Consumer
Information Center: Housing - http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/housing.htm
Collection of home maintenance articles ranging from two to
thirty-six pages available for download or purchase. Most
include detailed information and illustrations. From the United
States Federal Consumer Information Center. |
Homestore.com: Home Improvement - http://homestore.com/HomeGarden/homeimprovement/default.asp
Project ideas and plans, with step-by-step instructions,
diagrams, and photographs on a wide variety of topics. |
Better
Homes and Gardens: House and Home - http://www.bhg.com/bhg/househome/index.jhtml
Comprehensive site with articles on home repairs, decorating,
and planning as well as glossaries, calculators, and basic
advice. |
DoItYourself.com - http://doityourself.com/
Tips on a wide variety of topics, including home construction,
gardens and yards, and home repair. |
Home Repair - http://homerepair.about.com/index.htm
Information on do-it-yourself projects or major renovations.
Offers time and money saving techniques, diagrams, and links to
other home repair sites. |
Home Ideas - http://www.homeideas.com/
Resource for home projects. Research projects using past issues
of Today's Homeowner magazine, request free product literature,
and link to over 700 industry websites. |
This
to That - http://www.thistothat.com
Advice about how to glue things to other things. They are given
with humor and good details. |
Home Maintenance and Repair - http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/mod02/master02.html
Advice and tips on hundreds of home maintenance and repair
topics from the Michigan State University Extension Service. |
BobVila.com - http://www.bobvila.com/
Home improvement projects, featured products, tip library,
bulletin board, designer tools, and information about television
programs hosted by Bob Vila. |
Home Tips - http://www.hometips.com/
Home repair and improvement advice and tips including "How Your
House Works", a manual by Don Vandervort, buying guides, ideas
for home and shop. |
National
Kitchen and Bath Association - http://www.nkba.org/
Information for consumers and trade professionals. Consumers can
locate design professionals, research design strategies, and
request a free remodeling planning kit. |
Be Constructive - http://www.beconstructive.com
Illustrated plans and instructions for wood construction from a
simple table to building a house. |
National
Association of the Remodeling Industry - http://www.nari.org/
Tips on planning, what to look for when hiring a pro. |
Handymanwire - http://www.handymanwire.com/
Collection of articles, tips, FAQs, and forums for a variety of
home improvement projects. |
Tipking.com: Handyman Tips - http://www.tipking.com/Tips/publish/Handyman.shtml
Brief suggestions and advice for solving a number of common
household problems. |
Remodel Online - http://www.remodelonline.com/
Remodeling, home improvement and gardening resources. |
Home Repair
Stuff - http://www.factsfacts.com/MyHomeRepair/
Frequently asked questions from the alt.home.repair newsgroup,
with plumbing, carpentry, and tool tips. |
Household Helper - http://www.household-helper.com
A site dedicated to helping the average person get answers to
common household problems. Free email answer service for
problems not covered. |
JimSalmon.com - Home Repair Clinic - http://www.jimsalmon.com
Home of Jim Salmon's Radio Show. Includes information about home
inspection, home improvements, home repairs, and do it yourself
resources. |
Better
Business Bureau: Home ImprovementTips - http://www.bbb.org/library/home-imp.asp
Provides advice on project planning, financing, and hiring a
contractor. |
The Natural Handyman - http://www.naturalhandyman.com/
Home repair help, humor, and encouragement through a collection
of articles and a newsletter. |
TIPSonDIY - http://www.tipsondiy.co.uk/
Tutorials and diagrams for a variety of home improvement
projects in six groups: handyman, builder, electrician,
decorator, carpenter, and plumber. |
411 Home Repair - http://www.411homerepair.com/
Collection of short articles offering tips for home repair,
gardens, tools, and appliances. |
Home Repairs - http://www.repair-home.com
Home repair tips, discussion forum and contractor search
utility. |
Home
Care - http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/homecare2/data/hc2.html
Tutorials on the maintenance and repair of home surfaces. From
patching holes to replacing mortar to removing stains. Including
interior and exterior walls, roofs, doors, and floors. |
Renovators Place - http://www.renovatorsplace.com
Guides for many facets of home renovation and design; from
hiring a contractor and getting financing to budgeting and
selecting cabinets, floors and tile. Emphasis on kitchen and
bath. |
AskToolTalk.com - http://www.asktooltalk.com/
Home improvement experts feature articles, product reviews,
links to manufacturers, and online shopping. |
HammerZone.com - http://www.hammerzone.com/
Photographs and step-by-step instructions for electrical,
plumbing, kitchen, bath, windows and doors, exterior, flooring,
and carpentry projects. |
Mobile Home Repair - http://www.mobilehomerepair.com
Advice; hardboard siding lawsuit update. |
Suite101.com: Home Renovations and HomeWorks - http://www.suite101.com/topics.cfm/643
Collection of short, monthly articles on a variety of home
improvement topics. |
Freddy Fix It - http://www.freddyfixit.co.za
Advice on projects including bricklaying, painting, plastering,
and glazing. Includes tools and materials needed for each task. |
Spiral Stair Plans - http://avanimation.avsupport.com/files/stair/Stair.htm
Spiral staircase plans for wood, instructing you step by step on
how to make your own spiral stairs. |
Mobile Home Doctor - http://www.mobilehomedoctor.com/
Short articles offering tips for repair and improvement specific
to mobile homes. Includes a tutorial on construction of mobile
homes. |
Diy Fix It - http://www.diyfixit.co.uk/
Collection of tips and advice covering building and repairs,
plumbing, tiling, electrical, wallpapering, painting, and
decorating. |
DIY Doctor - http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects.htm
Collection of articles and photographs covering a range of home
projects. |
Build Advice - http://www.buildadvice.com/
Short articles offering advice, information, and tips for a
variety of topics. |
Start
Remodeling - http://www.startremodeling.com/articles_tips.htm
Articles and tutorials on dozens of construction, home
improvement, and repair topics. |
DIYnot.com - http://www.diynot.com/
Forums and a large collection of tips and articles covering many
aspects of home improvement. Sections include decorating,
electricity, floors and stairs, home security, insulation,
plumbing, roofing, safety, tools and materials, and windows and
doors. |
DIYData.com - http://www.diydata.com/
Collection of short articles on topics including plumbing,
painting, tool usage, and other repair projects around the home. |
DIYonline.com - http://www.diyonline.com/
Articles and step-by-step tutorials with photographs for a wide
variety of home improvement projects, glossary, cost calculators
(United States-based), and design tools. |
Home Modification
Action Project - http://www.usc.edu/dept/gero/hmap/
Free resource for the elderly or disabled to find out the latest
in home modifications to create more accessibility in their
homes. |
Remodeling
Consultants - http://www.remodelingconsultants.com
Consumers guide to remodeling and construction book presentation
for anyone contemplating construction of any kind. |
Als Home
Improvement Center - http://alsnetbiz.com/homeimprovement/
Resource center with tips, articles, forums, shopping guides,
product reviews, and tutorials. |
Thumb and Hammer - http://www.geocities.com/thumbandhammer/index.html
An average do-it-yourselfer photo reviews of past projects.
Includes enlarging a closet door, exterior door replacement, and
basement re-model. |
Protecting Your Home Investments - http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/6040/index.htm
Information about contracting home improvement projects. |
Beaver
House Addition - http://adam_sb.tripod.com/beaveraddition/
Homeowner's journal of large, residential building addition
project spanning several years. Includes photographs,
descriptions, and stories. |
jackssmallengines.com - http://www.jackssmallengines.com/do_it_home.html
Do-it-yourself lawn mower care. |
Bruce's House
Project - http://www.birds-eye.net/house/
A pictorial step by step story of a very large home remodeling
project. What when right, what went wrong and lessons learned. |
HomeIssues.com - http://www.homeissues.com/
Series of articles by a freelance writer on architecture,
remodeling, interiors, landscaping, health and safety, buying
and selling, and other issues facing homeowners. |
Around the
House - http://www.theFUNplace.com/house/home/
Articles on pool maintenance, water softeners, lead exposure,
doors and windows, and heating safely. |
The
Fix Chicks - http://www.thefixchicks.com/
Geared toward the woman of the house. Includes articles on
several home improvement topics and discussion forums. |
ContractorGuy.com - http://www.contractorguy.com
Do-it-yourself articles and videos. Contractor referral
directory. |
HomeDoctor.net - http://HomeDoctor.net/
Short articles covering appliance repair, pest control,
electrical repairs, energy savings, and heating and cooling in
the home. Also includes discussion forums. |
FloorsTransformed.com: Ceramic Tile Installation - http://floorstransformed.com/
Tutorials with photographs and diagrams to install, repair, and
care for ceramic tile floors, walls, and counter tops. |
Wanna Learn: Home Repair - http://www.wannalearn.com/Home_and_Garden/Home_Repair/
Home repair tutorials, lessons, guides and tips on plumbing,
electrical systems, heating, flooring, and painting. |
KBDN.net - http://www.kitchen-bath-design.com
Contains articles and ideas on design and remodeling from
industry experts as well as information on cabinets, appliances,
plumbing, and woodworking. |
Resource
Central - http://www.resourcehelp.com/qserhome.htm
Home improvement resources to remodel or build a home including
home ideas and products. |
Mr Fix-It Inc - http://www.misterfix-it.com
Advice on home repair, home improvements and many do-it-yourself
projects. |
Home
Smart - http://www.homesmart.org
Basic tips from planning through completion. |
Renovation - 1901
Denver Square - http://www.interealm.com/house/
Homeowner's account of a major home remodeling. Includes
photographs, floor plans, and history of the home. |
Home Improvement
World - http://toolmanmike.freeservers.com
Tips and techniques on remodeling, renovation, lawn care, home
safety, wallcoverings, and tools for the home. Includes step by
step pictures. |
CyberYard:
Online Builder Calculator - http://www.cyberyard.com/calculators/
Collection of calculator tools for estimating quantities of
concrete, board footage, drywall, rise and rafter length,
insulation, paint coverage, siding, flooring, and roofing. |
Easy2diy - http://www.easy2diy.com
A comprehensive source of home improvement and home repair
instruction. |
HomeImprove.com - http://homeimprove.com/
Collection of short articles on dozens of home improvement and
repair topics. |
DIYanswers.com - http://www.diyanswers.com/
Provides brief advice using a question and answer format. |
Rafter Layout
with Log Timbers - http://getreal-estate.net/rafters/
Instructions and drawings explaining how to layout log rafters
using a steel square. |
Hometime: Home Office - http://www.hometime.com/projects/howto/quickprj/ps3offc1.htm
Short tutorial offering tips to design and build a home office,
from phone lines to tax breaks. |
Our Building
Project - http://www.ourbuildingproject.com
A day by day diary following the extension of a bedfordshire
property with links, tips, information and live web cam. |
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