Tim Carter, of AsktheBuilder.com, demonstrates the basics about converting your outdoor grill from propane to a natural gas grill. Propane grills have a hose that goes from the propane tank to the grill. Gas grills with have a fuel hose also. But this hose will run from the barbecue grill to your house.
Bob Fenwick shows us how to diagnose and repair a gurgling vent for your house. You will need to find your vent pipes that go to your roof in order to complete this repair.
Do you ever lose your house keys? Well here is one extreme way of dealing with the problem, create your own lock pick! To create your own lock pick, you will need your own dremel, an electric grinder, and some hack saws. Follow along with this instructional how-to video to learn how to hack open locks with homemade lock picks.
Everyone loves grilled cheese sandwiches! They're delicious, portable, and evoke images of your childhood. They really are the ultimate comfort food.
Want to be happy every day? here is some tips and techniques to help you keep the good mood using some Colors =).
Why is it that Mother's Day is the second biggest commercialized holiday when there are so many different DIY projects out there?
Stucco's textured surface collects a lot of dust and dirt. A pressure washer can blast away this unsightly buildup. Watch this Home & Garden How-to video to learn how to clean stucco on the outside of your home using a pressure washer. Pressure wash stucco around a house.
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how put drywall on a ceiling. Steps:
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how fix a unbalanced door. Steps:
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to put in a storm door. Steps:
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to install a door latch. Steps:
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to replace a pane of glass in a door. Steps:
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to repair sliding wood closet doors. Steps:
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to get rid of termites. Steps:
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to choose a leaf proof gutter. Steps:
In this video from This Old House, Roger explains why pruning with electric shears can inhibit interior hedge growth, and how to repair the damage with pruning shears.
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to install a radiator thermostat. Steps:
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to work with PVC pipe. Steps:
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to remove roof moss. Steps:
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to choose a carbon monoxide detector. Steps:
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to repair shingle siding. Steps:
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to unclog a toilet. Steps:
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to prune a privet hedge. Steps:
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to choose the perfect palm trees for your back yard.
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to strip wallpaper. Steps:
Send April and Phil away for the day, limo, nice dinner all that. While they are gone, annouce a free concert to everyone in town and online, put a stage on top of the roof, with all the sound equipment needed for a band to play. Have spotlights in place, pyrotechnics and maybe fireworks, do a sound check and have everything ready to go.... then shut it all down and wait for night, keep all house lights off, limo driver shuts lights off in driveway (fuse problems!).
Tim Carter shares some pointers about exterior shutters and which type of window shutters you should buy. Wood shutters are nice, but they don’t always hold up over time if not properly maintained. Vinyl window shutters are a great alternative. They are maintenance free and come in a variety of styles and colors for any style of house. Vinyl shutters come with a special fastener for quick and easy installation. Drill a 1/4" hole into the shutter and in the house, then drive the fastener into ...
Without perspective, drawings would never look realistic and would instead be flat, remedial depictions of reality. Luckily, the discovery of perspective during the Renaissance lets us simulate reality if we know the mathematical principles behind it.
Representative Henry A. Waxman is in charge of California’s 30th Congressional district. He is part of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Ever since he began his career in the government business, he has been involved with health and environmental issues. He represents cities such as Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, Malibu, Westlake Village and West Hollywood, as well as such areas of Los Angeles as Beverly-Fairfax, Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Beverl...
Jeremy Wood has turned the normally mundane task of lawn mowing into an art process. For the past nine years, Wood kept his mother's yard perfectly manicured, tracking every single motorized lawnmower ride with a GPS, and then converting the data into "maps".
Through our friends at Azucar Surf we found this lovely surf house for sale. This house is for sale by owner Michael Lawson. This is what he has to say about it:
No matter how hot it gets in your home this summer, you can bet that it’s even hotter in your attic. All that heat in your attic gets transferred to the ceiling below, which will in turn heat the interior of your house.
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to patch stucco. Steps:
Hillie Marshall talks through various tips and advice on making sure you form a great relationship with your mother-in-law. Have a great relationship with your mother-in-law.
Martha shows Carson Kressley of Queer Eye how to make a gingerbread house. Warm, spicy gingerbread and sweet, sturdy royal icing serve as the brick and mortar for this classic holiday decoration. Gingerbread houses are actually quite easy to construct, especially if the gingerbread pieces are baked ahead of time. Once the gingerbread is done, gather all the materials needed to construct a finished home and place them in a decorative box. Template is on article part of video. Make a simple gin...
This ain't your mother's long hippie skirt from the '70s. While a few months ago we would have never thought we'd wear a dress longer than our knees, fall fashion is dictating that the long skirt - and by long we mean down to the ankles - is back in style.
We're tired of imitation foods. From the "substitute cheese" in our elementary school pizza to imitation crab, we're wondering where all the real food went and just what all those preservatives and genetically modified ingredients are doing to our bodies.
In this how-to video, Patti Behan shows you how to make a cute and darling flirty purse card with alcohol ink. She uses the Ranger's Adirondack Alcohol inks. She'll take you through each step of the card, from painting it purple to decorating it with dots. Make this card for your mother or your best friend!
Who would've guess you can clean your floors and exercise at the same time? Not to say that housecleaning isn't a workout in itself, but a real workout, a real intense workout, you can't get mopping or dusting. See how to get ripped abs doing this easy abdominal exercise in your house. You will actually get six pack abs and clean your house at the same time.
Martha makes her mother's delicious recipe for borscht, a traditional eastern European beet soup.You will need beets, coarse salt, dried mushrooms, vegetable stock,celery, parsley, garlic,sugar,lemon juice,sour cream, and chopped dill. Make borscht.
