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Ice Is Leaking Through the Top of My Slider Patio Door
Sliding glass doors are popular additions to patio projects because they allow you and your guests to easily look out onto the patio and enjoy it even when indoors. However, in the winter months, patio doors may be subject to problems connected with ice and leaks. If your patio door was not properly
How to Remove Concrete Roof Tile
Roof tiles are a commonly used roofing material, as they offer a wider variety of colors and styles, while also offering better defense against the elements and fire. Concrete roof tiles are a common and effective alternative to the (usually) high-priced clay tiles, while offering an almost identica
How to Design Basic House Plans
Today's amateur house designers have a wealth of resources to help them design their own home, including free floor plans and design applets on the Web. It's possible to create a workable first plan by simply playing around with such applets. However, selecting from an existing design, then modifyin
Is There a Coating I Can Put on a Composition Roof to Make It Last Longer?
Composite shingles, a common roofing material made of adhered granules of fiberglass or plastic, come in a variety of colors and shapes as a cheaper alternative to wood or slate. Though treatments exist for keeping your composite shingles moss-free -- hence, longer-living -- the shingles can be dama
How to Lay a Concrete Path
Pouring your own concrete path is not nearly as difficult as some would think. In fact, this is a great do-it-yourself project for the first time homeowner. Concrete paths can lead from the sidewalk to your front door or anywhere else in your yard. You can plant grass next to the concrete path or yo
How to Change Batteries in a Mini Maglite
A Mini Maglite is a line of small flashlights manufactured by Maglite. The flashlights feature LED lights and are powered by alkaline batteries. Depending on the model of Mini Maglite flashlight, the flashlight may use two or three AA or AAA batteries. The batteries should be replaced with new batte
How to Apply Hardwood Flooring Around Door Facings
Installing hardwood flooring around a door facing can be difficult. Many homeowners find that installing a hardwood floor is achievable. However, these same homeowners may struggle to cut the flooring to fit around their door facings. Learning how to cut the door jamb and casing will help homeowner
How to Repair and Patch a Roof
If your roof has sprung a leak, you might consider patching the leak yourself if you have a roof that's not dangerously steep. If your roof has a steep pitch and a serious leak, hire a contractor to handle the job. Sometimes roof shingles fall off during a storm or begin to curl from age, which can
Cobra Snow Country Installation Instructions
Cobra Snow Country ridge vents are installed along the tops of roofs, across the ridge. They come in rolls or 4-foot sections and are important for a long-lasting roof. The vents are used for attic ventilation, removing heat and moisture to protect your roof from excess deterioration. They also limi
How to Insulate Sliding Glass Doors
It's important to make certain you have updated the insulation on your patio's sliding glass door. These doors typically have a high heat loss because the glass is so large. Old doors may not have been sealed right to begin with, and even some new doors can benefit from extra insulation.
How to Get Rid of Centipedes in Old Hardwood Flooring
Centipedes, sometimes called "hundred-leggers," are most often found in damp places such as gardens and under stones, mulch and logs. However, sometimes centipedes make their way into homes. If a centipede has entered your home, it will spend the day hiding in dark cracks and crevices, such as those
How to Decorate a Bathroom as the Cincinnati Bengals
Decorate your bathroom with a Cincinnati Bengals theme if you or someone in your home is a devoted fan of the NFL team. Go all out with the orange and black colors, tiger stripes and official NFL decor or add a few accessories that transform the bathroom without any major, permanent markings, such a
How to Get Hardwood Floors to Stop Squeaking
That squeak in hardwood flooring may be an annoying and all-too-common occurrence in many homes. The incessant squeaking is caused by several factors. The first of which is that the floor is "giving" as you walk on it and may be coming into contact with the beam underneath. The second poss
How to Install Parquet Flooring Over a Wood Floor With Polyurethane
Parquet floors are square tiles made of wood. Like ceramic tile floors, they’re installed in a grid pattern that starts in the center of the floors and are secured to the underlayment with adhesive. Like wood plank floors, they’re held to each other at the sides by a tongue-and-groove sy
How to Add a Vertical Divider in a Cabinet
Large, flat kitchen items such as cookie sheets, cutting boards and platters can be difficult to store and access. Installing a vertical divider in a cabinet provides a dedicated storage area for these items that allows quick, trouble-free access. The divider consists of a thin sheet of hardboard th
Bathroom Ideas With Bamboo
Bamboo can grow up to 12 inches per day in the right conditions.bamboo image by fotografiche.eu from Fotolia.comBamboo is an excellent environmentally friendly choice for bathroom decor because it grows very quickly and is easy to replant after harvesting. Bamboo is also ideal for the...
How to Reset a Jeep Oil Light
Many Jeep vehicles track the intervals between oil changes to alert the driver when the next oil change is needed. A light illuminates on the control panel when the internal system determines it is time for an oil change. Most Jeep mechanics reset the oil light as part of the oil change service. If
Creative Things to Do With Champagne Glasses
A layered dessert looks elegant in a fluted champagne glass.classic crystal champagne glass on black image by Gleb Semenjuk from Fotolia.comChampagne glasses have more uses than just holding a glass of the bubbly. Their simple elegance and unique shape make them perfect for dramatic...
How to Install Laminate Flooring for Beginners
Installing flooring of any kind was once a job strictly for professionals, and some types of flooring still are. However, other modern systems of flooring are made to assemble so easily that an average homeowner with little carpentry experience can do it. Laminate flooring today is sold in glueless
How to Install the Backer Board for Bath Tile
The proper installation of ceramic tile in a high-moisture application, such as a shower or bath enclosure, protects the wall framing and works to seal the tile substrate from water penetration. This protection begins with a cement backer board substrate to which the ceramic tile is applied, and the