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Spackle Your Way to New-Again Walls
Spackle can cure a wide range of little wall problems that often add up to a big chunk of your security deposit. So before you leave your campus digs or move house, take a little time out for quick corrective action. insinu8, Flickr When faced ...
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How to quickly fill small holes in your wall
Hanging posters and banners all over your apartment is great (how else are you going to show your love for Björk?), but when your lease runs up, and you're hoping to get your full deposit back, all those little holes in the wall can cause a bit of a ...
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Notes from a Renovation: Bathroom Makeover
This guest bathroom renovation took a weekend and totaled $1,000 (all fixtures included). Here's the scoop straight from the handy homeowner, Michael Phillipou. Michael Phillipou Overall, how much did the renovation come to? We spent ...
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DIY Disaster Doctor: Home Improvement "Break Through"
Tom Krauetler What's the fastest way to get to the front door from the second floor? Through the ceiling! While replacing the floor in an upstairs bathroom, this homeowner momentarily forgot the age-old carpenter's adage for strolls among exposed ...
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How I Lost Money Painting My House
Our writer tried to be thrifty and ended up losing $1,000. Here's how to avoid the same fate. I once had the brilliant idea that I could paint the interior of our rental condo myself. We were between tenants and the walls needed some freshening up ...
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Unusual Uses: Saran Wrap's 8 Surprising Uses
Photo: artindeepkoma, Flickr It's the thing with the cling: Saran Wrap! It's amazingly handy for covering leftovers and, of course, microwave dishes. But I recently discovered the slippery stuff has all kinds of other rather wonderful uses. Here are a ...
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