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I want to make some layout changes in my basement. I have a small apartment down there plus my laundry room. What I'd like to do is gut most of it and change the layout so it's NOT an apartment. Once I get it waterproofed, I'd like to move some walls but I have no idea whether some of them...

Well,. when you have to make repairs and maintain a house, you either need lots of money or the ability to do it yourself. I don't have lots of money so there you go. I did know some things because many people in my family have some skills in construction, too.

I've never worked a whole lot from plans. Or at least, not plans that I bought. I just make things, really, or redo old things to make them new. I'd like to branch out into some projects that I've never tried and for that, I think I'll need some plans - at least the first time or two that I...

I live in New England and up here, the mosquitoes are thick. One of the things recommended to keep the population in your yard down is to not have standing water. How would you keep a pond from becoming a mosquito breeding ground?

Why would they have to cut down trees to make powerlines on existing streets? Aren't those already strung with lines? I should think they cut just cut limbs as needed if they need to do repairs or just keep them off powerlines.

When we ripped out the carpet and sub-floor in one of the rooms in the basement after a flood last year, we discovered a floor that appears to be rock set into concrete. We have no idea how to go about waterproofing this - do you?

And now you couldn't live without it. I don't think I've seen a lot of change when it comes to tools but I know many of you have been working with wood for decades longer than I have. I'd love to hear what developments you've seen through the years.

I get to spend time this weekend putting the bathroom sink back on the wall and putting in new pipes. Not unusual, I know, but the reason I must do this is odd (or at least, I think so). My niece, who lives with me, decided to sit on it to do her makeup. Can you believe it? 16-years old and...

I like hand tools, especially really old ones because they usually work better and last longer than a lot of the junk made today. My favorite is the hand plane I have that my father passed down to me and belonged to my great-grandfather originally. It's at least 80 years old.

I finally have a place where I can set up a dedicated workspace for my woodworking and furniture refinishing. It has plenty of windows so I'll have good ventilation. Other than ventilation, what advice do you have on setting up a workshop that will have everything I need and easy to find?

We had an old knife block that we were going to toss and my husband got the bright idea to use it for the extra hacksaw blades. It works perfectly and it keeps them organized while keeping something out of the landfill.