guide/building

Home Improvement

Do - It - Yourself

About.com Home Repair
Good starting place for home repair novice
The NetLinks column provides users with an alphabetized list of
topics from appliance repair to walls and windows. [LJ]

Home Maintenance and Repair
An excellent site for beginning do-it-yourselvers
The articles (brief) are searchable by keyword listed alphabetically
by product or problem [LJ]

Natural Handyman Article Index
Includes detailed instructions and advice for projects and
troubleshooting. [LJ]

Bob Vila

Hometime

This Old House
Fans of the TV home improvement programs will enjoy the above
three WEBSITEs
All provide project instruction, updates on current and previous
episodes
Links to manufacturers, and sales of products related to the show
[LJ]

The Home Depot
The Home Depot's site provides more project instructions and
extensive project listings. [LJ]

Lowe's
Provides brief how-to information for a variety of projects and
a great selection on the selection of buildings materials. [LJ]

Scams

search "building scams" in alltheweb.com
scrolls down to clusters
select: wealth building scams, consumer protection (9) and / or
federal trade commission, consumer protection (8)

Magazines

Popular Mechanics
Offers information ranging from tips to buying tools outfitting a
workshop to improvement projects. [LJ]

Today's Homeowner
This magazine is highly useful for the experienced home
do-it-yourselver
especially one who wants to search back issues of the magazine. [LJ]

WEBSITEs by Projects

The Concrete Source
Helps residential homeowners in learning about concrete from building
a house to repair projects. [LJ]

Roof Help
Offers advice on repair and maintenance to getting help from an
expert. [LJ]

Updated November 8, 2006