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Maintenance and Repair

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A Better Way to Suck Up Drywall Dust Tip: A Better Way to Suck Up Drywall Dust

by Bob Carli

Tip: Easy Small-Scale Stucco Patch

by Gregory Schmidt

Tuck-Point Tip
Tip: Tuck-Point Tip

by Don Mathis

Making Common Siding Repairs
Making Common Siding RepairsOnline Membership Required

Whether you’re replacing wood, fiber cement, or vinyl, choose the right tools, and minimize the collateral damage by Mike Guertin

Inspecting a Chimney
Video: Inspecting a Chimney

An expert mason walks you through his diagnosis of a failing chimney  by Brendan Mostecki

Rebuilding a Brick Chimney
Rebuilding a Brick ChimneyOnline Membership Required

Temporary repairs are the common solution to a failing chimney, but often, a better choice is tearing down and rebuilding by Brendan Mostecki

11 Wood-Flooring Problems, and Their Solutions
11 Wood-Flooring Problems, and Their SolutionsOnline Membership Required

For flawless wood floors, avoid these installation and finishing mistakes by Charles Peterson

Let inside drywall corners move
Q & A: Let inside drywall corners move

by Myron R. Ferguson

Q & A: How to Repair Hairline Cracks in Chimney Mortar

by Cody Macfie

Tip: Help for leaky rain gutters

by Jim Borson

Inspecting Old Houses
Inspecting Old HousesOnline Membership Required

Follow the inspection of a 200-year-old house, from attic to basement by George Nash

Q & A: A bad splice might indicate more problems

by Clifford A. Popejoy

California codes improve fire protection

by Daniel S. Morrison

Fit New Sashes in Old Jambs
Fit New Sashes in Old Jambs

A primer on fitting plumb rails into crooked jambs by John Michael Davis

Tip: Fixing woodpecker-pecked shingles

by Tom Sabellico

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