Free
Expert Advice
for Your Home
 Don
Vandervort, a regular on HGTV's "The Fix," offers free advice, buying
guides, ideas and do-it-yourself help, in this one-stop source for home
repair, remodeling, home-improvement and home decorating information.
Hiring
a Contractor
Your home
may be your most valuable financial asset. That’s why it’s
important to be cautious when you hire someone to work on it. Finding a
competent and reliable contractor is the first step to a successful and
satisfying home improvement project.
ImproveNet
Through
it's exclusive comprehensive network of over 600,000 prescreened contractors
and designers, ImproveNet helps its users make good decisions about home
improvement projects. As a completely independent authority, ImproveNet
maintains its integrity, objectivity, and credibility.
Remodeling
Projects:
Cost vs. Value
Updating
and remodeling kitchens and baths will add the most value to your home. In some
instances, these projects could possibly return more than 100% of the cost if
the home is sold within a year.
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Energy Savers
A practical
guide on how to reduce your home energy use, with tips on insulation, heating
and cooling, lighting, landscaping, and much more.
Better
Homes & Gardens
Home Improvement Encyclopedia
Whether you're fixing a clogged drain,
building a deck, wiring that new addition, or adding landscape to your
yard--we've got the site for you. Search from more than 1,000 home improvement
tips that can save you time and money.
Kitchen & Bath
Consumer Resources
Excellent
online resource from the National Kitchen and Bath Association includes helpful
planning checklists, a guide to understanding the remodeling process, and
tips from the pros.
Popular Mechanics Homeowner's Clinic
You'll find the kind of concise, illustrated
how-to pieces you've come to expect from Popular Mechanics. There are sections
on solving household problems, how to make your house a safer, more comfortable
place to live, appliance care tips and woodworking projects.
Toiletology
101
Everything you ever wanted to know about .
. . you guessed it, your toilet! Stop by this unique site and you will probably
discover some things you probably never knew you needed to know about saving
money and water.
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