Home Maintenance & Repairs

Grab your toolbox! Here's how to do common household maintenance and repairs yourself, from fixing a leaky faucet and patching up holes in the wall to touching up paint and flushing out your water heater.

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How to Get Rid of Mosquitoes in Your Backyard
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6 Easy Home Improvement Projects You Can Do in a Weekend
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How to Clean a Shower Drain (and Prevent It From Smelling)
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How to Paint a Front Door—and Elevate Your Home's Curb Appeal
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Can You Clean a HEPA Filter? Here's What Experts Have to Say
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The Difference Between a Renovation and a Remodel, According to Pros
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Should You Renovate Your Home All at Once or in Pieces?
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4 Affordable Alternatives to Wood Flooring That Look Just Like the Real Thing
The Best Paint Colors for Summer, According to Google
These Are the Hottest Paint Colors Right Now, According to Google
How to Pick a Landscape Designer, Landscaping Company, or Landscape Professional
How to Pick a Landscape Designer Who Can Give You the Yard of Your Dreams
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Why a Steam Shower Should Be the Next Luxurious Addition to Your Bathroom
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Forget Accent Walls—This Paint Trend Is Taking Over
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Home Renovations Can Be Seriously Stressful—Here Are 5 Tips for Managing Anxiety
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Refrigerator Maintenance Steps You Should Know to Save on Energy Costs
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How to Clean Your Air Conditioner So It Runs Like New All Summer
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Daylight Saving Time Starts This Weekend—Here Are 7 Annual Home Tasks to Tackle Right Now
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How Much Money You Need to Buy a House—Beyond the Down Payment
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House Fire Prevention and Safety Tips to Help Keep Your Home Safe
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How to Clean a Fireplace
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How to Budget for Maintenance and Repairs When Buying a Home
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How to Defrost a Freezer—the Simplest Way Possible
Clear the Air: How Air Filtration Turned from the Least Sexy Feature in Our Homes to the Most Important
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Supplemental Insurance Plans That Are Worth the Money—and a Few to Skip
Buying and Restoring an Old House: red brick colonial
5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Buying (and Restoring) an Old House
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How Much Value Does a Pool Really Add to Your Home?
What to Do When the Power Goes Out, power cords
What to Do When the Power Goes Out
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5 Things You Can Do to Extend the Life of Your Dishwasher
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Sanity-Saving Strategies to Make Living Through a Home Renovation Easier
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Moving This Year? Here's How to Keep Your New Home Safe
Almost Half of People Pay More Than Asking Price for Their Homes—Follow These Tips to Avoid Being One of Them
Almost Half of People Pay More Than Asking Price for Their Homes—Follow These Tips to Avoid Being One of Them
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How to Prevent Frozen Pipes in Cold Weather
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Board and Batten Siding Is Trending—Here's Why You'll Love It, Too
Home Remodeling Costs: Here’s What $5,000 Will Get You in a Home Remodel
Here's What $5,000 Will Get You in a Home Remodel
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Is It Better to Remodel or Move? We Compare Both Options
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10 Steps to Make Sure Your Home Is Ready for Winter
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A Few States Will Protect You from Buying a Haunted House—Does Yours?
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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Is Back—and Fair Warning, It Will Make You Cry
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Hosting This Holiday Season? Here's How to Get Your Home Ready, One Step at a Time
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9 Basic Home Maintenance How-tos Everyone Should Know
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6 Easy Ways to Make Your Home Safer During Quarantine
How to clean gutters - supplies, steps, and more
How to Clean Gutters
You Don’t Have to Go All Out on a Remodel to Make it Worthwhile, According to a New Study
Good News: Scrimping on a Home Remodel May Actually Pay Off
PSA: You Should Be Changing Your Ceiling Fan's Direction in the Summer
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6 Low-Cost Ways to Make Your Home Cooler—and Save on Your Electric Bill
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All the Parts of a Window You Need to Know About—and Why They Matter
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2 Million Dehumidifiers Recalled Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
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Interior Sliding Barn Doors Work in Every Home—Here's Proof
Floor Touch-Up Pen From Amazon
I Found a Quick Fix for Scratched Wood Floors—and It's This Inexpensive Marker From Amazon
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Is Buying a Fixer Upper the Key to Getting the Home of Your Dreams?
This New Way To Sell Your House Will Save You a Lot of Time
There's a New Way to Sell Your House–And It Will Save You a Lot of Time
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5 Simple Ways to Keep Hardwood Floors Looking Good as New All Winter Long
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5 Essential Paint Calculators to Use Before Your Next Paint Project
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A Home Warranty Is Different From Homeowners Insurance—Here's What It Covers
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How to Remove Icicles Safely (and Easily!)
What to Know Before Paying for Gutter Cleaning and Repairs
What You Should Know Before Hiring Someone to Work on Your Gutters
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Tool Kit Checklist
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7 Dark Paint Colors That Give Rooms a Striking  Personality
How to Oil Cutting Board and Wood Furniture
How to Oil Your Wood Furniture and Cutting Boards

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