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I moved into a house whose previous owners had installed wall-to-wall carpeting. I want to keep the carpeting, but there...

There is some wall-to-wall carpeting on the basement floor of my house. The carpeting is glued to the concrete floor...

I removed a dirty old carpet that was left on the basement floor by the previous owners of my house....

I have wall-to-wall carpeting on both the first and second floors of my house. The carpeting is light in color,...

I moved into a new house where there are tiny pinholes in the grout between the tiles around the bathtub....

We have a stand-up shower stall in our basement, and would like to enlarge the shower space to run the...

I want to install a grab bar on the wall along my bathtub. Behind the ceramic tiles are steel studs....

I want to install ceramic tiles on the concrete floor in my basement. Right now the concrete floor is coated...

I plan to install ceramic tiles in the hallway on the second floor of my house. I have heard conflicting...

I have dark wood paneling in my basement. I don't want to replace it because it is in good condition,...

I recently removed some old wood paneling that had been nailed to my basement walls. The wood paneling is removed,...

I am living in a relatively new house. The wall in the vestibule has gathered a number of grooves and...

There is a crack where two walls meet at a 90° angle in my bedroom. A year ago I filled...

There are a number of cracks on the walls in my bedroom. I patched up the cracks last summer, but...

Our house was built in 1915. It has a number of cracks in the walls that run through several layers...

What is the best way to fix major dents and holes in plaster or drywall?

How do I prevent the wallboard behind the bathroom tiles from swelling up?

I want to cover the main beam in the basement, which is a steel I-beam, with drywall. I don't know...

I could never quite figure out where a vapor barrier should go, and now my renovator is talking to me...

My master bedroom is one of the coldest rooms in the house. The back wall of the closet in the...

There are what appear to be water marks running down from the corners where the wall and ceiling meet in...

I recently bought a 10-year-old house. A stucco wall runs from the basement ceiling halfway down the wall. I want...

I have a 30-year-old house with stucco exterior walls. I want to cover the walls with vinyl siding, but I...

I've chosen a nice, dark decor paint for my dining room, but it doesn't seem to cover the color of...

How can I increase the life of a paintbrush?

How do I protect wood when it is placed in a vise?

I have always put wood blocks between my clamps and workpieces to prevent marking the wood. I see that newer...

I would like to undertake some of the renovation of my house myself, but I realize that some jobs are...

We have a floor-to-ceiling fireplace made of rock. Over the years, the rock has been discolored from escaping smoke. I...