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Home Improvment
Building Your Own House: A Step-by-Step Guide
Building a house has an undeniable allure. A new house can be designed exactly to your specifications, allowing you to…
A Basic Guide to Home Electrical Wiring
AWG Max Current (Amps) 6 37 7 30 8 24 9 19 10 15 11 12 12 9.3 13 7.4…
Sewer Pipes Guide: PVC, ABS, Clay, Iron, & Orangeburg
Buried sewer pipes on the property are rarely seen by most homeowners. Few, if any, homeowners ever elect to dig…
National Electrical Code (NEC) Rules for Outdoor Wiring
The National Electrical Code (NEC) includes many specific requirements for installation of outdoor circuits and equipment. With outdoor wiring, the…
How to Splice Electrical Circuit Wires
Wire splicing is a standard electrical procedure that allows you to extend wires and add devices, while often reducing drywall…
Compare Countertop Materials: Solid Surface, Quartz, and Granite
Solid Surface Quartz Slab Granite What Is It? Synthetic countertop Minerals and resins All stone Brand Names Corian, Formica…
How to Fix a Slow Sink Drain: 7 Methods
Clean the Stopper Remove and clean the stopper. A pop-up drain stopper and the sloped shape of the sink are…
The 8 Best Paint Edgers of 2024
Paint edgers are useful for creating clean lines along trim edges rather than painting an entire wall or ceiling. They…
What’s the Difference Between 3 Prong vs 4 Prong Dryer Outlets?
Electric dryers use so much energy that they run on 240V current: twice the amount of a regular wall outlet.…
How to Install Hardwired Smoke Detectors
Smoke detectors are required by the residential electrical code nearly everywhere, and for good reason: Research demonstrates that smoke detectors…
How to Repair Chipped Paint
Chipped paint on your house’s interior or exterior is not only an obstacle to painting, but it also poses a…
10 Best Basement Floors
Even when the weather is dry, basement flooring does not follow standard rules. Due to its proximity to the ground,…