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Home Exteriors & Framework
The exterior of your home is just as important as what goes on indoors. Learn about different types of siding, exterior paints and roofing materials.
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How and When to Clean Your Chimney
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Beat Back Ice Dams and Frozen Pipes This Winter
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9 Clever Ways to Hide Your Home's Eyesores
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Water in Crawl Space: Its Sources and How to Remove It
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Free Floor Plans for Small Houses
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13 Steps to Full Home Renovation
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Get Your Home Ready for Winter Now
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Can You Paint Your House in Humidity?
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Steps to Building Your House
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Standing Seam Metal Roof Basics Before You Buy
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Lowe's vs. Home Depot: Weighing the Differences
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How to Paint a House When It Rains
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How to Pressure Wash Your House Before Painting It
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Is Rolled Roofing Your Ticket to an Ultra-Cheap Roof?
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HardiePlank Siding: Gorgeous Stuff, But Is it Worth the High Cost?
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The Most Popular Siding Choices for the Home
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How to Remove Asbestos Siding Safely—By Yourself
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Choosing the Right Extension Cord Is a Safety Issue
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Is Microlam or LVL the "Miracle" Lumber?
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5-Step Guide to Repairing a Hole in a Metal Roof System
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What Are the 5 Best Brands of Fiber-Cement Siding for Your Home?
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Tuckpointing Mortar Joints Made Easy
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Should You Build That House Addition? Maybe Not...
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How to Remove a Brick from a Wall
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How Do You Prevent and Remove Ice Dams?
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Modern Concrete Paver Walkway Ideas
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9 Facts About Metal Roofing For Homes
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House Bump Out: Can This Micro-Addition Add Space for Less Cost?
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HardiePlank vs Vinyl Siding: 5 Factors Help You Choose
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What Are The Best Roofing Materials For Longevity?
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9 Facts You Cannot Ignore About Removing Load-Bearing Walls
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What Are the Best and Worst Ways To Add Space To Your House?
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Cleaning Your House Siding Before Painting: Manual vs. Power Washer
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The Ultimate Troubleshooting Guide to Roof Repair
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Cut Down on Costs by Replacing Asphalt Shingles Yourself
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What Kind of Roofing Materials Will You Use?
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What You Should Know About Roofing Replacement
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How to Break up Concrete by Hand
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The 5 Most Common Problem Areas of a Roof System
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How to Repair Your Flat Asphalt Roof
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Overview of Leaf Gutter Guard Systems
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How to Use and Remove Wall Anchor Screws
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Facts About Building Permits You Don't Know
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Paint Taping vs. Cutting In: Which One Is Best?
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How to Lay a Retaining Wall with Blocks
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Can You Install Stone Veneer Over Brick?
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Sunrooms as an Alternative to Full Room Additions
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Important Points To Consider for Whole-House Remodeling
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Room Additions: Advice on Working With Contractors
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How to Build a Full-Scale House Addition
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Sears Home Improvement: Basics and Review
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Yes, Remodeling Contractor Licenses Matter. But Less Than You Think.
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Fence Building Law: Cost Sharing, Notifications, and Code
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How to Stiffen Deck Floor Joists
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How to Hand-Nail With Concrete Nails
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Step Away From The Hammer: 7 Reasons NOT To Remodel Your Home
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Looks Like Stone, Behaves Like Concrete: What's Stamped Concrete?
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Right-Of-Entry or Not: Can a Surveyor Legally Enter Your Property?
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Need an Extra Hand? Hire a Day Laborer Safely, Legally.
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Might Building an Addition Destroy Your Marriage?
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I Never Understood Ice Dam Protection Until I Installed It
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14 Weird Remodeling Tricks That Get You Out of a Jam
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What to Know About The History of Asbestos Shingles
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Best Online Calculators for Siding, Tile, Roofing, and Counters
