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November 2008
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How To Refinish Hardwood Floors With Water-Based Finishes: Homeowner's Clinic Can a homeowner handle the job? Definitely.   |
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Cleaning Dos and Don'ts for a Painted Hardwood Floor A flooring expert offers tips for caring for your painted wood floor. |
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Hendley Badcock |
TLC for Painted Wood Floors Consider these dos and don'ts for caring for your wood floor. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2007
Norman Becker, P.E. |
How to Repaint a Wood Floor When you should -- and shouldn't -- repaint a floor. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2006
Thomas Klenck |
Smooth Operators What to look for in power sanders and which are the best. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2007
Norman Becker |
How to Remove a Popcorn Ceiling: Homeowners Clinic The best way to remove popcorn finish texture from your home's ceiling. |
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Josh Garskof |
Old Cabinets, New Color How to transform your kitchen cabinets with a paintbrush instead of a sprayer. |
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John Kelsey |
Choosing and Using a Random-Orbit Sander The tool that takes the hassle out of sanding wood |
Popular Mechanics
February 17, 2009 |
7 Fast Fixes for Scratched, Burnt and Squeaky Floors Here are some tips for fixing floor blisters and scuffs, burnt carpet and broken ceramic floor tiles. |
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December 30, 2008 |
How to Get Stains out of Any Floor How to remove carpet dents, floor scuffs, and difficult stains, such as those from blood, wine and pets. |
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Fran J. Donegan |
Deck Defense A guide to the cleaners, finishes and techniques for making your deck look new again... |
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How to Repair Dog Damage to Wood Flooring Scratches and stains are the hallmarks of dog ownership. But you can fix the damage done -- and minimize the chance of future mishaps |
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Stripping Painted Furniture Sometimes ugly is only skin deep. Getting under those layers of old paint might reveal a valuable piece of furniture. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2007
John Decker |
How to Repair Your Car Scratch: Saturday Mechanic This new step-by-step DIY guide walks you through diagnosing and repairing the dreaded car scratch. |
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Sal Vaglica |
All About Engineered Wood Floors It's a dead ringer for solid wood, faster to install, and less prone to moisture damage. Experts help you decide which high-tech, low-fuss boards are best for your application and style. |
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Tom Silva |
Picking the Perfect Floor When choosing a new floor for your home, asking yourself a few key questions at the beginning can dramatically increase your satisfaction in the end... |
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Justin Becker |
How To: Clean Your Place In 15 Minutes Along with doing the laundry and cooking a meal, cleaning your apartment is probably one of the most hated tasks in the world |
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Megan Baker |
Fast Fixes for Floor Scratches Minimize the signs of wear and tear with these easy repairs. |
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Scott H. Schilling |
Refresh Your Deck Bringing luster back to weather-beaten wood. |
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Michelle Brunner |
Must-Know Tips for Dust-Busting A cleaning expert dishes the dirt on project cleanup. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2007
Joseph Truini |
How to Build a Hardwood Floor This Weekend Step-by-step instructions for installing a DIY-friendly floating floor. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2009
Harry Sawyers |
The Science of Flooring: DIY Guide Advances in flooring technology have finally leveled the field. Here's a look at past and present. |
PC World
September 18, 2002
Kirk Steers |
Top Tips for PC Hygiene PCs, like furniture, collect dust and grime -- but unlike a chair or desk, your computer can malfunction if not cleaned periodically. Here's how. |
AskMen.com
Ross Bonander |
How To: Spring Clean Efficiently From the foyer to the 'fridge, from the closets to the chandelier, what you need, and need to know, for a good Spring cleaning. |
Home Toys
December 2004 |
Next Generation of Central Vacuums offers Wet and Dry Cleaning. Built-in central vacuums are now a standard feature with many home builders. Through studies and experience, central vacuums have proven to remove more soil and dust from a home then traditional upright or canister vacuums. |
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Scott Gibson |
True Grit How to choose the right sandpaper for the job |
Food Processing
July 2009
Michael Jewell |
MRO Q&A: Is there a topcoat that can withstand excess water and harsh cleaning solutions without being stripped away? Methyl methacrylate flooring is a great choice for processing areas that undergo constant cleaning and sanitizing, as well as frequent and/or dramatic temperature changes. Here's why. |
Popular Mechanics
February 17, 2005
Merle Henkenius |
Drywall Repair Drywall is relatively simple to install and easy to repair. It's also easy to repair badly, which can leave a lumpy mess that declares "shoddy" to anyone who enters the room. |
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Richard Weir |
Fresh Faced Refinishing gives new life to an old porcelain tub... |
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Merle Henkenius |
Fixing a Squeaky Floor Squeaky floors driving you crazy? These easy, surefire fixes will quiet noisy hardwood and carpeted floors. |
Popular Mechanics
December 5, 2008
Joseph Truini |
5 Electric Sanders and 11 Tips for Using Them Information on all types of electric sanders |
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Jeanne Huber |
In the Clear See-through exterior finishes weatherproof your wood... |
Home Toys
April 2005
Larry Holben |
Total Room Home Theater: What is is? Prior to installing a new home theater, consideration needs to be given to everything from the ground up starting with the floor. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2002
Paul Weissler |
Storing Your Car A 2- to 4-month driving season followed by eight to 10 months of storage is something many car enthusiasts go through every year. You want to be able to store the vehicle without big expense, yet with minimum deterioration and an easy return to operation. |
This Old House
Sal Vaglica |
Break These Bad Homeowner Habits Bad homeowner habits could be undermining your house. Here's how to nip serial "oopses" in the bud -- and how to make them right |
Food Processing
April 2007
Mike Pehanich |
A really clean floor Advances in flooring and floor-cleaning technology make maintenance and sanitation easier and more effective than ever before. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2010
Roy Berendsohn |
How to Make a Slip-Proof Garage Floor: DIY Home Adding a pound of sand to a gallon of floor paint creates a slip-resistant coating. |
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Erica Sanders |
The Silent Treatment Taking the squeak out of wood floors... |
Food Engineering
February 1, 2008
Steve Bjerklie |
Floors: What Lays Beneath Flooring may be your plant's most crucial element. More food processors now color-code floors to distinguish areas of operation. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2007
Norman Becker |
Checklist: Basement Finishing, Waterproofing and De-Molding Before refinishing your basement, check to verify that none of the wall cavities or floor boards contain mold or moisture. |
Food Engineering
September 1, 2006
Richard F. Stier |
Form fits function Choosing whether to build a new plant or renovate or expand an existing one is based on any number of necessary functions. |
This Old House
March 5, 2000
Joseph Truini |
Beyond the Basic Floor One of the big advantages of laminate flooring is the ability to combine a wide variety of colors and patterns. Here's how. |
Food Engineering
February 1, 2009
Carla Zanetos Scully |
Sanitary, Safe & Long-lasting Floors Safety is the top priority for processors considering a new flooring installation. |
AskMen.com
April 22, 2003
Peter Richmond |
12 Essential Power Tools Here's a little tidbit power tool enthusiasts, like myself, keep to themselves. We hate lending out our tools. So stop asking to borrow them and get some of your own. Here is my list of essential shop tools every man should own. |
This Old House
May 2007
Sal Vaglica |
5 of the Best Nontoxic Cleaners You Aren't Using Pantry staples have long been the safest way to tackle minor fixes and cleanups around the house. |
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Scott Omelianuk |
Why You Should DIY Unto Others Our editor contemplates his ever-growing to-do list. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2005
Norman Becker, P.E. |
Homeowners Clinic Expert Q & A A professional engineer solves readers' dilemmas ranging from tree-root patio bulge to bracing a floor joist under a toilet. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2009 |
How to Fix Squeaky Brakes: DIY Auto Inadequate development at the manufacturer that leaves brake systems prone to noise can usually be overcome by a Saturday mechanic without totally re-engineering the braking system. Here's how. |
AskMen.com
April 9, 2003
Elliot Montgomery |
5 Ways To Spruce Up Your Bachelor Pad Certainly, the financial obstacles that exist for most young bachelors make high-style living somewhat of a challenge, but don't let a lack of space hinder your creativity; small rooms can be big on design without having to give in to an entire decorating overhaul. |
This Old House
Tim Snyder |
Give Your Feet a Treat This electric floor-heating system is relatively easy to install, won't leak, and doesn't cost a lot to operate. It can be installed wherever warm floors are appreciated, especially in bathrooms, mudrooms and kitchens. |
