After getting a hard-to-flush toilet back in operation by plunging or multiple flushes, put several gallons of hot water into a bucket and pour the water into the toilet. The toilet should immediately ...

It can be a mighty labor-intensive and time-consuming process to remove paint, which is why many DIYers dread or even avoid the task. That’s a shame, given that the results usually are worth the ...

A. It sounds as if you've given due attention to this important early yet critical phase; others would be wise to follow your example. Ahead, learn why prep is so important before painting a deck and ...

“Like watching paint dry” might be an idiom to describe something tedious and boring, but in reality, removing or stripping paint might be even worse. For something close to 30 years, I’ve owned ...

Q:I am stripping a lot of doors and plan to repaint them. They simply have too much paint on them now. What's the best way to remove all that paint? A: Doing it yourself, you have two choices: ...