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I have dark wood paneling in my basement. I don't want to replace it because it is in good condition,...

I recently removed some old wood paneling that had been nailed to my basement walls. The wood paneling is removed,...

I am living in a relatively new house. The wall in the vestibule has gathered a number of grooves and...

There is a crack where two walls meet at a 90° angle in my bedroom. A year ago I filled...

There are a number of cracks on the walls in my bedroom. I patched up the cracks last summer, but...

Our house was built in 1915. It has a number of cracks in the walls that run through several layers...

What is the best way to fix major dents and holes in plaster or drywall?

How do I prevent the wallboard behind the bathroom tiles from swelling up?

I want to cover the main beam in the basement, which is a steel I-beam, with drywall. I don't know...

I could never quite figure out where a vapor barrier should go, and now my renovator is talking to me...

My master bedroom is one of the coldest rooms in the house. The back wall of the closet in the...

There are what appear to be water marks running down from the corners where the wall and ceiling meet in...

I recently bought a 10-year-old house. A stucco wall runs from the basement ceiling halfway down the wall. I want...

I have a 30-year-old house with stucco exterior walls. I want to cover the walls with vinyl siding, but I...

I've chosen a nice, dark decor paint for my dining room, but it doesn't seem to cover the color of...

How can I increase the life of a paintbrush?

How do I protect wood when it is placed in a vise?

I have always put wood blocks between my clamps and workpieces to prevent marking the wood. I see that newer...

I would like to undertake some of the renovation of my house myself, but I realize that some jobs are...

We have a floor-to-ceiling fireplace made of rock. Over the years, the rock has been discolored from escaping smoke. I...

I am thinking of converting my decorative fireplace into a working one. What are the standard safety precautions for a...

I have used contact cement for years but now I see a water-based contact cement in the stores. Is this...

How do you prevent glue from hardening too quickly, and how do you get glue into small spaces?

I want to fix a broken lampshade, but no glue seems to work on hard plastic. Is there any way...

I have an arborite kitchen countertop over which I would like to apply more arborite. Do I have to remove...

I recently removed an old sump pump, and filled the hole in the floor that it had created with foam...

When it rains, water seeps up through my basement floor. Last year I had the property landscaped, so I know...

I have a frozen steel pipe in my basement. I there anything I can do to thaw it before the...

Is there any way that I can secure a showerhead that moves from the wall when it is touched? Will...