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  • Paint Concrete So it Sticks

    If you’ve just painted your garage floor and it’s peeling, here’s a trick that makes paint on concrete really stick. When you paint concrete, you can keep the paint from peeling off by washing the floor first...

    • Posted June 9, 2014
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    Door Trim Fix

    The first McDonald’s opened in 1955 and added fast food to our increasingly fast world. Today “fast” still is a good thing, and we are always interested in easy ways to speed things up. If you remove...

    • Posted June 9, 2014
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  • Doors: Open and Shut Case

    Andy Griffith was born in 1926. In addition to his celebrated role as Sheriff Andy Taylor, he played Ben Matlock — a cagey Southern lawyer who (like Perry Mason) always solved the case and saved the day....

    • Posted June 9, 2014
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    Dead Outlet Fix

    For some, it’s time to tackle the “honey-do” list and to start knocking off a few household chores that for months have been waiting to be done. If one of your projects is to repair a dead...

    • Posted June 9, 2014
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    Flush Your Water Heater

    If your water heater sounds a bit like the snap, crackle and pop of a breakfast cereal, chances are it has sediment buildup at the bottom of the tank. In addition to the nasty noise, sediment causes...

    • Posted June 9, 2014
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    Reduce the Cost of Water Heating

    With cold winter months ahead, the cost of heating water will rise significantly. You can combat the problem by insulating your hot-water lines and by adding a blanket to your water heater. The cost is definitely worth...

    • Posted May 24, 2014
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  • Fix Sagging Shelves

    Got shelves that bend in the middle? Do they sag due to years of supporting heavy weight? Learn how to bring shelves up for level support of books (and other stuff)! One of the best and easiest...

    • Posted May 18, 2014
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  • Fix Your Porch and Driveway Cracks

    Newspaper Carrier Dayhonors 10-year-old Barney Flaherty, the nation’s first newsboy (1833). It’s also a good day to check your porch and driveway when you bend over to pick up your newspaper. Are your porch steps cracked or...

    • Posted May 18, 2014
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  • Solve Your Slippery Concrete Problem

    The Social Security Act was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House in 1935. If you’re expecting guests at your house this holiday weekend, you need to provide them some “social security”...

    • Posted May 18, 2014
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    Button Down Tape End Finder

    Scotch Tape was invented by Richard Drew in 1928. Before long, those first clear rolls ballooned into hundreds of other types: masking and electrical to name a couple. Soon, most American homes and workshops had a complete...

    • Posted May 13, 2014
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