Online Resources For Homeowners

• Start with How Stuff Works if you want to know how items in and around your home work. Click on "Home" for home repair and improvement items. In this section you will find topics on home improvement, home cleaning, lawn & garden, appliances and more.

• The Home Depot Know-How section has videos for numerous projects. There are also articles, calculators, buying guides, project guides, and design tools. You can also get the schedule for weekly clinics, workshops, and kids workshops.
• Lowe's has a Project & Video Center filled with a how to library, buying guides, projects, interactive guides, quick tips and more. Articles, descriptions, step-by-step instructions and videos are available on many topics.
• Ace Hardware has a Project and Solutions section containing Project How-To's, Project Videos, The Helpful Hardware Man's Corner, Frequently Asked Questions, and Learning Guides.
• TrueValue Hardware has a Project Library with many helpful articles and an Expert Q & A (Question and Answer) feature.

• DoItYourself.com is a site that provides how-to guides and tips. It also has a hardware store. Use the site map at the bottom of the page to quickly find information on a variety of home improvement and repair topics.
• The Home Maintenance and Repair site is a database of text articles from the Michigan State University Extenstion Information Management Program. The articles cover a very wide range of topics of interest to the homeowner.
• Handyman USA is a site full of tips and how-to's in an easy to navigate format. The list of categories is accessible on the left side of most pages.
• Hometips.com is a site that provides buying guides, DIY instructions, and other information related to home improvement, remodeling houses, home repair, decorating, buying appliances and more.
• The Popular Mechanics Home Journal section has a home improvement section with step-by-step articles that include pictures. Its Homeowner's Clinic provides a collection of Q and A's.
• The Old House Web offers a number of information and how-to articles targeted to owners of older homes. They also provide links to repair and restoration projects.

• The Money Pit Home Improvement Radio Show
• This Old House (show and magazine)
• Danny Lipford from the Today Show and the Weather Channel
• HGTV is home to such shows as Before and After, Curb Appeal, Designed to Sell, Weekend Warriors and more.
• DIY Network
• HomeTime on PBS
• Bob Vila
• Ask Jon Eakes

• Theplumber.com has plumbing FAQ's, articles on the history of plumbing, a Plumbing Care and Repair handbook, and links to other plumbing sites.
• The Original Homeowners Painting Guide is a site provided by Calvert Painting in North Carolina. It covers paint failures and ways to make your paint last longer.
• The Paint Quality Institute provides a paint resource library and FAQ's. The paint resource library includes links to paint companies and other home improvement sites. The Do It Yourself link on the home page provides lots of information for the do-it-yourselfer.
• The Hardwood Information Center is provided by the Hardwood Manufacturers Association. It provides facts, tips, and other useful advice about hardwoods and the use of hardwoods in cabinets, flooring, furniture, and wordworking projects.
• When it comes to roofing, you can find information on the sites of the different roofing trade associations:
  • National Roofing Contractors Association, Homeowner's Guide to Buying a New Roof
  • Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association
  • Tile Roofing Institute Information for Homeowners
  • Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association
  • Cool Metal Roofing Coalition
  • Greenroofs.com, a portal to information on green roofs

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