Renovation Basics

Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Garden Walls & Fences - Review

Avoiding the Con in Construction - Kia Ricchi - Review

How do you get rid of remodeling waste? We offer some tips for the difficult task for disposing of remodeling waste.

Share your Knucklehead Remodels!!! with the entire world. Add pictures. See submissions

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Let's review Black and Decker's The Complete Guide to a Clutter-Free Home.

Let's hear what you have to say about mold remediation. Scam? Worthwhile? Let us know.

Get an unbiased book review of Black & Decker's The Complete Outdoor Builder book.

Frank advices about how to remodel a bathroom and bedroom for less than $1,500--from DIY Networks' own Amy Matthews.

Amy Matthews, hostess of many DIY Network home shows such as "Sweat Equity," stops by About Home Renovations for an interview.

Our review of the book Remodel Replace...Refund! DIY Guide to the 2009-2010 Federal Tax Credit for Homeowners.

The reigning aesthetic of home improvement sites seems to be flannel and fake country music. It's only appropriate that we call our list of best home improvement sites The Golden Flannel Awards 2009. So, with a nice steel guitar twang, let's start...

See our revies of the Black & Decker The Complete Photo Guide to Home Improvement and see if it's worth buying.

What kind of contractor insurance should your contractor have? Find out how much--or how little--contractors insurance will protect you.

Homeowners, want to know how to remove asbestos? You don't necessarily have to hire a company to remove asbestos. It can be a DIY job if you're cautious enough.

Green remodeling can be good for your health (and the health of the Earth). Learn basic green remodeling steps you can take with your home renovations.

Find out what my Home Remodeling Bang-for-Buck-and-Effort Scale is, and how it affects your kitchen, bathroom, and other home remodeling efforts.

Find out the top 10 home remodeling ways to improve the look of a room.

Find out the top home renovation trends that should die.

What are fast home remodeling projects you can take on, for guests coming to stay with you? Learn a few projects that can be completed in 4 weeks or less.

How much or how little renovation do you need to do before selling your house. Renovating before sale is a highly-charged issue that requires a delicate balance.

Find out what happens when you try to find a contractor through ServiceMagic. Is ServiceMagic a good way to find a contractor for home remodeling?

No one ever seems to consider pets when deciding to take on a big home remodeling project. How can you keep your pets safe when remodeling your house?

Which are the top home remodeling jobs that look deceptively difficult but in reality are a piece of cake? Find out!

Want to learn the truth about home renovation? Find out the scoop on the non-truths and white lies that home renovation writers tell homeowners.

Some home renovation trades try to infuse fear into potential customers as a selling tool. What are some of the top "fear factor" home renovation trades?

Trash bags are useless for demolition work. Contractor bags are better. But what about Demobag?

Kera Ritter

Notice how historically accurate home renovation has always been focused on Victorians and Craftsman-style homes? What about 1960s-era houses? Don't they deserve some careful renovation?

Book review of Shellac & Sheetrock : A Thinking Person's Guide to the Art and Science of Home Improvement, by David Owen.

You're selling your house FSBO--that is, For Sale by Owner. You anticipate nice tasty savings from cutting Realtors out of the action. It's worth it to put some of that money into some renovations to make your house sell easier.

Describing the process of mold remediation.

Asbestos is more than just insulation. Find out 5 unusual sources for asbestos in your home.

If you want your house renovation done right, be sure to steer clear of these pitfalls many home renovators fall into.

A picture is worth a thousand words. These home renovation videos should kick your remodeling off to a fast start.

Not every Spring home renovation is an obvious one (like exterior house painting). How about sanding floors? And why is this?

A review of one of the better home remodeling magazines on the newstands.

A library of essential home renovation books.

How to use sweat equity to save money on your home renovation.

When restoring your old house, you're often left with a lot of spare parts--otherwise known as architectural salvage. But which architectural salvage is valuable and which is not?

A dumpster (otherwise known as a container or rolloff) is essential for demolition work related to home renovation. How do you go about renting one?

Demolition prior to renovating seems deceptively easy. But here are some tips to make it smoother, cleaner, and safer for you.

Be your own contractor and save up to 30% of your remodeling costs? Let's look at reasons you should consider being your own contractor.

Opening up walls, floors, and siding brings also opens up opportunities for extra home improvements.

Highly paid and highly-in-demand New York makeup artist Billy Brasfield comes home on a regular basis to Aberdeen, Mississippi to renovate houses.

Managing work crews is your house is not easy. This "how-to" gives you great pointers on how to make the process a little easier.

Does it matter if a remodeling contractor is licensed? Yes, but less than you may think.

It's possible to safely work with old lead-based paint if you take proper precautions.

Confess Your Home Remodeling Sins See submissions

Happy Renovating: From Victim to Victor

Read or write reviews of dumpster rental companies. See submissions

A review of the book Black and Decker The Complete Guide to Flooring.

A quick look at Sears Home Improvement, otherwise known as Sears Home Services.

Readers, contribute to our Stupid Home Remodeling Tricks section!

Foundation footings and code in a nutshell.

A gallery of built-in furnishings from the Black & Decker book, The Complete Guide to Built-Ins (2nd Edition).

A review of Werner's 20' fiberglass ladder.

Review of the book Building With Secondhand Stuff.

Explore Tuscan style design for your next home renovation.

Review of homedesign by Sabrina Soto.