Hot Home & Garden How-Tos
How To: Build a whirlpool bathtub support system
Remodeling your bathroom can be expensive unless you know know how to do things yourself. This how to video is a quick excerpt from a DIY show. Watch and learn how to build a support system for a whirlpool bathtub.
How To: Patch bathroom ceiling holes
This how to video is a quick excerpt from a DIY show. Watch as Amy Matthews shows a homeowner how to patch holes in the bathroom ceiling. Get tips and tricks for bathroom remodeling by learning how to patch up hole in the ceiling.
How To: Install an exterior stairway
In this how to video Amy Wynn Pastor helps a homeowner build a set of exterior stairs. Watch and get tips on remodeling your home. A new staircase not only add a new look to your home but it also adds value to it.
How To: Reglaze ceramic tile
Remodeling your bathroom can be expensive, unless you know how to do it yourself. Watch a professional tile reglazer work his magic on an outdated bathroom in this how to video. Reglazing tiles can last for up to 15 years and it completely changes the look of any old bathroom.
How To: Create a pet window seat
Everyone loves a room with a view, even your pet. This custom designed shelf for a pet can easily attach to a window frame. Watch this how to video to learn how to create a pet window seat for your cat.
How To: Create an outdoor stone labyrinth
This how to video is an excerpt of DIY show building an outdoor labyrinth in a historic church garden. Watch and learn how to create a peaceful place to meditate in your own backyard.
How To: Install a doggie door
Doggie doors come in all shapes and sizes and cost about one hundred dollars. Watch this how to video to learn how simple it is to create an entrance in your door for your dog.To install a doggie door in your home, here's what you should know.
How To: Accentuate outdoor living spaces with solar lights
This Home & Garden how to video is a DIY basic about accentuating outdoor living space with solar lighting. Watch and learn all about strategic placing of solar powered lighting to enhance the look and feel of your front yard. Always start with a plan before setting up and installing the lights on your walkways.
How To: Save energy by insulating a garage door
The garage is the largest uninsulated part of the home. Make your garage energy efficient and help cut heating and cooling bills with a little insulation. Watch this how to video and learn how easy it is to use reflective foil or foam core to keep the effects of the weather out of your home. Insulating also helps reduce noise reduction.
How To: Install a programmable thermostat
Outdated thermostats promote temperature swings and higher utility bills. Why not choose a programmable energy efficient thermostat for you home. Watch this Home & Garden how to video to learn how to choose and install a programmable thermostat for your home.
How To: Buy and install efficient light fixtures
You can save up to seventy five percent on energy bills by using CF light bulbs and energy efficient light fixtures. This DIY how to video provides tips on buying and installing efficient light fixtures. Make your home more green and eco friendly by following these helpful tips.
How To: Fish wire through walls with a hanger and soda straw
Need to set extend a cable but there is a wall in the way? It's tricky to do! Here's a helpful hint for feeding wires through walls in this how to video. Watch and learn how a coat hanger and a soda straw can help guide wire through tiny holes.
How To: Patch a small drywall hole
Take a look at how to successfully repair a hole in a drywall. This video how to video demonstrates how to use a utility knife and a drywall compound to seal it all up. You wont have to call a repair guy to patch any holes in your walls.
How To: Use an opaque projector to draw a wall mural
Check out this easy method for transferring images to wall art. Watch and learn how simple it is to use an opaque projector to transfer your favorite characters onto your bedroom wall. This is interior design made simple.
How To: Use a bar of soap to Insert screws in hardwood
Watch this how to video to get tips and tricks on how to insert screws into hardwood. This simple soap method makes driving screws into hardwood far easier. Start my marking spot where the screw is to be inserted, draw pilot holes, run the screw across a bar of soap and finally drill it into the wood.
How To: Improve air quality in a basement
Winter and springs rains may leak into your basement and cause damp and moldy air. This how to video shows you the DIY basics on making seasonal improvements to your home. Watch and learn how easy it is to keep the water out and the air nice and clean.
How To: Prepare your lawn for fall
The summer heat may have scorched your grass and all the foot traffic might have compacted the soil underneath. Make your lawn happy with this lesson on getting your yard autumn ready. Watch the how to video and learn how to ventilate, fertilize and re-seed bare spots.
How To: Save energy by checking and sealing windows
Protect your most important investment with seasonal maintenance. A regular schedule of periodic inspections and maintenance of windows can help prevent the most common, and costly, problems before they occur. Organized by season, this workshop covers topics such as repairing walkways and steps, cleaning out gutters, and checking the heating, AC and plumbing systems--everything you need to maintain your home year-round. Discover tips for checking window seals to save on heating in this how to...
How To: Assemble box beam
This how to video is a quick excerpt from a DIY show. In it the construction and installation of a box beam are demonstrated. Watch and learn how to assemble box beams for your next home improvement project.
How To: Build a semicircular concrete pad in the backyard
Get professional tips for measuring, marking and pouring a concrete pad. This how to video is a quick excerpt from a DIY show. Watch and learn all the little details that go into planning, measuring and installing a semicircular concrete pad in your homes back yard.
How To: Rebuild an indoor staircase
This how to video is a quick excerpt from a DIY show. In it the process of measuring and constructing a staircase is demystified. Watch to get tips on rebuilding your own indoor staircase.
How To: Create a cedar siding storage shed
This how to video is a quick excerpt from a DIY show. Watch as Karl Champley builds a storage shed to hold the homeowner's lawn tools. Get a few ideas to create space in your backyard and garage with a cedar shed.
How To: Build an idea wall for an art studio
In this how to video Karl Champley makes an idea wall for a graphic designer's art studio.
How To: Install a waterfall in your backyard
This how to video follows the installation of a waterfall in a backyard makeover. Watch how simple it is to install one in you backyard. Get the basic to brainstorm the installation process of your own backyard.
How To: Build retaining walls with interlocking concrete block
Does your back yard need some updating? If so then it is time to get rid of the crumbling stone retaining wall. Build a stone retaining wall with an interlocking concrete-block system. Interlocking concrete-block is much more aesthetically pleasing and last much longer. Watch this home and garden how to video to learn how to remodel your landscape.
How To: Set and install motion sensor lighting for a home
Landscape lighting not only helps you enjoy your gardens at night but it also adds a safety to your home. This how to video demonstrates how to select and install motion sensor lighting for your home. Watch and learn how to make a plan for your outdoor lighting before installing motion sensor lighting.
How To: Wire for exterior lighting
Exterior lighting can add to the beauty of your home. Watch this how to video and wire exterior lighting yourself following these guidelines and safety tips. Before beginning any outdoor wiring project make sure to check with local utility companies and follow outdoor wiring codes for your area.
How To: Makeover a laundry room
A makeover can make laundry day more enjoyable and boost a home's equity. This how to video is a quick excerpt from a DIY show. Watch as it demonstrates how to redo a laundry room by removing mold, painting the walls and floors, and installing a few gadgets that will help out with clothes washing.
How To: Convert a wood fireplace into a gas fireplace
Converting a wood fireplace to gas can warm and beautify your home. This how to video is a quick excerpt from a DIY show demonstrates the process of switching in an old fireplace for a modern one. Watch and learn how to convert a wood fireplace into a gas fireplace.
How To: Install a natural bluestone landing
Bluestone landings are athletically appropriate in just about any back yard. This how to video is a quick excerpt from a DIY show that demonstrates how to install a garden landing with bluestone. Learn tips for installing a stylish bluestone landing with various sizes of pavers.
How To: Install stacked slate tile
To take tiling to the next level, use stacked slate on an interior wall. This how to video is a quick excerpt from a DIY show. Watch as it demonstrates how to install stacked slate. Follow along and learn how to use stacked slate in your own bathroom.
How To: Pour and prepare a shower base for tiling
This how to video is a quick excerpt from a DIY show. Watch as homeowners learn to pour a shower base and prep the floor for tiling. Follow along to learn how to fabricate a custom shower base in your bathroom.
How To: Make a pair of goggles
Goggles are an effective way to protect your eyes. When you can't find a pair, don't resort to not using goggles; make your own. You literally won't have to spend a dime on Materials because you probably already have these items. You might even throw them away from time to time. Watch this do it yourself video tutorial and learn how to make a pair of goggles.
How To: Install French doors in your home
This how to video is a quick excerpt from a DIY show. Watch as Amy Matthews helps homeowners install a custom door frame and French doors. Follow along and learn how to install French doors in your home.
How To: Install an engineered wood floor
Redoing your floors can be expensive unless you know how to do it yourself. Learn the basics for installing a new engineered wood floor in this how to video. Watch the short DIY show clip and follow along so that you too can install a new engineered floor in your kitchen.
How To: Build and install a custom maple countertop
In this quick DIY video excerpt we can see the process for installing a custom maple countertop. Remodeling a kitchen with a new counter top can be expensive, unless you know how to do it yourself. Watch this how to video to learn how to build and install a maple countertop in your own kitchen.
How To: Install a kitchen range hood
In this short clip from a remodeling shows you can learn how to install a range hood for in your kitchen. Installing a kitchen range hood can be a daunting task, but with a little patience and some ready the task can get done. Watch this how to video to get tips and hints for installing a new vent hood.
How To: Use flour to draw layout lines
Need an easy, efficient and inexpensive way to layout your garden beds? This how to video shows you how to use regular old kitchen flour and paint string to mark layout lines. Drawing layout lines with flour comes in handy when you run out of chalk and don't have time to run to the store.
How To: Hang brown paper rolls for construction
Brown construction paper comes in handy when you are working at a site. It however can be a pain to access and cut. Watch this how to video to make an easy access rolling paper rack at any construction site. Use it to cover floors and cabinets without having to bend over.
How To: Make a foil welding machine
Having a hard time holding on to items that need welding? Then watch this how to video to learn how to make a quick foil welding machine. It is really very simple to make this apparatus that will help with your welding projects. All you need is two small boards and two screws.