Replacing an exterior door isn't like it used to be, back when you built your jambs from scratch and hung the door itself with elaborate care. In fact, it's very possibly within YOUR reach--especially with this illustrated guide!
Exterior Doors: How (Not) to Install Them
You can re-screen that old, broken window screen. It's so easy, and the results look fantastic!
How to Re-Screen an Old, Broken Screen
How to assess your security, know your enemy and secure the perimeter of your defenses.
Apartment and Condo Door Lock and Security Basics
The numbers and letters on the head of your key always mean something. Here is a brief guide to the most common meanings of the numbers and codes.
What Do the Numbers on My Key Mean?
A friend's daughter whose wedding I sewed and organized a few years ago came over last night with her 'Hubby' saying that the deal on the house they had bid on had been accepted. They asked me to help with window treatments.
Common Drapery Terminology: Basic Window Treatments Explained
Step-by-step instructions for replacing a window crank in a wood-framed window.
How to Replace a Broken Window Crank
Haunted or just a hassle? Doors that open and close by themselves can be annoying and sometimes dangerous. There is an easy solution that even the most green novice can handle.
How to Keep Doors From Closing by Themselves
If you want to install a screen door, here is a basic layout of the process from start to finish.
How to Install a Screen Door
Wooden windows provide beauty, warmth and style to a house. But are the reasons for buying wood windows purely aesthetic? Definetely not
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Wood Windows
If your front door is faded and outdated or just plain ugly, you can use these easy ideas to completely change its appearance.
6 Simple Ways to Dress Up Your Front Door
This guide shows ambitious DIYers how to replace and old sliding glass door with a new one.
How to Replace a Sliding Glass Door
Replacing and updating your trim and baseboards is quick and easy to do.
How to Quickly Update Your Door Trim and Baseboards
The theory and practice of door closer adjustment, with steps and detailed instructions to adjust the swing of your hydraulic door closer.
How to Adjust Your Door Closer
One day, your sliding glass door will need repair as it gets harder and harder to open. In this article, you will find instructions on how to replace patio door rollers.
How to Repair or Replace Sliding Glass Door Rollers
Why we opted for a window roller blind for our French doors, rather than a proper full length door blind, to block out the evening sun; and a basic step-by-step guide to the slightly unconventionally way I fitted it, and why I fitted it that way.
Fitting a Window Roller Blind to French Doors
Removing old seized screws from door hinges.
How to Remove Stuck Screws From a Door Hinge