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Managing Your Home
Family Life, Managing Your Home, Going Green
Family Life, Managing Your Home
Family Life, Managing Your Home, Home Improvements and Maintenance
By Sa'iyda Shabazz
  • Family Life
    Home Improvements and Maintenance

    Learn how to patch a crack in your home's foundation.

  • Family Life
    Home Improvements and Maintenance

    Follow this advice to prevent your home's foundation from cracking.

  • Family Life
    Home Improvements and Maintenance

    If you have had a fire in your home, follow this advice for cleaning up the soot and smoke damage.

  • Family Life
    Home Improvements and Maintenance

    Mold problems often occur after you have experienced water damage in your home. Find out how to handle them.

  • Family Life
    Home Improvements and Maintenance

    If you've experienced a flood in your home, this article will help you clean it up and repair the damage.

  • Family Life
    Home Improvements and Maintenance

    If your house has flooded, you need to bail the water out as quickly as possible.

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    Home Improvements and Maintenance

    This article spells out the process for repairing water-damaged walls.

  • Family Life
    Home Improvements and Maintenance

    If your toilet is leaking, consult this advice.

  • Family Life
    Home Improvements and Maintenance

    Learn all about sump pumps, and how they can help you in a flood.

  • Family Life
    Home Improvements and Maintenance

    Find out how to measure and adjust the grade around your house.

  • Family Life
    Home Improvements and Maintenance

    The information in this article can help you keep your septic system running for many years.

  • Family Life
    Home Improvements and Maintenance

    Find out the causes of septic system problems, and learn what you can do to avoid them.

  • Family Life
    Home Improvements and Maintenance

    Learn how your septic system works.

  • Family Life
    Home Improvements and Maintenance

    Prevent a sewer clog with these plumbing tips.

  • Family Life
    Home Improvements and Maintenance

    If cold temperatures have left one of your pipes frozen or cracked, this article can help you fix the problem (and prevent future ones).

  • Family Life
    Home Improvements and Maintenance

    Here is advice on how to temporarily or permanently fix a leaking roof.

  • Family Life
    Home Improvements and Maintenance

    If you fear you have a leak in your roof, read how to diagnose the problem.

  • Family Life
    Home Improvements and Maintenance

    Learn emergency measures for plugging a roof leak.

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