Home & Garden: Page 99

According to a U.S. survey, the crud in our garages is taking up most available floor space. Hence the average North American chucks up to $6500 worth of mostly useless stuff on the floor of the garage, while the $20,000 vehicle sits outside in the cold, rusting. It's time to get our cars back into garages. We spent more than $688 million dollars last year on garage organization and it barely made a dent. If you don't believe me, walk down your street and count the number of houses with cars...

Check out this video to learn how to add the look of stone to your fireplace for a fraction of the cost.

Check out this video to learn how to set-up and use a Delta Lathe for woodturning.

Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates the correct way to seal the concrete driveway of your home.

Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates a few easy ways, like foundation watering, to keep the base of your house from getting structural cracks.

Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates just how easy it can be to replace a broken roof shingle on your house.

Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates a few easy tips to make perfect cuts on wood crown molding, especially in the corners of a room. You have to gave your house looking beautiful, don't you?

Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, tells you how to paint and seal your new drywall in your home with some great products and techniques.

Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates how to make professional square angles of different slopes, using a wood framing square.

Yes, it is possible to level sand. Watch this video to learn how to do it. Slide your level across the surface of the sand.

Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates how to solder together copper tubing and fittings for your plumbing projects in your home.

Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, shows a few easy tips for painting wood siding for your house.

Check out this video to learn how to install a storm door. You'll have to do more than put three screws in.

Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates the installation of an outlet box and how to easily wire the switch box in your home. With a little help from some pliers and wire strippers, this DIY project will be a breeze.

Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates three easy ways to remove nails from pieces of wood, like trim or baseboards, so they can be reused in future home projects.

Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, shows the easiest way to install a leak-free faucet at home with some plumbing fittings.

Check out this video to learn how to refinish your mantle, even if you're an artist.

Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates tips you should know before installing ceramic tile over plywood or OSB. Following these tips will make your looking sharp and beautiful, and practical.

You can install glass block yourself with these simple tips from Ask the Builder host, Tim Carter. You can make glass block windows, showers, walls, and much more once you learn the basics of glass block installation.

A pressure washer is a fantastic tool, but if used incorrectly can cause many problems. Tim Carter of Ask the Builder demonstrates the basics about pressure washers and power washers so you get excellent results without hurting your home property or yourself.

Bathroom exhaust fans don't have to be in the bathroom ceiling. You can have a bathroom fan that works like a central vacuum system, where the motor is hidden up in your attic so that it's whisper quiet. Tim Carter of Ask the Builder walks you through the basics of those new bathroom exhaust fans.

Spackle with an inside corner tool. Just fill the joint and then use the tool. Work your way down.

Tim Carter of Ask the Builder demonstrates the basics of a framing square. Tim shows how to make the marks for a simple roof rafter.

Tim Carter of Ask the Builder, demonstrates how to drill a hole under a sidewalk, driveway or walkway so you can install an underground wire.

Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates how to use recycled cobblestones on your home property. Cobblestone can be used to edge gardens, driveways, and walkways.

Check out this video to learn how to use a milter saw. Or use a circular saw, if you don't have a milter.

Do you have a hard time differentiating between screws? Check out this video to learn more.

Ask the Builder host Tim Carter demonstrates one method for removing tree stumps from your yard or property. This method is especially effective if you have many stumps to remove in a short amount of time.

Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, shows you how to install a pot filler faucet above a cook top in your kitchen, for a beautiful looking home.

Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates a simple way to cut a circle out of the center of a piece of ceramic tile, for use with some plumbing pipe.

Hang your chandelier. It is pretty simple--you don't need a lot of equipment.

Check out this video to learn how to install a garage door opener. Take advice from the guy with the cool accent.

Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates a simple way to cut cement backer board using an inexpensive carbide-tipped tool, much like cutting drywall. This is a great home repair project tip for your house.

Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates some sweet tips to make straight cuts when cutting wood in your home woodworking repair projects.

Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates how to attach two pieces of wood that can be detached later on in your house project.

Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, shows a different kind of driveway than most people in the Tri-state have on their home property -- one made of tar and chips.

Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates how to drive a cut nail through a 2x4 piece of wood, and into a concrete wall. This will help save you time and money in your house repair projects.

Learn how to make gifts by burning designs onto small wooden objects or other things like cork and dried gourd. This method is cheap and easy.

Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates a very simple way to repair a hard to reach subfloor by squaring up the opening. Watch and learn how to keep your house looking sharp.

Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, introduces many ways to cut ceramic tiles for any project in your house.