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SHPL - Home Repair Sites

Home Repair Sites on the Internet including Home Buying Sites

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Home Repair and Project Sites

About Home Repair has a large selection of home fix-up articles and links to other sites.
All About Home offers calculators to determine how much carpet, fencing, paint, etc. you need and message boards.
Do It Yourself offers advice on many projects including electrical, plumbing, and more.
Don Vandervort’s Home Tips has advice on appliances, fixtures, safety.
Easy2DIY.com summarizes what you need for each project and offers video tutorials.
Handyman Wire offers practical advice for homeowners.
HomeGuide123: a comprehensive, user-friendly directory containing articles, tips and additional resources dealing with a wide array of topics, such as home improvement, services and remodeling.
Home Repairs & Etc. has articles on home repair, painting and more.
Jim's Home Repair Stuff has tips like how to stop floor squeaks and how to make your hot water heater last longer.
James Dulley’s Do It Yourself site has fix-it and do-it projects galore. He writes a home fix-up column.
MSN Lifestyle: Instructions for home repair, decorating, and more available here.
MSU Extension offers an A-Z index on home maintenance.
Natural Handyman offers honest, witty, and opinionated advice on all home repair issues and a list of handymen.
Old House Web tells how to fix aging plaster, baths, roofing, and just about everything else in older homes.
Sound Home Resource Center is a good starting point for home repairs.

Appliances

Fix It Now offers advice on fixing just about anything.
RepairClinic helps diagnose the problem and find parts.
Appliance411 offers “unbiased and helpful tips about home appliances.”

Electrical, Plumbing

Cheap Master Electrician has well-illustrated guides.
Dan’s Wiring Page offers electrical advice.
Love Plumbing has advice and answers common questions.
ThePlumber has the basics of plumbing repair.
Toiletology has total details on toilets and how they work.

Flooring

Hardwood Council offers tips & techniques.
Wood Floors Online has advice and problem solving.
The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) is the science-based source for the facts about carpet and rugs.
FlooringGuide.com provides consumers an ever growing flooring information database.

Heating & Cooling

Warmair offers information and advice on heating & cooling.
Heating Help is an info-packed site for heating/cooling probs.
AC Checkup for home owners.

Home Design

Kitchen Bath offers design basics and how-to's.
Paint Quality Institute offers solutions to painting problems along with articles on designs and decorating.
See My Design lets you preview layouts, interior design styles, resources, and has home decorating examples.
LoveToKnow Interior Design is a source for decorating tips, ideas, and designing resources.

Clean It Up

Organized Home is full of tip on organizing your home. Try the “free printables” link. List makers will love this site.
Hints from Heloise is the web site of the famous newspaper columnist. Check out the tips on removing stains.
The Soap & Detergent Association with advice on cleaning and cleaning products.
How to Clean Anything started with a group of cleaning professionals getting together to exchange tips and techniques.

Stores & TV Channel Sites that offer advice

Bob Vila’s show with schedules and help.
Do It Best from a network of independent hardware stores. Check out the How To Encyclopedia for projects and advice.
Do It Yourself cable show site. Get projects and details after you watch the program.
Dutch Boy has color choices and techniques.
Flex Bon Paints offers help for painters.
Home & Garden show information including schedules and more information on what you saw on tv.
Hometime TV: project advice,current and past TV episodes, and behind-the-scenes information.
Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse home.
Quikrete for concrete/masonry work at home.
TLC has many home fixup shows. Get the schedules and “products used” information.
True Value Hardware has tips and projects.
Walls Alive has techniques and tips.

Magazines Online

American Woodworker
Better Homes and Gardens
Home Power
Remodeling Online
Popular Mechanics
This Old House

Home Buying Sites 

Michigan Multiple Listing Service for homes in our state offered through MMLS realtors.
MSN Homeadvisor is a home-buying hub that offers listings for homes. There are other hubs available, but be sure to read the fine print.
NewHomeSource offers new homes for sale. Check out floor plans and pictures.
Owners.com offers homeowners the chance to sell a home on their own. The site has tutorials to help you.
Realty Times offers city-by-bity reports from local real estate agents on the market.
RealEstateJournal has city profiles.
Homebuilder helps you build a brand-new dream house.
Homestyles is another source for home plans
AIA Access offers a list of questions to ask your architect as well as the directory of the American Institute of Architects.
Building-Cost.net will help you calculate building costs.
Monstermoving guides you step-by-step through relocation. Offers real time quotes from professionals as well as plenty of neighborhood information.
Homestore is a place to start for apartment rentals.
Nolo offers legal information whether you're a renter or buyer.
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Last updated: April 14, 2008

 

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