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Popular Mechanics
March 2006
Norman Becker |
Homeowners Clinic Expert Q & A Sealing a leak around conduit in the foundation wall... Making a Kohler toilet flush properly... Insulate exposed oil supply lines in the winter?... Preventing water evaporation from toilets, sink traps and floor drains... Can a light-fixture dimmer switch be used for a ceiling fan?... etc.   |
Popular Mechanics
November 2009 |
How to Install a Plastic Laminate Backsplash Plastic laminate makes a great backsplash, but there are a few things to keep in mind. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2006
Joseph Truini |
Fast Fixes 14 shortcut repairs to keep your house in shape, and 9 tips to avoid needing repairs in the first place. |
Popular Mechanics
February 24, 2009 |
6 Household Tips To Keep Handrails, Counters and Baseboards Together It's amazing how many small structural things can go wrong around your house. Whether it's the front-door lock that won't let you into your own home, or the cracked window that won't keep the cold out. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2006
Becker & Lego |
Homeowner's Clinic How to tackle termites in your home... How to maximize protection on your roof deck... Building a cellar door for a recessed basement entry... How to make electrical rewiring more affordable... Fix cabinet doors... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
July 7, 2009 |
7 Easy Repairs for Broken Wood Furniture Should you repair it or throw it out? |
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. |
Popular Mechanics
January 27, 2009 |
7 Quick Fixes for Broken and Stuck Windows For most home repairs there's no need to call for a repairman. The solution lies in tapping your ingenuity and using a few common household materials in innovative ways. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2004 |
PM Tips & Hints Overpainting muntins on your multipane windows... Homemade wood filler... |
Popular Mechanics
July 22, 2009 |
8 Quick Fixes For Your Worn Out Table and Chairs Brilliant ideas that can work on any piece of furniture. |
This Old House
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. |
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. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2007
Roy Berendsohn |
How to Choose the Right Tape: Know Your Stuff Tapes that range from ho-hum films with an adhesive layer to specialized products that leave glue behind after a backing is peeled away. |
This Old House
Andy Engel |
Wide World of Epoxy Because of their unrivaled adhesive strength and ability to resist water and chemicals, epoxies are well suited for outdoor wood repairs. |
Popular Mechanics
November 4, 2008 |
10 Quick Fixes: Improvise with Time-Saving Tool Tips The pros know it's often the simplest household item that can make an existing tool work better -- or substitute in a pinch for a more expensive piece of equipment you might only use once in a lifetime. |
This Old House
Erica Sanders |
The Silent Treatment Taking the squeak out of wood floors... |
Popular Mechanics
February 2007
John Decker |
How to Fix Your Dented Car Door: Saturday Mechanic Thanks to modern, specifically designed adhesives, which are available to backyard mechanics, door reskinning is something you can do at home. |
Popular Mechanics
January 6, 2009 |
Cheap Homemade Remedies to Clean Home Appliances How to remove caked-on dirt and more from the the grill, the microwave, the dishwasher, glass shower doors and other challenging surfaces. |
This Old House
Thomas Baker |
Plaster Repair Made Easier A new product that reattaches plaster without leaving behind difficult-to-disguise bumps. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2008
Neal Barrett |
How to Build a Poker Table: Simple DIY Woodworking Project Step-by step plans to make a table for high stakes poker, with master-level blueprints and photos for every notch. |
Popular Mechanics
May 1999
Rosario Capotosto |
Building a Bookcase |
Popular Mechanics
April 2006 |
Glues Clues Our favorite science skeptics share their hard-won knowledge on the wonders -- and unorthodox uses -- of adhesives. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2008 |
20 Minute Solutions: Quick Home Fixes, Upgrades and Instant Organizers Jazz up your kitchen... Quiet doors and hinges... Freshen your bath... etc. |
This Old House
Michelle Brunner |
Vintage Screen-Door Charm on a Budget Add wood stock details to a simple door for a handsome upgrade. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2003 |
Monthly Tips And Hints Plastic Bag Covers Paint Tray... Glue Applicator... Hacksaw Blade Cover... Helping Hands... Long-Distance Level |
Chemistry World
May 8, 2013
Cara E Sutton |
Coming unstuck with DNA A DNA-based glue has been developed by scientists at the University of Illinois, US. The adhesive uses DNA base pair mimics that bind to each other more strongly than their natural counterparts and may lead to glues far more powerful than Super Glue. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
September 23, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Sometimes You Need a Pro Investors who don't have the skills, time, or confidence to manage their finances on their own would do well to seek a financial advisor. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2006
Neal Barrett |
Movable Feast A kitchen island design that combines harvest table charm with uptown style -- and the plans to make it. |
Popular Mechanics
October 3, 2008
Joseph Truini |
6 Great Countertops: How to Choose the Best Material Your choices include natural stones, solid-surfacing materials, plastic laminates, ceramic tile, wood, and concrete. Here's a brief look at each of them. |
This Old House
October 7, 2000
Scott Gibson |
CounterPoints Everything you need to know to decide on your next countertop. |
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Norm Abram |
Taking Care of Tools Rust busting, repairing cracked handles and praise for the Yankee screwdriver. |
This Old House
Don Vandervort |
Grand Openings The right door makes saving energy, improving security and enhancing the look of your home an open-and-shut case. |
This Old House
Merle Henkenius |
Wallpaper Repairs Made Easy Here are the three most common wall-paper repairs: loose seams, punctures and trapped air bubbles. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2007
Tom Klenck |
Planing Thin Stock: Master-Level Woodworking Tip Here's a simple solution to planing wood thinner than the machine's capacity. |
This Old House
Jeanne Huber |
In the Clear See-through exterior finishes weatherproof your wood... |
Popular Mechanics
January 2004
Mike Allen |
Removing Bumper Stickers, Window Tinting And Pinstripes Here are some tried-and-true, relatively simple but effective techniques. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2006
Mike Allen |
Saturday Mechanic: Reattaching a Rearview Mirror Replacing a rearview mirror is straightforward; you probably won't need any tools beyond a screwdriver and an Allen wrench. |
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. |
Chemistry World
July 26, 2006
Victoria Gill |
Reversible Glue `De-Bonds' at the Touch of a Button A new kind of superglue that uses nanoscale magnetic particles to bond and de-bond on command has been developed. |
Popular Mechanics
April 3, 2009
Joseph Truini |
5 Do-it-Yourself Flooring Options Flooring alternatives are explored with the drawbacks and advantages of each. |
This Old House
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... |
This Old House
Josh Garskof |
Simple Kitchen Makeovers You don't have to start over to give your kitchen a face-lift. Here's a rundown of options for simple upgrades. |
This Old House
Megan Baker |
Fast Fixes for Floor Scratches Minimize the signs of wear and tear with these easy repairs. |
Chemistry World
September 4, 2014
Debbie Houghton |
Waste office paper comes to a sticky end A process for generating aluminium -- aluminium bonding adhesives from waste office paper could give a purpose to paper than can no longer be recycled into more paper. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2009 |
How to Fix a Cracked Windshield Washer-Fluid Reservoir Also, removing stuck fasteners. |
Chemistry World
July 30, 2014
James Urquhart |
Underwater self-healing polymer mimics mussels A common acrylic polymer used in biomedical applications and as a substitute for glass has been given the ability to completely self-heal underwater by US researchers. |
Popular Mechanics
January 11, 2005
Neal Barrett |
Hold The Starch Learn how to fix a dent in a piece of wood. |
Chemistry World
February 16, 2015
Phillip Broadwith |
US approves internal tissue glue TissuGlu from Cohera Medical is already approved in Europe, but is the first internal adhesive to be approved in the US. |
Food Engineering
March 1, 2008 |
Adhesive melter/feeder Integrated melter and adhesive feed system designed to reduce clogged adhesive nozzles and deliver consistent bonding. |
