Here’s a quick-fix for locks and knobs that are hard to turn. Give them a sip of Teflon spray. Turn the knob or throw the bolt a bunch of times to get the lubricant inside the mechanism.
Related Posts
FRESHen up Your Home’s Exterior
Updating your home to reflect your personality and current design obsessions gives most of us glamour-visions of our kitchen, bathroom, media room… But when it…
21 Jan 2013
Installing Skylights
Skylights are a terrific addition to most living spaces, especially if they open. The natural light they let stream in is better than anything that…
24 Apr 2011
Easy Lawn Care
Want a healthier, greener lawn without having to do any extra work? Of course, who doesn’t. One of the simplest tricks I know is to…
19 Jun 2011
Live! Therma-Tru & Fypon show w/ Mark&Theresa
MyFixitUpLife’s Mark & Theresa Live! at the 67th International Builders’ Show in Orlando. January 13 @ 10am: Mark and Theresa are sharing what’s new from…
10 Jan 2011
How-to makeover our dining room so it’s not an air-tunnel
Despite the fact that it is inches away from a wood-burning stove, it’s the coldest and draftiest room in the house. It was time to makeover our dining room.
24 Nov 2008
Door decorating ideas: 3 ways to celebrate spring
Personalizing my front door for the season or holiday is a favorite and easy way to share a smile with neighbors and friends. I’ve been…
12 May 2014
Old House, New Roof—Before and After-Shock II
There’s more to the Before and After-Shock story—everything from customer service to insulation details, that I think are worth going into for old house…
03 May 2012
Are You Listening to Your Home? It’s Telling You What Exterior Colors To Use.
People often lament that choosing exterior colors is so much harder than picking colors for an interior when just the opposite is true. When choosing…
13 Sep 2012
Pressure Treated Pine: Decks, Docks, Porches, Play Sets, More
Used for porches and play-sets, plates and pilings, decks, docks and more there is hardly a more heavily worked, more deeply depended upon material in…
11 Feb 2011
Roof: Done Right, Done Once
When you see a raging wildfire race by, that’s one of those events that changes the way you see the world. And that’s what happened…
26 Aug 2011
Renovation tips: Keeping Doors Level
Question: I’m finishing a basement in an 80 year old house. I need to add a 30 foot partition wall to contain the mechanical area…
28 Oct 2010
Landscape Fabric
Question: I’m trying to win the war of weeds with a spot in my yard that has been over-run by all kinds of weeds creepy…
25 May 2011
Listen! DaVinci Roofscapes: An Explosion of Color
Listen to Mark and Theresa learn about DaVinci Roofscapes‘ new color studio with Kate Smith, color expert from Sensational Color. Wearing the company’s European Blend,…
25 Jan 2011
SunRise Solar Attic Fans: A Class Act
One way to know a company that believes in their product, understands how their product performs, and that they are being honest when they tout…
27 Jan 2012
MyFixitUpLife talk show: Weatherization & Hot Style from DuPont
MyFixitUpLife is taking you on an Extreme Makeover: The International Builders’ Show edition with senior producer Diane Korman inside the world of DuPont. We’ll be…
02 May 2011
