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Installing a Wall-Hung Toilet
These fixtures save space and make your bathroom easier to clean, but installation demands a different workflow.
Flawless Wiped Finish
For great results with wipe-on polyurethane, you have to go beyond the instructions on the back of the can.
Easy, Elegant Mantel
Build a fireplace surround from one sheet of MDF and some stock moldings.
Cutting and Joining Plastic Pipe
Follow these 9 steps to install quiet, well-connected ABS and PVC piping.
Restore a Wood Window Sash
When repairs are in order, a steam box, an easel, and two-part epoxy are your best friends.
Shutoff Valve That Won’t Shut Off
Take the opportunity to upgrade to a frostproof hose bib and eliminate the need for that shutoff.
Small Moldings Solution
This technique will help eliminate the risk of projectile offcuts and also improve the smoothness of the cut.
Pilot Holes in a Deck Ledger
It's important to differentiate between the types of drilled holes for bolts vs. lag screws.
Electrical Retrofit — Working with Old Wires
Start clean and work safe when expanding off of existing circuits.
Surface-Mount Electrical Box and Conduit Layout
Installing electrical boxes plumb and level, and carefully laying out and measuring bend locations for conduit, makes for clean installations.

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