Tricks & Hacks
The Five Tools That Handle Ninety Percent of Home Repairs
Ignore the 120-piece set. Five well-chosen tools cover almost every job a household actually encounters.
Tricks & Hacks
Small, genuinely useful things that save time, money or a callout.
Tricks & Hacks
Twelve Small Maintenance Jobs That Prevent Expensive Repairs
Each of these takes under twenty minutes. Each one prevents a failure that costs hundreds.
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Seven Things You Should Never Put Down the Toilet or Sink
Two of these are on almost every household's list of things they flush regularly, and both cause serious blockages.
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How to Hang Pictures Straight, Level and at the Right Height
There is a standard height, a simple method for multiple frames, and a paper trick that removes all the guesswork.
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How to Reduce Your Energy Bills Without Buying Anything
The measures with the best return are almost all free or nearly free, and most people do them in the wrong order.
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How to Sharpen a Kitchen Knife and Actually Keep It Sharp
Most blunt knives are not blunt. They have a rolled edge that a steel straightens in ten seconds.
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