How-to

Installing a Faux Slate Roof

Re-roofing a house can be an overwhelming prospect. That said, there’s a lot of instant gratification in roofing, and if done on a beautiful day,…

How to Keep Your Workers Safe

Moving dirt seems like a simple task. Grab a shovel, rent an auger or backhoe, and lift that dirt out of your way. As a…

How to Solve the Smelly Bathtub Mystery

Question: There is a horrible rotten, smell in my bathroom that is centered around the whirlpool tub. I’ve cleaned the kid toys (we have a…

How to Avoid a Great Fall

Have you run so many trusses, sheathing and shingles that you think you could swagger across a tightrope strung above Niagara Falls—with your eyes clothes…

Understanding Mold

Question: I don’t get it. I’m from New England and we’re surrounded at every turn with old homes that have stood winter and summer for…

After the snowstorm: How-to

After being buried in the blizzard of 2010, residents of the Northeast are digging out of as much as two feet of snow. In the…

How to drive a screw like a pro

Ever wish you knew a carpenter’s secrets to driving screws perfectly every time? AOL’s DIYLife did too. Here’s what Mark revealed about this tricky technique.

Why does one tile make a funny noise?

Question: I just installed new tile in my front entry way. Seems like it came out just fine but there is one tile that makes…