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When you search “home improvement,” chances are good that you’re looking for DIY or home repair information, not fan info on the popular Tim Allen TV show. Now you can get focused home repair and improvement search results from the best, most helpful sites on the Web by using the Home Improvement Search Engine, brought […]

Are you thinking about buying a house? Considering the absurdly high home prices in most regions, it’s more important than ever to get the biggest possible bang for your buck (or 500,000 bucks, as the case may be). To do this, of course, you need to do plenty of shopping to make sure the homes […]

The reality of global warming has finally hit the mainstream. According to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the effects of global warming will continue for centuries–even if we could halt levels of C02 and other greenhouse gases at their current levels. Without a serious effort by the entire world, we will see […]

Brrr! Snow in Malibu!? In Southern California, we’re getting temperatures in the high 20s. The weather across the globe is getting stranger every season. For those who are suffering from the cold this winter, here are four tips:
1) Prevent pipes from freezing or thaw them if it’s too late.
2) Seal out the cold with weatherstripping. […]

This time of year, it’s easy to get caught up in the frantic holiday hubbub–finding the right gifts, waiting in long lines, wrapping until the wee hours. And, half the time, the gifts aren’t even quite right for the receivers. Let’s face it: holidays can be stressful, especially when gift giving is involved. How can […]

There’s nothing quite like listening to water drip throughout the night to spur you into a home repair task. In my case, the problem was with my relatively new shower. After turning off the valve, water would continue to drip…and drip…and drip..about 7 feet to the shower floor, where each drop made a nice “smack!” […]

How was your Thanksgiving? What a wonderful American tradition…time for taking stock of the abundance so many of us are blessed with. And it’s the gateway to the holiday season, a time for enjoying family, friends, and–of course–food.
Holidays are also a time when a kitchen appliance breakdown can be catastrophic. Pity the poor host […]