Final Walk-Through
MH: The walk-through is a great opportunity to make sure you're getting everything you're expecting in your home, so take your time. Your construction superintendent will walk through the home with you and make a punch list. That's a list of ... [... more]
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Home Fire Retardant
MH: Donny Stansfield says this clear, odorless fire retardant is non-toxic and becomes permanent when it dries. He says it can be sprayed on anything in the house. It's guaranteed for the lifetime of the home on any material that is not exposed ... [... more]
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Painted Kitchen Floors
MH: After the red glaze has set, Jer measures where the rows of small diamonds should be placed. The center diamond provides a reference point for all the diamond. And here's a great tip - paper cutouts make it easy to position the diamond. The ... [... more]
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Garage Oil Spots
What you are going to do is take paint thinner and pour the paint thinner on the spot and saturate it real good. The reason you want to do that is to make it liquid. And even though this has an oily residue, when we do the next step, which is to ... [... more]
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Lawnmower Winterizing
There comes a time when you want to quit mowing that crab grass and put the lawnmower away until next season. And if you do it right this fall, it will be much easier to start next season. First, we want to drain all of the remaining gas from the ... [... more]
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Mirror Defogger
Get the wire through down to our transformer. We need to make our hole here so big so our connectors can go through and not hold the mirror out. Fish the wire out. Mount it on the transformer and you're almost done. ... [... more]
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Mending Water Hoses
Now, first of all, we've already smashed the end of this one, so we have to cut it off, and that’s one of the things you have to do. You have to be sure you cut it off really even, really straight. We'll get started with that. And now we'll just ... [... more]
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Stove Tip Bracket
You know this doesn't have to happen because when the manufacturer sent the stove out there was an anti-tip bracket with it. Sometimes it's not installed, and when it's not, you really have a problem. It's very easy to check for. Just grab the ... [... more]
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Steel Studs
M.H.: More than 90% of the steel in these studs is recycled steel. 70% is recycled from old cars. And because each piece can be ordered in the exact dimensions needed, there's very little waste compared to traditional wood construction, so it's a ... [... more]
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Loan Closing
MH: This is where money gets disbursed and the ownership is transferred. There are figures to check and papers to sign. All "I"'s have to be dotted and "T"'s crossed. Some homebuyers prefer to receive copies of the documents a couple ... [... more]
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Vinyl Floor
AC: Something else you'll do to get a smooth surface is apply leveling compound or what vinyl layers call "Float". While the leveling compound dries measure the floor. It's a pretty tricky job and honestly, it can be easy to botch up. So you ... [... more]
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Front Door Redo
Detach the old Doorframe from the House- The doorframe will probably be nailed or attached to a 2x4 which is attached to the house. Use the reciprocating saw with a bi-metal blade (it’ll cut through most anything) to ... [... more]
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