There will come a time when the project calls for sanding a surface to make it smooth. While there are plenty of hand sanding products you can use to get the job done, there’s nothing like a portable power sander [...] Read More »

In the first video on running electrical wire and cable through the wall, we ran wires up to a spot directly behind where our flat-panel TV is mounted. In this video, we’ll finish the job by installing an electrical box [...] Read More »

One of the best reasons for mounting your new flat panel TV on the wall is the sleek and stylish look that it gives the entire room. Just look at how it complements our fireplace. What’s not so sleek and [...] Read More »

In this video, we’re going to show you the proper way to prune and trim trees, bushes and shrubs. We’ll teach you the right way to cut tree limbs as well as the basics of pruning bushes and shrubs for [...] Read More »

Whether your water comes from a well or from a municipal water supply, you want it to be clear, you want it to be clean, and you want it to taste good. But that’s not always the case. So what [...] Read More »

According to the National Fire Protection Association, each year approximately 400,000 house fires are reported. What’s most alarming is that nearly 3,500 people are killed in house fires each year. Sadly, many fire prevention experts agree that the majority of [...] Read More »

In the first segment in our 2-part series on refinishing an antique, we stripped the old finish off of our end table and gave it a lacquer thinner sponge bath to remove any remaining paint and varnish stripper. While things [...] Read More »

In this first episode in our 2-part series on refinishing an antique, we’ll show you how to remove the existing finish and get it ready for sanding and applying a new finish. When you’re ready to move to the next [...] Read More »

In this final segment of our 3-part home weatherization series, we’ll be up in the attic preparing to add a layer of insulation. But before we start, we’ll be taking measures to make sure our insulation can achieve its maximum [...] Read More »