality installation of wall insulation procedures. This is a must-watch for all home insulation contractors in California to ensure that they receive an energy compliance credit.
How To: Insulate attics per California law
This video tutorial discusses high quality installation of attic insulation procedures. this video is a must-watch for all home insulation contractors in California to ensure that they receive an energy compliance credit.
How To: Insulate raised floors and floors over garages
This video tutorial discusses high quality installation of home insulation procedures for raised floors and floors over garages. This video is a must-watch for all insulation contractors in California to ensure that they receive an energy compliance credit.
How To: Install home insulation per California Law
This informative video tutorial discusses proper installation of home insulation to obtain California energy compliance credit and pass quality inspection. This video is a must-watch for all insulation contractors working in the state of California.
How To: Tie a string line
Are you trying to construct your dream house with your own two hands? Learn the tricks of the trade and watch this video tutorial on how to tie a string line.
How To: Split a brick
Sometimes, you do not have the right brick size to fit that space on the brick wall you are building. Watch this video tutorial for a demonstration on how to split a brick to fill in that gap on your wall.
How To: Drill holes into concrete
During house construction, you are bound to have to drill holes on concrete. Watch this video tutorial for a demonstration on how to drill concrete using an electric drill.
How To: Remove tile grout
You need to repair a broken tile. Before you can take out the old tile, you have to remove the tile grout first. Watch this video tutorial for a demonstration on how to remove tile grout.
How To: Install roof trusses
You can not have a house without a solid roof. Watch this video tutorial for a demonstration on how to install roof trusses.
How To: Repair squeaky door hinges
It's enough to drive you crazy, that little squeak every time you open the door or the cupboard but it's so simple to fix in really no time at all. Watch this video tutorial for help with fixing noisy or squeaky doors and window hinges. Repair squeaky door hinges.
How To: Apply carbon fiber vinyl
This is a quick video about how to apply carbon fiber vinyl, around corners, with heat. Watch this video tutorial for a demonstration.
How To: Use copper pipes to create a candelabra
This how to video shows you how to create a beautiful candelabra. Use inexpensive copper pipes and some creativity to put together a pedestal for your candles. Its the perfect way to start a conversation at your next party.
How To: Change your door handle like an expert
Fo' real now: You can pick your friends, you can pick your nose, but can you change a door handle? Can you pick your friend's nose while changing a door handle? How many people picking their friends' noses do you need to change a door handle? (Yes, I dropped out of my logic class in college, what of it?) Learn from this how-to video. Wonderhowto.com can teach you anything, even if you are an expert nose picker/door handle changer. Change your door handle like an expert.
How To: Fix a dripping tap
Unless you're getting beer from it (come on, admit it, you don't use a glass all the time!) you may want to fix your dripping tap. Get advice from this how-to video for repairing just about anything unless you prefer it to be broken. In that case, you may want to consult a video to help you break things. It depends on what kind of mood you are in. Fix a dripping tap.
How To: Tile a bathroom wall
Are you too lazy to make a mural or mosaic your bathroom wall? Why not be like a normal person and use tile? Check out this how-to video for assimilating into normal culture. Don't be transgressive! Tile a bathroom wall.
How To: Make a smoker out of a cardboard box
Make a sweet barbecue smoker out of materials you've got in the garage with this great how to video. This tutorial shows a great alternative to the commercial smoker.
How To: Polish granite and gold countertops
Your countertops and other kitchen surface can be easily damaged. This how to video shows you how to properly polish granite and gold countertops.
How To: Change the side of your fridge hinges
In this how to video you will learn how to change which side your fridge opens on.This tutorial shows you how convenient this change is to make.
How To: Install an Electronet electrical fence
Netting is, without question, the most effective and user-friendly temporary electric fence design ever made. In this how to video, the experts at Premier will show you how easy ElectroNet is to install. Install an Electronet electrical fence.
How To: Assess problems with a house foundation
In this how to video learn to assess some problems that plague house foundations. Learn how to avoid and treat them with this tutorial.
How To: Fix doors that open or close by themselves
Do you have doors that close on their own or don't close at all? This how to video shows you how to replace a doorknob, and how to fix doors that open or close by themselves.
How To: Hang light objects on drywall
This how to video shows you a few ways to hang objects from drywall without causing damage. This is great for DIY home improvement projects.
How To: Fix a concrete driveway
The stress cracks in your driveway could cause serious damage to your car. This how to video shows you some ways that you can fix a damaged driveway. This is a great DIY home improvement project.
How To: Install crown molding for added home value
In this how to video learn to install crown molding. This step by step guide shows you an easy way to add a lot of value to your home.
How To: Repair concrete cracks with epoxy
This how to video shows how you can use a concrete repair epoxy to repair cracks or holes in your driveway or walkway. This tutorial is great for at home DIY projects.
How To: Fix a cabinet door
This how to video shows you how to perform some simple fixes to common problems that you might have with some of the cabinets around your house. This tutorial gives great solutions for those pesky cabinet doors.
How To: Fix a bi-fold door in the home
Tired of adjusting your bi-fold door because it wont close or its unaligned? This how to video will show you a quick fix for those annoying bi-fold doors in your home.
How To: Fix a sagging outdoor screen door
Sagging screen doors are a common annoyance. This how to video shows you some simple solutions to fixing those sagging doors on the outside of your house.
How To: Fix a leaky garden hose spigot
There are so many little problems that buold up around the house. One of these is very simple to fix. This how to video shows you a simple DIY solution to fix a leaky garden hose spigot.
How To: Protect your concrete driveway with a sealant
Those moisture cracks in your concrete driveway could have been prevented. This how to video hows you how to keep your concrete driveway protected and looking good. Its a total DIY project.
How To: Repair problems in a home's foundation
Vertical and horizontal cracks can mean structural problems in the foundation of your home. New carbon fiber technology can reinforce a cracked or bowing foundation cheaper and using less space than traditional methods. Watch this how to video to learn how to fix common foundation problems in your home.
How To: Fix sagging door latches by adjusting striker plates
Have a door that won't close? This how to video shows you a simple way to fix sagging door latches by adjusting the striker plate.
How To: Caulking the outside of your home correctly
Keep you home free from moisture. There can be many unnecessary cracks between your home's wood trimmings and the outside. This how to video gives you tips on how to select and apply caulking.
How To: Build curved archways, coves, columns and walls
In this home construction video Bob Schmidt shows you a building product that will help you build something with a curve in it.
How To: Make a granite counter top templates for your kitchen
In this home improvement video Bob Schmidt shows you some of the things you need to know when making counter top templates for your kitchen remodeling project.
How To: Drill through ceramic or porcelain tile
In this video Bob Schmidt shows you a simple tip that will help you from dulling drill-bits during the drilling of hard ceramic or porcelain tile.
How To: Tighten a loose gutter
In this video Bob Schmidt shows you how to repair a loose gutter using an alternative to the traditional gutter spike.
How To: Repair a truss style ceiling
Bob Schmidt shows you how to handle a common problem that can occur when you have a truss style roof in your home. Expansion and contraction of roof trusses causing truss lift in winter. Interior wall gapped corner,open corner,rising and falling corner ceiling.
How To: Use an air nailer
In this video Bob Schmidt shows you how to use one of the safest framing air nailers you can use. Great for those who have difficulty driving nails with a hammer.
How To: Layout basement walls
In this home construction video Bob Schmidt shows you how to layout basement walls to have them straight, square and plumb.