Home Improvement Articles (Sorted by popularity)

Photovoltaic Panels - Harvest the Sun

There is a lot of energy in sunlight and that energy can be converted to electricity with photovoltaic panels. These panels are made up of several photovoltaic cells which are constructed of treated silicon which creates an electrical charge when...
Hans DekkerNovember 25, 2005

Sell Your Home Faster and More Profitably with Feng Shui

From determining pricing to having to keep a home in “showhome condition” marketing a house is always a challenge. Just like a hangnail most homeowners want to get the sale over as quickly as possible.Here are a number of Feng Shui tips to...
Amy GoodmannOctober 19, 2006

Unlocking Your Dungeon: How to Finish a Basement Without Finishing off Your Checkbook

One thousand square feet, fifteen hundred square feet, three thousand square feet—however big your home is, you know it could always be a little bit bigger.
Donald LeeDecember 10, 2005

Still Heating Your Water With Electricity? Now Is The Time To Switch To Oil

(NC)-Homeowners who heat their home with oil but use an electric water heater are missing an opportunity to save money and increase the availability of their hot water.
News CanadaMay 10, 2003

7 Tips to Keep Your Hardwood Floor Looking Its Best

Many people choose hardwood flooring because it is easy to maintain and keep looking great. True, you will not have to worry about hardwood staining if you spill grape juice on it, as you do with carpet.
Rob BuenaventuraDecember 06, 2006

Building a Garden Pond and Perennial Flower Bed From Scratch

We had a large newly created yard and I have a love of flowers so I naturally desired a flower garden. The problem was that the fill that was trucked in to create this yard was all chunks of blacktop and concrete with a light sprinkling of top soil...
Alice J ScottNovember 10, 2006

Aerobic Videos

Aerobic videos are a popular way for you to stay in shape and are very effective health tools. The other thing is they can be fun. There are many forms of aerobics, you see people doing them all the time.
Al VillaOctober 09, 2006

Securing UPVC Door locks with Multipoint Door Lock Cylinders

The sight of a uPVC door on your home immediately acts as a potent visual deterrent. Burglars know that not only are these doors more secure than their wooden counterparts, they are also fitted with multipoint locks: a locking mechanism that secures...
Graham BitchenorJanuary 18, 2006

Easy Ways To Save Money Using Gas Tankless Water Heaters"

Tankless water heaters are one of the most effective tools in your home that you have in trying to fight the ever increasing gas, electric, and heating costs that is occurring across the United States.
John WilliamsApril 18, 2005

10 Quick Ways to Change Your Fire-less Fireplace from a Black Hole to a Worthy Focal Point

Everyone loves a fireplace aglow with a roaring fire or flickering embers. But your fireplace need not be a gaping empty hole--like a picture frame without a picture—-those times you choose not to have a fire.As you look over these ideas,...
Susan PenneyAugust 22, 2004