Hot Home & Garden How-Tos
How To: Recognize and use a countersink screw
Do you have a hard time differentiating between screws? Check out this video to learn more. Recognize and use a countersink screw.
How To: Remove tree stumps on your property
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.
How To: Mix your drywall joint compound
Ask the Builder host Tim Carter demonstrates how to mix drywall joint compound. From getting the right consistency to time saving mixing techniques, discover some secrets about how to prepare joint compound for your home projects.
How To: Install a pot filler faucet in your kitchen
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.
How To: Cut a circle in ceramic tile
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.
How To: Install a kitchen sink strainer
Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, shows some step-by-step tips to help when installing a strainer into your kitchen sink. This is a great home repair project tip.
How To: Install a chandelier
Hang your chandelier. It is pretty simple--you don't need a lot of equipment. Install a chandelier.
How To: Mount a garage door opener
Check out this video to learn how to install a garage door opener. Take advice from the guy with the cool accent. Mount a garage door opener.
How To: Install a motion sensor light switch
Check out this video to learn how to install a motion sensor light switch. It will save energy and cut down on costs. Install a motion sensor light switch.
How To: Cut cement backer board with professional results
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.
How To: Make straight cuts in your wood projects
Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates some sweet tips to make straight cuts when cutting wood in your home woodworking repair projects.
How To: Prevent a clogged drain in your home
A clogged drain is easy to fix with the right plumbing fittings. Ask the Builder host, Tim Carter, shares clogged drain tips that make clearing a clogged drain easy. Following Tim's clogged drain tips will prevent future clogged bathtub drains, clogged kitchen drains, clogged sink drains, or any other clogged drains in your home plumbing.
How To: Use a pocket hole jig in your home 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.
How To: Make a tar and chip driveway surface
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.
How To: Use drywall joint compounds in your home repairs
Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates an easy way to get smooth corners with a joint compound in your drywall remodel work in your house. Home repair has never been easier.
How To: Use cut nails to drive through wood and concrete
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.
How To: Make gifts using pyrography (woodburning)
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.
How To: Make a clay pot look like an antique
One way for a middle-aged person to look better than ever is to sit on a patio surrounded by well-aged pots. Flaking, lichen-covered clay pots give the impression that they’ve been around a lot longer than you have. And because antiqued pots look expensive, everyone will think that your investments are doing well and your children have moved out. There are three methods of giving your pots the beauty of antiquity. Two of these techniques take minutes, and the other one takes months.
How To: Repair a subfloor in your home
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.
How To: Cut ceramic tile for your home projects
Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, introduces many ways to cut ceramic tiles for any project in your house.
How To: Prevent wood splitting when nailing
Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates two ways to prevent wood from splitting while nailing it down with your hammer in your home repair projects.
How To: Use a builders level in your home projects
Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates how easy it can be to make a level line across an entire room in your house.
How To: Properly adjust the door hinges in your home
Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates the importance of properly adjusted door hinges in your home.
How To: Construct scaffolding at your own house
Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates how to easily erect scaffolding at your own home, for whatever repair project you may need it for.
How To: Install a three-way lighting switch in your home
Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates how to wire up a 3-way switch in your house, into an electrical circuit, for your lighting needs.
How To: Use a cordless drill driver
Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates a power tool that drills holes and drives screws to precise depths, without any electrical cords. A great tool for you home!
How To: Use a jigsaw
Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates some cool features on a cordless jigsaw tool for all of your woodworking needs for your home.
How To: Get fresh air in your home with a air supply vent
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.
How To: Drill holes in wood studs for PVC pipe fittings
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.
How To: Use a pressure washer to clean asphalt roof shingles
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.
How To: Use a right angle drill to make a hole for your PVC
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 save you time and money.
How To: Install a drain and vent pipe with this plumbing tip
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 around it with this trick.
How To: Install a four-way lighting switch in your home
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.
How To: Keep roof shingles free of moss, algae, and mildew
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 of your houses roof.
How To: Install a sink
Sink installation can be simple with a few tips. Tim Carter shows you how to mark and cut the hole for your sink.
How To: Use gutter protection on the eave of your roof
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.
How To: Use a table saw
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.
How To: Remove algae stains from roof shingles
Tim Carter demonstrates the right way to eliminate many roof stains, such as black roof stains and algae roof stains. Watch video for best results.
How To: Finish a wood desk
Finishing a wood desk is a very simple process. Tim Carter shares one technique for finishing a wood office desk for a home office.
How To: Install wainscoting to enrich your room
Tim Carter explains how to install wainscoting that will be stable, solid and beautiful. Watch the video for the best results.