Home Repair & Maintenance

Basic Home Care
Tips and information for homeowners including pool maintenance, carbon monoxide and home seating safety, plumbing information, caulking doors and windows and replacing window glass and screens. Also featured is information about water softeners, lead exposure and indoor air pollution.

JimSalmon.com
This is the site of Jim Salmon, host of Home Repair Clinic at WHAM 1180 AM which is on Saturday mornings from 7 to 9:30. There is a phone number to call with home repair questions. The site has home repair articles, a home inspection page, a list of contractors, an email list, recommended books, and a poll. You can also find a list of Salmon's upcoming appearances. Salmon has information on his site not related to home repair such as content about the New York area.

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You Can Protect Outdoor Fountains from Winter Damage
Your garden fountain is a focal point for your back yard, and the last thing you want is for it to get damaged over the long, cold winter. By taking the time to implement a few simple steps, you can increase your chances of being able to enjoy it next summer. Draining, filing the basin, and covering your outdoor fountain are all parts of this necessary maintenance activity. It's important to protect your garden fountain in the summer months, too, and you will find suggestions to keeping it running well posted on this site as well.

Remember the Clear Protector when Performing DIY Auto Paint Body Repair Work
About.com offers this helpful video on the topic of protecting a paint job on a car after you have applied the color. It presents instructions for the right way to apply a clear protective top coat to keep it looking good.

How to Make Huge Bean Bag Chairs
Visitors to this site can learn how to make their own bean bag chairs. Instructions are offered for child size chairs as well as huge bean bags. Find out what fabric to choose for the project and what material you can substitute for beans. Instructions for sewing the bean bags have been provided.

How to Use a Copper Fire Pit
A copper fire pit is a wonderful choice for outdoor living that can provide hours of enjoyable use. This How-To list provides suggestions for choosing the right location, as well as what type of wood will provide an attractive aroma and keep bugs away, too. Find out why you should avoid overfilling the fire pit, as well as why you should use a screen every time you use the device.

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The Repair-Home.com Forum
Sometimes getting the help you need means asking questions in a forum filled with people who have been there, done that. That's what Repair-Home.com's Forum does—it allows you to ask questions about a wide range of home repair projects and get almost instant feedback from helpful, friendly people out there who have been in your situation and found the answers that you need. After all, there's no reason in the world for you to reinvent the wheel. Some of the forum topics where you can view questions and answers by other Do-It-Yourselfers include General Repair, Electrical Systems, Heating & Cooling, Roofing, Siding, Walls, Floors & Stairs, Doors & Windows, Household Appliances, Plumbing, Pools, and Landscaping. You can also ask questions and get answers about project costs (real costs from real people who have actually done the project), and you can get helpful comments about contractors. If you need a contractor, you can even find a qualified contractor in your area.

DoItYourSelf.com
Do-it-yourself home improvement and repair includes home improvement projects, hardware store, contractors, tool, home improvement how to, home repair, home repair projects, cleaning, stain removal, kitchen remodeling, plumbing, electrical, painting, gardening, and more. The site includes Community Forums hosted by home improvement and repair experts where you can ask questions and get answers.