Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to install a rain diverter.Steps: 1. Sand underside of flashing with 80-grit sandpaper to help paint adhere; wipe surface clean.2. Spray-paint bottom ...
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to get rid of termites. Steps: 1. Use sprayer to apply insecticide around outside of building; spray onto wood surfaces 24 inches up from foundation.2 ...
What, you need to cut some styrophor or some steel? Well, you're in luck. This will show you how to make a cutting torch to do just that. ...
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to fix a bathtub drain stopper. Steps: 1. Remove the two screws holding the trip lever plate to the tub wall. Put screws in safe place, so they don't ...
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to choose a leaf proof gutter. Steps: 1 Slide putty knife under roof shingles that are stuck down.2 Insert gutter protector underneath the shingles, m ...
Watch this video from This Old House to learn different brick patterns. Steps: 1 A running-bond pattern is easy to install and requires cutting bricks only at beginning of walkway and at end; the seam ...
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to lay a flagstone walkway.Steps: 1 Use a garden hose to lay out the shape and location of the 3-foot-wide walkway.2 Cut through the sod and roots alo ...
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to patch drywall. Steps: 1. For tiny holes and popped nails, use 4-inch drywall knife to apply two or three thin coats of joint compound.2. Allow each ...
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to repair a plaster ceiling.Steps: 1. Screw plaster washers to ceiling along and around cracked area; be sure to drive screws into wood lath above.2. ...