Lists Building Materials (Building Online) Building Materials (HomeIdeas) 2-00 Consumer Product Safety Commission Environmental Safety in Your Home (EPA) Hall of Malls Home Improvement Resources by Subject (Mindspring) 2-00 Home Improvement and Maintenance Hints (Lowes) Project Planner (HomeIdeas) 2-00 The Construction Site Your New House Provides tips on buying, building, or remodeling a house. 3-00 Materials Mortgage Loan Rates (HSH Associates) Papers Cleaners and Stain Removers (DoItYourself.com) Provides suggestions and tips for cleaning or removing stains to handle the most common household needs. Often uses common household products for cleaning, such as lemon, baking soda, vinegar, salt, and ammonia. Examples of applications include removing labels or decals, Christmas tree pitch, lime and mineral deposits, mildew, pet urine, rust stains, shoe polish, tea stains, and more. Also tells how to make anti-fog glass spray and how to keep car windows free of ice and frost. Cleaning ideas are for the bathroom, kitchen, clothes, and more. 12-00 Cleaners and Stain Removers (QueensofClean.com - Cobb) Provides suggestions and tips for cleaning or removing stains to handle the most common household needs. Often uses common household products for cleaning, such as lemon, baking soda, vinegar, salt, and ammonia. Examples of applications include removing labels or decals, Christmas tree pitch, lime and mineral deposits, mildew, pet urine, rust stains, shoe polish, tea stains, and more. Also tells how to make anti-fog glass spray and how to keep car windows free of ice and frost. Cleaning ideas are for the bathroom, kitchen, clothes, drains, dishwasher, carpets, and more. 2-02 Cluttered Homes Need Streamlining (applesforhealth) Pete Graves of Home Products International says the key to creatively streamlining a clutter-filled home is to be organized so needed things can be found quickly. In his words "Make special places for important items used regularly like keys, and get in the habit of keeping each thing in its place." 07-02-99. Food Safety Quiz Furniture Layout (Sheffield) Handsaw Tips (CornerHardware.com) Provides suggestions on using a handsaw. 5-02 Heat-Recovery Ventilators (PopularMechanics.com) Shows how heat-recover ventilators work and provide fresh air without the loss of heat (or cold) that comes from opening windows. 12-00 Household Tools (CornerHardware.com) Provides a comprehensives list of tools for the household. 5-02 Household Tools (DoItYourself.com) Provides a list of basic tools for the household. 1-02 Household Tools (iVillage.com) Provides a list of ten basic tools for the household. 1-02 Household Tools (iVillage.com) Provides a list of ten basic tools for the household. 1-02 Household Tools (iVillage.com) Provides a list of ten basic tools for the household. 1-02 Household Tools - Toolkit (CornerHardware.com) Provides a list of 19 basic tools for the household, a toolkit. 5-02 How Stuff Works (How Stuff Works - Brain)) Provides information on how things work in your house. Remodeling Resources (Remodeling Gal) Provides tips, articles, and other helpful information of the home improvement resource center. Sharpening Chisels and Planes (CornerHardware.com) Describes how to sharpen the blades. 5-02 Sharpening a Knife (CornerHardware.com) Describes how to sharpen the blade. 5-02 Tips for Homes 1 (PopularMechanics.com) Provides articles to fix common problems in homes. 12-00 Tips for Homes 2 (PopularMechanics.com) Provides articles to fix common problems in homes. 12-00 Toilets - Installation (PopularMechanics.com) Shows how to replace a bathroom toilet. 12-00 Toilets - Low Water Usage (TerryLove.com) Compares different low-flow toilets and describes how they work. Recommends several and suggests that early models did not work well. 12-00 Waste - Creating Less Waste at Home (Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance) Provides suggestions for reducing waste at home. Uses PDF format. 12-01 Waste - Household Toxic Waste Disposal 1 (Earth911.org) Provides locations for disposal of household toxic wastes, such as used motor oil and oil filters, pesticides, fertilizers, paints and solvents, yard and grass clippings, and pet waste. (Select the type of toxic waste and then a link at the bottom of that page provides locations for disposal.) 12-01 Waste - Household Toxic Waste Disposal 2 (Earth911.org) Provides locations for disposal of household toxic wastes, such as used motor oil and oil filters, pesticides, fertilizers, paints and solvents, yard and grass clippings, and pet waste. (Select the type of toxic waste and then a link at the bottom of that page provides locations for disposal.) 12-01 Waste - Reducing Household Toxic Waste (Corvallis Disposal Co.) Provides suggestions for reducing toxic waste at home. 12-01 Waste - Toxic Houshold Waste Alternatives (City of Albuquerque) Provides alternatives to the use of toxic household products. 12-01 Waste - Toxic Houshold Waste Alternatives (Target Science) Provides alternatives to the use of toxic household products. 12-01 Water Heaters - How They Work (PopularMechanics.com) Shows water heaters operate. 12-00 Wood Working Tools (PBS - Woodwright's Shop) Provides an illustrated glossary of basic tools for working in wood, such as building furniture. Includes such as adze, auger, planes, chisels, braces, and more. 12-00

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