Better
Homes and Gardens - A keyword
searchable, comprehensive site covering topics such as plumbing, wiring,
carpentry, decks, masonry and concrete. Also included is a "project
estimator" to determine how much to buy in the way of supplies.
DIY
Doctor - Interactive "Human Help" for the DIY enthusiast, plus
tips and tricks, quizes, gardening and motoring advice.
DIYonline.com
- Helps you plan, custom-design, and purchase materials or find a contractor
to complete home improvement projects. Has online design tools and easy to
use material calculators.
eHow - A
large how-to site with categories such as automotive, careers, computers,
electronics, relationship, food and entertaining, health, games, home and
garden, personal care, pets, sports and fitness, travel, and links to other
sites.
Handy
Home Adviser - A searchable database of tips, advice, and information on
home maintenance and repair. Also provides paint and wallpaper estimators.
Handymanwire
- Information guide and resource for do-it-yourselfers. Features expert
advice, support, discussion forums, product reviews, and newsletters.
The
Hints-n-tips Website - A global source of advice and tips on a wide
range of topics such as household tips, plumbing repairs, appliance care and
repair, gardening, health, vehicle repair, pets, computers.
Home
Doctor - Covers such topics as appliance repair, pest control,
electrical repairs, energy savings and heating and cooling.
Home
Improvement Guide - Provides an ask the expert forum. Has many tips on
appliance maintenance, home improvement, gardening and troubleshooting.
Home
Maintenance and Repair - Michigan State University Extension Service's
page of full text articles, searchable by topic.
Home
Repair Stuff - Questions and answers on all kinds of home repair and
maintenance questions, originally posted in the alt.home.repair newsgroup.
Hometoolz
- Provides information on projects working with brick and stone, cement,
decks/plans, electrical and plumbing.
House Net
- A comprehensive page with dozens of fix-it, how-to, and tips sites
organized under the subjects, Home Improvement, Home Decorating, Sewing
Ideas, Lawn and Garden, Smart Savings, Real Estate and Shopping.
iVillage
Home & Garden - Specializing in decorating and gardening. Many
helpful online tools and a message board.
Lowe's
How-To Library - Has how-to advice on a variety of home maintenance
projects, along with an ad to buy a more comprehensive book.
Michael
Holigan's How To Library - A keyword searchable, comprehensive site that
consists of scripts from Michael Holigan's how-to show, along with shopping
links for supplies and project plans.
Mobile
Home Repair and Improvement - Mobile Home repair and improvement
information with photographs and directions for doing it yourself.
Mr. Fix-It
- Provides answers to questions on doorways, electrical, flooring,
insulation, and pavement, concrete, roofing and windows.
Plans
for Dummies - Provides free plans and instructions on how to build,
install and improve a very wide variety of projects.
RepairClinic
- Resource for appliance parts and free repair help.
Sierra
Home Design - How-To Guides - Online advice about plumbing, electrical
and phone, decks, essentials, yard structures and house structure.
Tip
King - Provides handyman and do it yourself tips that will make your
tasks easier, simpler and cheaper.
TipsGalore.com
- Tips and how-to information on gardening, household, health, food
preparation, tools, pets and computers.
Today’s
Homeowner - Online advice about home improvement, remodeling and
decorating. Ideas on everything from kitchen and bath to yard and garden.
Informative articles and a question and answer forum.
UBuild.com -
Web magazine with do-it-yourself projects and advice for home and garden.
About
Shellac - Comprehensive site about shellac, including how to apply it to
furniture in refinishing projects.
chair
seat weaving kits - All the materials and instructions required to
re-weave a chair seat.
Do
It Yourself Furniture Refinishing - Includes an introductory
overview, preparation, preparing the surface, stripping, repairs,
sanding, staining, sealer, finishing, and a checklist.
Finishing
Touch Furniture Tip Archive - An archive of articles, including how
to remove waxy build-up, how to remove water spots, removing dark
stains, determining if the piece is really solid wood.
Free
Furniture Refinishing Tips - Free tips and information to restore,
refinish, clean, or paint, wood, indoor, patio and wicker furniture.
Furniture
Articles - A large collection of articles written by people in the
furniture restoration and conservation field. Articles cover various
kinds of finishes, refinishing tips on furniture as well as pianos and
cabinets.
Furniture
Refinishing - Project tips from the experts at Chase-Pitkin Home
& Garden Centers.
Mission
Furniture - An essay about an enthusiast about refinishing furniture
found in thrift shops.
Peter
Hotton Archives - From the Boston Globe, an archive of Q&A on
various aspects of refinishing furniture, from logistical problems in
refinishing pieces in an apartment to dealing with particle board
furniture.
Preparing
Furniture for Refinishing - A detailed and comprehensive article
from the Dept. of Environmental Design, University of Missouri-Columbia.
