Home Improvement
Home improvement is much easier when you are well-informed. Learn about home improvement, home safety and home maintenance.
You know to clean toilets and wash dishes, but some things aren't as obviously in need of a good scrubdown. Take this quiz to find out your how your cleaning skills stack up.
All those dust mites, body oils and drool do a number on the cleanliness of your pillow. Grossed out yet?
Once a month might be good for washing your car, but your bedsheets could stand a little more care.
Now You Can Actually Live in MIT's $10K Robotic Apartment in a Box
A robotic apartment that transforms tiny spaces into an office space, living room or bedroom upon command is finally making its way to market.
Between overdoing it with the sanitizer and never washing our hands after using the toilet is the sweet spot for good hygiene.
While laywomen give answers ranging from "after every use" to "once a month," experts have a definite number.
Answer: A lot less time than you're probably thinking.
They blend right into their neighborhoods, but hidden inside are systems integral to maintaining a city.
Thinking about moving to a tiny house but not sure you'll love it? Or maybe you're just wondering what all the hype is about. We've got answers to all your questions.
What's the deal with those laundry symbols, and how do I tell them apart?
We're consumers, not mind readers! How are we supposed to know what the shapes on our clothing tags mean?
This 12-bedroom Georgia bunker could help you adjust to life after the apocalypse. It also has 12 bathrooms and a weapons room, among other amenities. Interested?
You've probably been irritated by jackhammer noise at some point, but have you ever stopped to think about these marvels of concrete-busting power? Without them, demolition would be a whole lot more difficult.
Our world is full of insects, and our first response to seeing one is usually to reach for a can of spray to zap it. Is this good idea? What's in your typical can of bug spray? And, could it harm you, too?
Is one gallon of paint the same as the next? Not really. Find out if you can use that interior latex you fell in love with on the outside of your house, too.
Painting the outside of your house can seem pretty daunting, but you can save a lot of money doing it yourself. This article will give you the tools to get started.
It takes more than a can of paint and a brush or roller to paint the outside of your house. Here are some other must-have tools to make the job look more professional.
Your home is your castle, but unlike a castle, it probably requires a couple of coats of paint now and again. How frequent should your paint jobs be, and why?
Summer doesn't seem as fun when you have an endless exterior house-painting job looming over you. To make it more enjoyable, let's play a game where we predict the house-painting mistakes you're about to make.
The middle of an emergency is a lousy time to realize that fire extinguishers are more than a point-and-shoot proposition. Think you could manage one that you lob at the local inferno?
As you leave for work on a winter morning, you may wonder whether to turn off your heat, turn it down or let it maintain a cozy temperature. Which will save the most energy and money? The answer might surprise you.
If you live in an apartment building, you're sure to see a sign put up by management to keep your faucet dripping when the weather report forecasts freezing temperatures. But why is that? How does a dripping tap keep pipes from bursting?
Most expensive home repairs come from items we don't pay attention to every day – like the roof or foundation. And yet, routine maintenance is often very cheap. Which items should you focus on most to avoid costly replacements and repairs later?
Teach your kids good housecleaning habits that that will last a lifetime.
Delegate these chores to your partner to make your cleaning routine go more smoothly.
