Repair & Improve
Let The Money Pit lend a helping hand to your home improvements with articles covering every aspect of home repair and home improvement. From air conditioning and appliances, to windows and wood stoves, we've got information to help you tackle all your home projects.
Article Archive H
Happy Home Improvements
Contractors...Homeowners taking on a home improvement project receive a lot of promises. The contracts, change orders, project guarantees and product warranties w....
Heating Systems Can Kill
Chimneys, Heating...As the weather turns colder throughout much of the country, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission urges consumers to have a professional inspec....
High Tech Planning For Kitchen Remodeling
Appliances, Kitchen Remodeling...If home is where the heart is, kitchens are clearly one of the vital organs that converts house to home. Not surprisingly, kitchens are also among th....
High-Tech Window Options
Energy Savings, Fall, Spring, Summer, Windows & Skylights, Winter...If old, inefficient windows are beginning to affect your outlook, you’ll be glad to discover that evolving construction standards, the drive toward gr...
Holiday Gifts for Homeowners
Fall, Miscellaneous, Plumbing, Tools...The time has come to make your holiday gift list and check it twice, and it no doubt includes a few extra-nice homeowners and workshop warriors. Shop ...
Holiday Sparkle That Saves Energy
Decorating & Design, Electrical, Fall, Winter...Decking the halls with twinkling lights is a favorite holiday pastime, but one that can also pack a post-season shock when your electric bill arrives....
Home For The Holidays
Decorating & Design...Tom Kraeutler is the Home Improvement Editor for AOL. In this column, Tom offerrs tips to prep your home for holiday entertaining.Preparing your hom....
Home Improvement Finance Strategies
Miscellaneous...There are a lot of financing options out there, appropriate for everything from purchase of a new appliance to a complete kitchen redo. Here’s a look ...
Home Improvement Parks in the Garage
Garage, Spring...Your improvements around the house don’t stop with your house. April is National Car Care Month and a good time to keep your second largest investmen...
Home Improvement Projects with the Kids
Decks & Porches, Lawn & Garden, Miscellaneous, Outdoor Structures, Patio, Storage & Organization, Summer...With school out for summer and a list of seasonal projects ahead of you, don’t discount the potential value and fun of getting young do-it-yourselfers...
Home Improvement Safety For Pets
Buying, Selling or Building a Home, Contractors, Fall, Remodels & Additions, Tools...Fall is a busy time for home improvement projects, many of which you’ll probably be tackling outdoors during the last blast of good weather with the r...
Home Improvements By Number
Electrical, Heating, Insulation & Ventilation, Plumbing, Roofing, Siding, Windows & Skylights...You’ve probably heard it said dozens of times before “they don’t build ‘em like they used to”. Well, it’s true – and sometimes that’s a good thing! ....
Home Inspection Survival
Buying, Selling or Building a Home...It’s like a scene from a reality television show. Strangers arrive at your front door and dive into every nook and cranny of your personal space. F....
Home Repair Rip-off May Be Criminal
Contractors...When disputes arise over construction projects, consumers often find resolution is only available by going through long and complicated civil suits. ....
HOME SAFE HOME
Safety, Summer...Make sure you are staying safe where you most likely spend the most time – your home. ...
Home Safety During Summer Excursions
Air Conditioning, Appliances, Electrical, Plumbing, Safety, Summer...Summer is a hot season for home burglaries, with the numbers typically peaking in July and August, and being the victim of one can certainly ruin all ...
Home Safety For Seniors
Bath Remodeling, Electrical, Flooring, Heating, Safety...According to a recent survey by the American Association of Retired People (AARP), most seniors want to remain in their own homes as long as possible....
HOME SWEET MODULAR VACATION HOME
Buying, Selling or Building a Home, Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter...Second homes for seasonal leisure are a perennially popular investment, but the cost of new builds can send hopeful vacation homeowners packing back t...
Home Theater Basics
Appliances, Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter...Many a movie buff dreams of a theater of their own, and it’s now possible to create the perfectly personalized viewing experience with products create...
Hot Tips For Cool Summer Home Improvements
Air Conditioning, Appliances, Bugs, Pests & Rodents, Decks & Porches, Lawn & Garden, Patio...Tom Kraeutler and Leslie Segrete host The Money Pit, a nationally syndicated radio show that fields hundred of calls each week from listeners seeking...
Hot Tips For Cool Summers
Air Conditioning, Energy Savings, Heating, Mold, Roofing...A cool comfortable house is a welcome escape from summer heat. But often times you can be just as uncomfortable inside the home as outside. Whether....
Hot Tips For Warm Floors
Fall, Flooring, Heating, Winter...Like many of the best home design ideas, radiant heating is an approach with a long history. The Romans first used it to warm up enclosed spaces in th...
Hot Tips For Warm Winter Projects
Energy Savings, Heating, Insulation & Ventilation, Plumbing...In a recent broadcast of our nationally syndicated home improvement radio show The Money Pit, Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodwin warned that even his ....
How Green Is Your Countertop?
Kitchen Remodeling...Thanks to continual advances in the variety and quality of green building materials, there are more countertop options to choose from than ever before...
How Much House Can You Afford?
Buying, Selling or Building a Home, Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter...Tips on how to understand how much you can afford when buying a home....
How to Buy a Central AC System
Air Conditioning, Summer...Are lingering last-year memories of air conditioning breakdowns or indoor discomfort making you wonder if you should replace or install a central AC s...
How to Extend the Life of Your Deck
Decks & Porches, Summer...Every summer season, decks become the living and entertaining space of choice for many homeowners. However, before you pull out that table and umbrel...
How to Hire A Moving Company
Buying, Selling or Building a Home, Summer...As summer approaches, so does the great American moving season. More than half of all household moves are made between Memorial Day and Labor Day, and...
How To Install A Water Heater Blanket
Plumbing...Water Heaters are by their very nature, kind of dumb! They are designed to keep you water hot, regardless of whether you need it or not. This can r....
How To Protect Your Precious Power
Electrical, Storm Proofing...With increasing reliance on electrical power for every facet of life, consumers are being forced to look for new ways to protect both the quantity an....
HVAC Troubleshooting
Heating...With the way we take a home’s heating and cooling systems for granted, it’s easy to think that because you press a button and air flows, everything’s ...
Hybrids for the Home
Fall, Heating, Winter...Just as hybrid technology is driving consumer choices and transportation savings on the road, it’s also becoming an energy-saving solution for the com...
Article Archive
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Designed by: DVI | Developed by: Kurvits Media