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How to Build a TV Shelf

Here’s an easy-to-make accessory shelf for a wall-mount television. By Matt Weber If you have a free afternoon, a couple of shelf brackets and some

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DIY Home Inspection

Discover small problems before they get big. The purpose of a home inspection is to examine the inside and outside of a home, including the

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Holiday Gift Guide

This holiday season, give a gift that keeps on giving—one that can be used on many home projects yet to come. Stuff your stockings with

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Older Windows: Repair or Replace?

New windows offer some big advantages for homeowners. Replacement units offer smooth operation, tasteful decorative options, more energy efficiency and less routine maintenance. The problem

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Build Your Own Patio

A step-by-step look at building a brick paver patio. Winner of the 2007 Golden Hammer Award in the Internet category from the National Association of Home & Workshop Writers.

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Install a Whole House Fan

  Summertime means hot temperatures and even hotter houses. Many homes, particularly those with western exposures and little shade, absorb the sun’s heat during the

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All Hands on Deck

A beautiful wood deck can contribute directly to your home’s value and to your family’s quality of life, and whether the deck is 200 square feet or 2,000 square feet, many people are passionately proud of their decks.

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Armstrong Clark wood stain
Armstrong-Clark Wood Stains

Armstrong-Clark’s deck and siding wood stain has nondrying conditioning oils that separate from the drying side of the formula. These oils penetrate deep into the deck or siding wood fiber where the wood’s natural oils used to be. This process rejuvenates the wood. The drying oils stay at the surface, lock in the conditioning oils […]

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