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Home & Garden

Looking to live a green, environmentally responsible lifestyle? Renovate your home, design your garden or DIY repairs around the house? Look no further.

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Jun 16, 2008

Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates how to get fresh air into your home. Furnaces, gas water heaters, exhaust fans, et cetera, push air from houses, and it must be replaced. ...

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Jun 16, 2008

Ask the Builder host, Tim Carter, demonstrates how to drill holes for PVC plumbing pipe fittings so that you don't waste valuable time in your home enlarging a mis-drilled hole. ...

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Jun 16, 2008

Ask the Builder host, Tim Carter, walks you through how to use a pressure washer to clean moss, lichen, and algae off your roof without damaging the shingles of your home. ...

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Jun 16, 2008

Ask the Builder host, Tim Carter, demonstrates why a right angle saw is a much better tool than a hold saw, in particular situations. Your plumbing PVC pipe will fit nice and snug, and this tip will ...

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Jun 16, 2008

Ask the Builder host, Tim Carter, shares a quick lesson to help you out of a tough spot when working with plumbing vent pipe. If you're installing a sink, and need to follow the codes, then just work ...

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Jun 16, 2008

Ask the Builder host, Tim Carter, demonstrates how to wire up a 4-way switch, and where to place a 4-way switch in an electrical circuit in your home. ...

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Jun 16, 2008

Ask the Builder host, Tim Carter, shares an easy way to keep your homes roof shingles free from moss, algae, and mildew. With the natural wonders of copper, you'll never have to clean green scum off ...

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Jun 16, 2008

Sink installation can be simple with a few tips. Tim Carter shows you how to mark and cut the hole for your sink. ...

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Jun 16, 2008

Gutter protection comes in many different forms for your home, and to find the best gutter guard, Ask the Builder host, Tim Carter, prepares to test several different models on his house. ...

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Jun 16, 2008

Tim Carter discusses the many uses of table saws and shares some table saw tips. Watch this video to learn about how a table saw can help you rip lumber and make difficult cuts. ...