Home Repair and Maintenance

HomeRepairForum.com
Several online forums on indoor and outdoor home repair topics. Indoor Home Repair forums are appliances (e.g., refrigerators, washers, dryers, ranges, disposals, dishwashers), electrical, flooring heating and air conditioning, painting and wall coverings, plumbing, and stenciling. The Outdoor Home Repair forums cover decks and fences, gardening and landscaping, and painting the exterior of your house.

You Can Protect Your Outdoor Fountain from Winter Damage
Your garden fountain is a focal point for your back yard, and the last thing you want is for it to get damaged over the long, cold winter. By taking the time to implement a few simple steps, you can increase your chances of being able to enjoy it next summer. Draining, filing the basin, and covering your outdoor fountain are all parts of this necessary maintenance activity. It's important to protect your garden fountain in the summer months, too, and you will find suggestions to keeping it running well posted on this site as well.

Auto Body and Painting Discussion Forum
Consumers who are looking for information about auto body painting should make a point of checking out this discussion forum. Visitors can lurk and check out previous discussion threads to find answers to their questions. They also have the option of starting a new topic about auto body painting or a related topic to get help and advice from other users.

Maintaining an Outdoor Fire Pit
Installing an outdoor fire pit is only the beginning. Once the installation is complete, you need to make sure that it's kept clean. Detailed instructions are posted on this web site, as well as information about sealing the stones. Discover what to look for in an effective sealant, as well as why you should plan to keep the fire pit covered when not in use. Putting out the fire after using the outdoor fire pit is also covered.



For the best value in an outdoor fountain, as well as a wide variety of water features, see Soothing Walls, a leading retailer of indoor and outdoor fountains.

Get Tips for Hiring a Roofing Contractor
This informative site presents tips to homeowners who are looking for a roofing contractor. The FixChicks recommend making a decision to buy on more than just the price quoted and to hire a local company to perform the work. They also remind customers to ask for proof of insurance and references from previous customers.



For highly expert services in auto painting Los Angeles, visit Westwood Auto Body, serving West LA and located on Westwood Blvd. just north of Olympic.

Jackie Craven's "The Fix" Column
Got leaks and squeaks? Bees and mice? Drippy paint, sagging ceilings, clanging pipes? Here are solutions for your troubling household dilemmas, excerpted from Jackie Craven's column The Fix. These columns were published over a two-year period in House & Garden magazine. They are organized in the following categories: Kitchens, Bathrooms, Electrical, Paint and Wallpaper, Ceilings and Floors, Furnishings, Windows and Doors, Cleaning, Fireplace, Exterior Paint and Siding, Roof and Chimney, Yard and Garden, Pests, Heating, Home Design, Art Display and Conservation, Security, and Vacation Care.

Basic Home Care
Tips and information for homeowners including pool maintenance, carbon monoxide and home seating safety, plumbing information, caulking doors and windows and replacing window glass and screens. Also featured is information about water softeners, lead exposure and indoor air pollution.


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