Since 1997, HomeTips has guided millions of homeowners with original, expert advice for DIY home improvement and repair. Founder Don Vandervort, a nationally recognized authority, has written more than 30 books and countless magazine articles, been a host on HGTV, and served as MSN's home improvement expert. MORE
Don Vandervort, CEO and founder of HomeTips.com, wrote his first home improvement book in the early 1970s and, since then, has authored, edited, or produced more than 30 books, including the 560-page Lowe's Complete Home Improvement & Repair, The Home Problem Solver (Perseus Books), Home Magazine's How Your House Works (Ballantine/Random House) and This Old House Complete Remodeling (Sunset).
Nationally recognized as a home improvement authority, Don was segment host on the Telly-award-winning HGTV show "The Fix," and has been featured as a home-improvement expert on Dan Rather's 48 Hours (CBS News), many segments of ABC Television's HOME show, and the HGTV shows "Help at Home" and "Working from Home." He was the home improvement guru on MSN.com for several years and has worked as a spokesperson for Proctor & Gamble and American Standard.