Diy home repair

WD-40 is well known as a lubricant, but it has a ton of other game-changing applications around the house. Here are 34 unique ways to use WD-40.

Cover up old wall-mounted phone jack with one of these brilliant ideas.

Rebuild and restore rotted wood without replacing it.

Leaf blowers, not just for leaves! See all my clever uses for leaf blowers in this fun article about all the ways to use a leaf blower.

Stop racking your brain and learn how to solve these common home mysteries right now.

Here’s another batch of photos from our home inspector friends. If these fixes are any indication of what people are doing, it’s a wonder there are any houses left standing.

Sump Pump Drip, Drip - If there's a dripping noise made by water falling from your drain tile into your sump basin, try this: Tie a string to the bottom edge of the drain tile pipe and extended it right into the basin. Attach a washer on the other end of the string and make sure it isn't so long that the pump gobbles it up. Now water will follow the string instead of dripping into the sump basin.

You probably haven’t done these cleaning and home maintenance tasks lately (if ever!), but it’s imperative that you do. The good news is they’re easy, and we’ll show you how.

Problems solving skills are on full display with these 100 outrageous things homeowners have done to their houses

They may be creepy looking, but you may want to think twice before killing a house centipede. Learn how to get rid of house centipedes without killing them.