| Home Improvement involves working on your home | | | | Base for Flooring, Quieting a Squeaky Floor, Installing a |
| for remodeling, repairing and decorating. There are so | | | | Radiant Floor Heating System |
| many places and things one can work upon inside and | | | | SIDING: Brick Siding, Stucco Siding, Vinyl Siding, Wood |
| outside the house. | | | | Siding, Exterior Paint |
| The list could be endless and can be broadly classified | | | | ROOFING: Asphalt Roofing, Built-up Roofing, Shingle |
| as under: | | | | Roofing, Chimneys, Gutters, Flashing |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS: Circuit Breakers, Cords and | | | | The type of home improvement you are planning upon |
| Plugs, Lamps, Light Fixtures, Receptacles, Wall | | | | depends on the need at that moment. You may not |
| Switches | | | | overhaul or repair the entire house but look into one |
| KITCHEN: Installing a Kitchen Sink, Installing a kitchen | | | | that requires immediate attention. |
| faucet, Adding Task Lighting, Tiling a Kitchen | | | | There are a lot of DIY Do It Yourself books and |
| Countertop, Kitchen Cabinets | | | | magazines available, which can provide you with a lot |
| KITCHEN APPLIANCES: Dishwashers, Garbage | | | | of tips and also explain in detail how to go about fixing |
| Disposals, Dryers, Ranges, Refrigerators, Washers, | | | | a particular problem. Even recorded CD's and DVD's |
| Water Filters | | | | by professionals on home improvement are also |
| BATHROOM: Installing a Bathroom Sink, Mounting a | | | | readily available on specific topics. You can also get |
| Faucet, Setting a Toilet, Installing a Vanity Light, Installing | | | | online help from select chat groups or dedicates |
| a Bath Fan, Setting Cabinets, Hanging Accessories | | | | forums. |
| SAFETY: Childproofing Your Home | | | | Choosing the right tool for the job is as important as |
| PLUMBING: Drains, Faucets, Pop-ups, Supply Pipes, | | | | doing it rightly. Some of the basic & must tools are: |
| Toilets, Water Heaters, Septic Tank Care | | | | A set of minimum 3 different sizes of flat blade |
| HOME CLIMATE: Humidifiers, Dehumidifiers, Central Air | | | | screwdrivers and two #1 & #2 Phillips drivers |
| Conditioning, Forded-air Heating, Room Air Conditioning, | | | | An ordinary 16oz claw hammer, |
| Thermostats, Installing a Radiant Floor Heating System | | | | 1' wide, 25' measuring tape,utility or box knife with a |
| WALLS: Drywall, Paneling, Plaster, Tile Walls, | | | | retractable blade,razor blade holder/scraper,a 12' flat |
| Wallpaper, Stucco Walls, Fixing Wallboard | | | | jaw, arc jaw plier,a drain or toilet plunger,hand |
| WINDOWS: Window Frames, Glazing, Window | | | | saws,scratch awl,a 7' scrip joint pliers,cordless electric |
| Screens, Weather Stripping, Replacing a Window Pane | | | | drill,a 10' curved jaw, locking plier,wire stripper or cutter,a |
| DOORS: Hinged Doors, Sliding Doors, Screen Doors, | | | | non contact electric tester,crescent type wrench and |
| Garage Doors, Locksets, Framing a Doorway | | | | pipe wrenches,combination square,needle nose pliers |
| FLOORING: Carpet, Resilient Flooring, Stairs, Tiled | | | | Depending on the type of the work taken up various |
| Flooring, Wood Floors, Floating, Laminate Floors, A | | | | raw materials are required. |