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How to Install In-Wall Surround-Sound Speakers: DIY Tech If you follow my advice you won't make the mistakes I did, and you'll be done in about 3 hours.   |
Popular Mechanics
November 2007
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Hide Your Home Theater Gear: DIY Weekend Tech Project The flat-panel television has changed our expectations of what a home theater looks like. |
Home Toys
December 2005
David Frey |
How to Hide the Wires Most consumers agree that the best wire is a hidden wire. Here are three options to hiding yours. |
PC World
April 2004
Stan Miastkowski |
Conquer Multimedia-Center Cable Clutter Five steps to an orderly home theater and media center. |
PC Magazine
May 31, 2006
Eric S. Fellen |
Wire It Yourself Carving holes in walls may seem like a no-no, but it's the only way to run (and hide) Ethernet, television cables, and even extra power jacks. Here's how. |
Home Theater
July 2002
Mark Elson |
Speaking of Wire . . . Inside tips from the pros can save you hundreds of dollars in speaker-wire installation costs. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2008 |
Your 6-Step Action Plan to Brighter Closets How to install a 120-volt fixture in your dark closet |
This Old House
Joseph Truini |
Installing a Ceiling Fan A step-by-step guide to putting in a versatile and stylish fixture |
This Old House
Joseph Truini |
Fan Appreciation A step-by-step guide to installing a ceiling fan with light. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2007 |
5 Simple Steps to a New Light Switch in 10 Minutes With a few specific tools, you can handle the job even if you've never done basic electrical work. Here's how it's done. |
Popular Mechanics
November 25, 2009
Anthony Verducci |
How to Hang HDTVs Using Wall Anchors Techniques for small, lightweight and large, heavyweight sets. |
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Installing a Bathroom Vent Fan It's the best way to expel moisture-laden air and odors -- and we have step-by-step instructions for adding one. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2001 |
Bright Idea The range of outdoor lighting options runs from motion-sensing floodlights, to sodium-vapor yardlights, to low-voltage landscape lights and traditional lamp posts. Each meets a need, but it's the humble post light we'll focus on here... |
PC Magazine
August 30, 2006
Bill Machrone |
Quick & Easy Car Upgrades Add a backup camera to your car... Install a collision detector... |
This Old House
Anna Holbrook |
Clearing the Kitchen Air Want cleaner kitchen air? Replace that recirculating range hood with a ducted model. Here's how. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2000
Merle Henkenius |
Installing an Attic Fan You may not spend much time thinking about attic ventilation, but if you own your own home, you owe it to yourself to give the subject serious thought... |
Home Toys
October 2002
Bob Hetherington |
Avtrak Rotating A/V Equipment Rack Have you noticed how many wires are needed to set up even the simplest of home theater or stereo systems these days? If you have 3 or 4 components the back of the cabinet can turn into a quagmire of knotted cables that makes Einstein's hairdo look orderly. Enter the rotating A/V rack. |
Popular Mechanics
July 19, 2006
Anthony Verducci |
Learn How to Install a Car Radio Upgrading your car stereo is not as complicated as it seems. |
Popular Mechanics
January 1997 |
Installing A Sump Pump If you have water problems in your basement, the simplest solution may be to install a sump pump. |
PC World
September 2005
Dan Tynan |
I've Been to the Mountin' Top: Tips for Hanging Your HDTV Shopping for a big flat-panel HDTV is easy. Paying for it is a little more complicated. But the true challenge is figuring out where to put it once you get it home. |
This Old House
Mark Feirer |
Emergency Window Board-Up How to install plywood panels to keep flying debris at bay. |
Home Theater
March 26, 2002 |
Flat, Thin Cable Leaves No "Footprint" Speaker wiring is one of the most problematic aspects of any home theater installation. Many of the best grades of speaker cables are big and bulky, making them impossible to hide. DeCorp's new "FlatWire Ready" speaker wire, claimed to be the world's thinnest, may be the answer... |
This Old House
Steve Hayes |
Future-proof Wiring Feeding your home's ever-growing need for information-carrying capacity... |
Popular Mechanics
November 21, 2008
Joseph Truini |
5 Fast Lighting Upgrades: DIY Guy Under-cabinet task lighting... Recessed light fixture... Motion-sensor floodlight... Sconce lighting... Landscape pathway lights... |
Popular Mechanics
November 2000
Paul Weissler |
Replacing Spark Plug Wires Inexpensive boot pliers allow you to remove stuck plug wires without damage... |
| This Old House |
No Less Than 52 Skills You Need to Survive Homeownership From pulling nails without denting trim to getting a big paint spill off your carpet -- fast fix-it advice when it's time for you to do your homeowning duty. |
This Old House
Norm Abram |
All About Bits Master Carpenter Norm Abram offers these techniques for using drill bits. |
This Old House
Scott Gibson |
Light Up Your Kitchen Two easy ways to shed light on the hub of your home... |
This Old House
September 5, 2000
Scott Gibson |
Hang Tough All you need to know to secure anything to concrete, brick or stone... |
Home Toys
October 2004
Jesse Riling & Jeff Wolfgang |
Computer Cable Store The basic steps to installing your own basic wired home network using cabling and hardware. |
This Old House
Thomas Baker |
Cutting Wood Columns How to make a straight cut around a curved surface. |
Home Toys
June 2005
Nigel Brent |
Series & Parallel Speaker Wiring Here are some tips that describe the most popular method of wiring speakers. |
Science News
July 22, 2006 |
Science Safari: Black Hole Explorations What would it be like to orbit a black hole -- or even to fall into one? You can find out by exploring the world of black holes on a Web site created by a team at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore. |
Popular Mechanics
July 28, 2009
Jennifer Bogo |
How to Turn Bike Parts Into an Awesome Table This recycled creation is not only level and sturdy but also full of character. |
Home Toys
April 2005
Steve Faber |
How to Wire Your Home for Modern Entertainment and Control Systems As content delivery over broadband increases, especially with the advent of HDTV, bandwidth demands will skyrocket. Using a wired network will help ensure uninterrupted delivery of your favorite programming. |
Smithsonian
July 2005
Beth Horning |
The Power and the Glory The author bought an electric drill to get a tidier household. Then she found out about the secret sisterhood. |
This Old House
Max Alexander |
Cambridge Project House -- How to Pull Down a Wall General contractor Tom Silva and friends demonstrate how to take down an outdated carport by hand. |
PC Magazine
July 22, 2008
Griffith & Rist |
Build a Future-Proof Home Network Enter a new age of digital entertainment -- and avoid unnecessary upgrades and hassles -- by future-proofing your home network with the fastest high-end technology available. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2006
Pat Porzio |
Skill Set: Stripping Cable A few basic tools and a deft touch are all you need to do this work. |
Wired
October 2009
Tom Conlon |
Tiny, Easy-to-Build Weapons Annihilate Office Boredom Toy designer John Austin, who spent years miniaturizing firepower for G.I. Joe and Star Wars figurines, he describes how to cobble together a small-scale arsenal from supply-closet goodies. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2009
Harry Sawyers |
What's the Best Duct Tape? Abusive Lab Test A comparison of duct tape to three multipurpose tapes. A look at the tensile strength, tenacity of the adhesive and how it works after a week underwater for each tape. |
Wired
June 22, 2009
Bob Parks |
Tool: Diamond Core Drill Punches Holes in Reinforced Concrete A diamond core drill might be the best device for draining a bank vault -- second only to, say, a credit default swap. |
This Old House
August 2007
Amanda Lecky |
How to Avoid the Hidden Costs of Kitchen Remodeling Early investigation can help prevent busting your budget. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2006
Norman Becker |
Homeowners Clinic Expert Q & A Sticky doors... Good idea to remove snow from a ridge vent... Skylights more energy efficient than you think... Installing a water-channeling system beneath a deck... Home heartbeat... Nailmaster... Ready to roll... GE Silicone... etc. |
This Old House
Joseph Truini |
Electrical Upgrades, Part 3 The third home project in our series adds protection against electrocution. If your wiring is more than 20 years old, consider upgrading some outlets to GFCI. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
AquaDome Feeds Boston Bass With Solar Dinner Bell It may not be sporting, but researchers at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Mass., are training fish to swim into nets -- and doom themselves to the lemon-and-capers treatment. |
Home Toys
June 2006
Jeff Myatt |
Outdoor Sound Outdoor sound has its challenges and great rewards. Sound systems are all about the application, coverage and amplifier choice. If done right, it certainly beats dragging your speakers from the living room to the deck. |
Popular Mechanics
November 11, 2008 |
5 Quick Fixes for Hang-ups with Nuts, Bolts, Screws and Nails Tightening a loose wood screw... Removing a stubborn engine nut... Removing a painted-over screw... Hiding popped nails... Pulling a headless nail... etc. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2010
James Turner |
The Smart Power Strip A Web-enabled outlet tells you how much power an appliance is consuming and lets you turn it on and off remotely |
Popular Mechanics
February 10, 2009 |
Quick Fixes for Crumbling Walls Walls keep your house together, so don't let them fall apart! From wallpaper with bubbles to split wood siding, PM has easy solutions to make your walls look better, fast. |
