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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 6, 2008

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to unclog a toilet. Steps:1. Press the plunger down into the toilet until it's fully compressed.2. Quickly pull up on the plunger handle to suck the b ...

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Jun 6, 2008

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to clear a clogged drain.Steps: 1. Clear toilet clogs with a plunger; press plunger down tight against bottom of bowl, then yank up sharply to pull cl ...

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Jun 6, 2008

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to fix a wobbly toilet. Steps: 1 Turn off water to toilet by closing shut-off valve.2 Flush toilet and hold down the lever to empty tank.3 Sop up rema ...

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Jun 6, 2008

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to repair a pressure assisted toilet. Steps: 1. Turn off water to toilet by closing the shut-off valve.2. Flush the toilet to empty tank.3. Disconnect ...

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Jun 6, 2008

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to fix a sweating toilet. Steps: 1. Turn off water and drain the pipes.2. Cut a tee-fitting into a nearby hot-water water pipe.3. Dry-assemble the var ...

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Jun 6, 2008

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to fix a running toilet. Steps: 1 Turn off the water at toilet's shut-off valve.2 Remove the rubber flapper from flush valve inside the tank.3 Inspect ...

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Jun 5, 2008

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to plant a tree in poor soil. Steps: 1 Select spot for tree away from house and overhead wires.2 Measure diameter of the plastic tree pot.3 Dig a hole ...

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Jun 5, 2008

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to correctly prune a fruit tree. Steps: 1. In winter, look for branches that rub against each other.2. Cut rubbing branches with bypass pruners or pru ...

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Jun 5, 2008

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to plant a tree. Steps: 1. Measure width of tree's root ball; multiply times three to calculate tree-hole diameter.2. Mark the tree-hole diameter onto ...

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Jun 5, 2008

Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to prune a privet hedge. Steps: 1 Use loppers to remove one-third of the older stems, so sunlight can penetrate the hedge's interior.2 Find long stems ...