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Victorian flowers; matching paint colors; home inspection issues; carving wooden serving utensils.

Victorian flowers; matching paint colors; home inspection issues; carving wooden serving utensils.

Sharpening a knife; restaining a deck; building a fire; automatic water shutoff valves.

An HVAC system creating too much humidity; a paint sprayer; Mark patches a brick wall.

Stud finder; repairing a wood floor that had been burned; using a table saw; foundation plantings.

Killing weeds without hurting the lawn; restoring a historic fireplace; thermostats.

Replacing split-level stair treads; pruners; shortening a gas pipe for a new stove.

Fieldstone foundation; water management on the outside of a house; the disposal of oily rags.

Updating a water filter on a retro faucet; masonry jointers; using Japanese pull saw.

Upgrading an irrigation system; home inspection nightmares; kitchen renovations; outdoor chair.

Caring for prairie grasses; making a home more resistant to wildfires.

Repainting a rusty metal railing; clogged sink; building a wire rack out of a reclaimed beam.

Repairing a crack in a concrete retaining wall with a stucco finish; air compressors; gas dryer.

Vertical garden; uses for different drill bits; advances in toilet engineering that help save water.

Replacing a bifold closet door; alternatives to flower bouquets; painting a bathroom.

Soft close kitchen cabinets; how gas regulators work; cleaning up an overgrown garden.

Protecting homes from earthquakes; staining concrete; changing locks in a new home; dryer vent.

Replacing a concrete walkway with brick pavers; installing gas piping; building a farmhouse table.

Building a swing set; building saw horses; automated home construction.

Replacing a chipped brick in a fireplace surround; maintaining water heaters; drip edges.

Tools that make good gifts; designing a tropical landscape; changing the swing of an entry door.