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Like it or not, most exterior house painting projects will be about 80% preparation. In those cases where the preparation can be almost entirely skipped, there’s usually no need to paint the house. It can just be cleaned.
Also, despite the existence of power tools that can be helpful, most of the job comes down to good old elbow grease. There’s no getting around that it requires a fair amount of tedious scraping, sanding and cleaning.
Home heating systems serve a simple purpose. But to achieve it they employ a surprisingly complicated set of components, some of which are prone to failure. Let’s start with the simple and obvious (and cheap!) things first.
If you’re getting no heat at all out the vent, check the pilot light and circuit breakers.
With the new HDTV sets coming onto the market the shape and weight requirements (not to mention the price) of stands has changed. If you don’t want to shell out a few hundred dollars for a stand, increasing the TV’s total price by 20% or more, here are a couple of alternatives.
Steel kits are available for around $100. They’re strong, come in various sizes and can be constructed in an hour or less even by those without superior ‘do-it-yourself’ skills. They typically will hold a DVD, cable box and the TV itself. Many of the newer HDTV sets come with a slot for a cable card, sometimes eliminating the need for a separate, external box.
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