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Installing a channel drain Tools: If you have a lot of driveway to remove, consider renting a walk behind concrete saw.

Installing carpet tiles is easy, and since it’s a DIY-friendly job, it’s also affordable. Each tile is individually replaceable, making them ideal for houses with children and pets, where spills and accidents are likely to occur. What is Carpet Tile? Carpet tiles aren’t necessarily new, but their growth in popularity has many folks wondering what they are. Traditionally used in commercial environments because they’re easy to replace, carpet tiles are small pieces of carpet, usually between 18 and 24 inches square....

Hydronic radiant is typically a job for a pro, but there is a way you can DIY part of it. The key is to use a specially engineered foam panel from Schluter Systems called Bekotec. You lay the panels directly on the floor, press-fit PEX tubing into them, and add a thin layer of specially mixed concrete—five parts sand to one part portland cement. The panels provide a modest thermal break (R3), so you don’t have to install an extra layer of insulation....

How To Shingle a Shed Roof Keep in mind that you’ll have to repeat these steps for both sides of gabled roofs. Resources Tom replaced the roof shingles with GAF Royal Sovereign Charcoal Algae Resistant 3-Tab Roofing Shingles. He also added GAF FeltBuster 1000 sq. ft. Synthetic Roofing Underlayment Roll. GAF manufactures both of these products. Find roofing supplies at The Home Depot. Shopping list Plywood for damaged sheathing Drip edge Roofing underlayment Staples Nails Roofing shingles Scaffold planks Pencil Safety glasses...

Steps for Insulating Window Weight Pockets Materials Utility knife How to Insulate HVAC Ductwork

Read This Before You Insulate Your Attic It comes in a variety of different R-values depending on where you are in the country and how much insulation you need, and it can come either faced or unfaced. Tom recommends getting unfaced insulation, but if it’s only available faced, you can peel the label off and use it. Tom also discusses using cellulose insulation or using rigid foam insulation over floorboards to allow for storage and added insulation in an attic....

Steps for Painting a Radiator Materials Paint sprayer How to Build a Radiator Cover

Steps for Painting Bare Wood Step 1: Sand the Surface It may seem unnecessary to sand bare wood before painting, but stock lumber is often coated in a glaze to help protect it. Removing that coating will help the paint adhere. In addition, sanding opens the grain of the wood, which can also help with adhesion. This Old House Painter Mauro Henrique suggests using 150 grit sandpaper and then vacuuming and wiping the surface clean....

What is Mold? Mold (sometimes called mildew), is a type of fungus. It’s made up of small organisms that send out tiny spores to reproduce when they find somewhere wet. These spores can attach themselves to clothing, hair, shoes, or just travel on the wind — and you encounter them throughout your day, mostly without noticing. What Causes Mold to Grow in Basements? Mold loves temperatures between 60 and 80 degrees F, a little bit of moisture, some tasty surfaces to feed on, and plenty of room to grow—all of which the average basement supplies readily....

How to Replace a Fireplace Cover Note: It’s important that the fireplace be absolutely cool, with no embers or coals, so it’s best to wait several days after the last fire before attempting this job. How to Tile Over a Brick Fireplace Materials Garbage bag Fireplace doors Fireplace insulation Tools

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Whatever your motivation for bringing a ceiling fan into your home, it’s important to choose a model that’s the right size for your space and install it correctly. The installation process isn’t difficult if you’re replacing an old light fixture with the fan, but if wires have to be fished and circuits added, or the ceiling is higher than 10 feet, you may want to enlist the help of an electrician....

Nathan installed TEC Soft-Close cabinet hinges, which are manufactured by Grass USA. He recommends identifying the brand currently installed in the cabinets and replacing the hardware with that same brand, which is what he did in this case. Usually, that will require less work on the cabinet doors to get the new hardware to fit. For the drawer slides, Nathan installed 22” soft-close, full-extension, ball bearing, side-mount drawer slides, which are manufactured by Everbilt and sold at home centers....

Q: Previous owners moved the laundry room to the second floor and terminated the dryer vent in the attic space above, since it’s not near an exterior wall. What’s the best way to vent it to the outside? A: It’s become popular to put laundry rooms on the second floor for the convenience, but venting a clothes dryer into an attic is a big mistake. Warm, moist air from the vent creates a perfect climate for mold to grow on the roof framing, sheathing, and anything you’ve stored in the space....

Where Can You Watch Makers Channel? Stream This Old House Makers Channel for free anytime on The Roku Channel, #458, and for free anytime on Samsung TV Plus, Channel #1214.

He also showed an interconnect switch, which wires to the main breaker panel and allows the entire panel to be energized by the generator. Both of these should only be installed by a licensed electrician and can be purchased from an electrical supply house. Heath showed the GP6500 COSENSE portable generator, which has a built-in carbon monoxide detector and is manufactured by Generac. Shopping List: Portable generator

First, this type of cement will cure under water, which means that you don’t have to dry out the leak before stopping it. Second, is that hydraulic cement expands as it cures, so it tightens up cracks and seals the gaps around pipes. Tools:

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Why Are Japanese Saws Better? Many traits distinguish saws from East and West, but it all boils down to this: In Japan, you cut on the pull stroke. Pulling keeps the blade straight, so it can be thin—up to 75 percent slimmer than a Western blade, which must struggle to resist bending with every push. Since thin blades produce thin kerfs, Japanese saws remove less wood, produce less sawdust, and need less muscle power....