Helpful articles on do it yourself projects and home improvement topics. http://www.doityourself.com Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:07:03 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://images.doityourself.com/assets/diy-logo.png http://www.doityourself.com Feed provided by DoItYourself.com. Click to visit. http://www.doityourself.com/stry/gas-dryer-repair-no-heat The washer and dryer are two appliances that are easily taken for granted. While they’re working, they are rarely given a second thought, but, when one or the other breaks down, the impact on your life can be surprising. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:26:40 +0100 http://www.doityourself.com/stry/gas-dryer-repair-no-heat http://www.doityourself.com/stry/lighting-renovations-track-lighting-kitchen Track lighting has come a long way from the days of long tan tracks featuring bulky, hideously bland fixture cans. These days, there are literally hundreds of different varieties and styles of track lights that can add not only an outstanding source of light to a given room, but they can increase the actual design aesthetic of the room itself as well. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:17:45 +0100 http://www.doityourself.com/stry/lighting-renovations-track-lighting-kitchen http://www.doityourself.com/stry/keeping-home-safe-while-away Going away for a while involves a lot of up front work. You've usually got hotel rooms to book, air plane tickets to buy, or make arrangement to have your car service as well as a personal itinerary to work out. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:51:28 +0100 http://www.doityourself.com/stry/keeping-home-safe-while-away http://www.doityourself.com/stry/keep-home-safe-from-fire Every year thousands of people die or are injured in home fires. In many cases the tragedy didn't have to happen, if only they had taken the time to do some planning and practiced home fire safety. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:40:12 +0100 http://www.doityourself.com/stry/keep-home-safe-from-fire http://www.doityourself.com/stry/heating-ducts-clean-or-not If you're a home owner, you've probably been solicited (quite likely more than a few times) to have your home heating ducts cleaned. Duct cleaning companies will usually tell you cleaning your heating ducts will result in some or all of these benefits – Improve the air quality in your home by getting rid of house dust, provide better air flow and delivery of warm air, reduce the presence of mold and allergens in your home and even reduce energy costs. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:28:18 +0100 http://www.doityourself.com/stry/heating-ducts-clean-or-not http://www.doityourself.com/stry/troubleshooting-gas-dryer Gas clothes dryers, are relatively simple machines and will usually last for years. While they use gas as a heat source, they use electricity for all their operations so trouble shooting one that isn't working is going to involve working with electricity. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:17:54 +0100 http://www.doityourself.com/stry/troubleshooting-gas-dryer http://www.doityourself.com/stry/getting-inside-dryer If you're going to trouble shoot or do some repairs on your dryer (either gas or electric) you'll need to open it up to get access to its 'workings'. Here's some general instructions that will work with most dryers outlining how to get into your dryer. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:03:29 +0100 http://www.doityourself.com/stry/getting-inside-dryer http://www.doityourself.com/stry/kitchenchecklist General Layout Requirements Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:56:44 +0100 http://www.doityourself.com/stry/kitchenchecklist http://www.doityourself.com/stry/renovate-your-old-kitchen-island Instead of replacing that antique kitchen island, you can take the time to renovate it and make it look like new again. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:53:33 +0100 http://www.doityourself.com/stry/renovate-your-old-kitchen-island http://www.doityourself.com/stry/replace-a-kitchen-island-step-by-step Replacing your kitchen island can go a long way toward modernizing your kitchen without the expense of a renovation. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:43:43 +0100 http://www.doityourself.com/stry/replace-a-kitchen-island-step-by-step