| Today's Homeowner 1997 |
| Title | Subject | Authors |
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| 10 step program: an expert's guide to moving, watering and feeding your lawn. (includes directions for sharpening a mulching blade) | Home and garden | Franklin, Stuart |
| A current affair: checking out your power.(setting up the home office) | Home and garden | Rossi, Doug |
| Adding extras amiably.(home remodeling)(includes tips from contractors)(Pros & Contractors) | Home and garden | Kelly, Kate, Brenner, Kevin |
| After the fall: new ways to deal with the age-old chore of making yard debris vanish. | Home and garden | Ocone, Lynn, Markovich, Bob |
| Allergy action. (includes 12 common sources of household irritants) | Home and garden | Kittower, Diane |
| And the winners are.... ('Today's Homeowner' annual Deck Contest) | Home and garden | Truini, Joseph |
| A splash of style: creative ways to add some pizzazz to your kitchen backsplash. | Home and garden | Truini, Joseph |
| A touch of glass. (installing glass-block windows) | Home and garden | Truini, Joseph |
| Bathing beauties. (bathtubs; includes information about refurbishing old tubs)(Buyers Guide) | Home and garden | Donegan, Fran J. |
| Best new products 1997.(home and garden products)(Cover Story) | Home and garden | |
| Best new products: 1998. (tools and supplies for home improvement)(Cover Story)(Buyers Guide) | Home and garden | |
| Border wars. (resolving disputes with neighbors) (includes related articles on legal rights and selecting a mediator) | Home and garden | Lehrman, Celia Kuperzmid |
| Budget bath. (bathroom remodel) | Home and garden | Petrowski, Elain Martin |
| Burglary: what the cops say. (burglary-prevention advice; includes advice from burglars) | Home and garden | Kearney, Alan J. |
| Caulking. (which kind to use where; includes a glossary) | Home and garden | Bredenberg, Al |
| Classic-kitchen upgrade: how a couple on a budget balanced the need for more space and child-friendly features in a late-Victorian home. (includes a related article on the budgeting of the project) | Home and garden | Petrowski, Elaine Martin |
| Cool solution for shady spots; the secrets of growing healthy plants in low-light areas of your yard. (includes list of shade-tolerant plants) | Home and garden | Ocone, Lynn |
| Coping with catastrophe: how to handle five common homeowner nightmares. (includes related articles) | Home and garden | Best, Don |
| Cornering space. (maximizing corner-space in kitchens) | Home and garden | Petrowski, Elaine Martin |
| Counter proposal: solid-surface countertops offer numerous benefits - including good looks and durability - but they're not cheap. Here's how to get the most for your money. | Home and garden | Donegan, Fran J. |
| Cut the clutter. (organizing closets) (includes related article on determining necessary closet space) | Home and garden | Donegan, Fran J. |
| Cutting back. (tree pruning advice) | Home and garden | Ocone, Lynn |
| Cutting in: advice from a pro on how to cut open a wall without any unpleasant surprises. | Home and garden | Deffenbaugh, Paul |
| Deep, dark paint secrets: a crash course in picking and applying dark-color paints.(includes related information on color choice and on problems with red paint) | Home and garden | Petrowski, Elaine Martin |
| Distinctive doors. (includes information about the door track)(Weekend Project: Classy, Convenient Bifold Doors Revive an Old Closet) | Home and garden | |
| Easy does it. (yard landscaping) (includes related article on planting in soil) | Home and garden | Ocone, Lynn |
| Fan appreciation. (installing a ceiling fan with light) | Home and garden | Truini, Joseph |
| Fast fixes for slow drains. (fixing plugged bathtub drains) | Home and garden | Henkenius, Merle |
| Fencing lessons: four handsome, distinctive designs that make good neighbors. | Home and garden | Truini, Joseph |
| Fighting city hall: a five-step plan for lowering your property taxes. | Home and garden | Lehrman, Celia Kuperzmid |
| Fire extinguishers. (for the home; includes list of precautions that should be taken before fighting a fire)(Buyers Guide) | Home and garden | Webster, David |
| Floors that will fool you. (laminated wood and plastic-laminate flooring) | Home and garden | Donegan, Fran J. |
| For the records. (maintaining home-related paperwork) | Home and garden | Lehrman, Celia Kuperszmid |
| Give your deck a face-lift. (wood-stripping)(Buyers Guide) | Home and garden | Philbin, Tom |
| Giving in to temptation. (remodeling advice) | Home and garden | Case, Linda |
| Gotcha covered! How to make sure your homeowner's insurance really protects you.(includes glossary of insurance terms) | Home and garden | Petrowski, Elaine Martin |
| Helping your kids buy a house. (loans and other programs and techniques) | Home and garden | Davis, Sid |
| Hiring specialists for big jobs: finding the right contractor and mapping out your project will give you the results you want. (includes a related article on general contractors versus specialists) | Home and garden | Kelly, Kate, Brenner, Kevin |
| Home on the Web: more families are turning off their TVs and tuning into the Internet.... (homeowner-related Web pages; includes addresses)(Cover Story)(Directory) | Home and garden | |
| Home work: set up a home office that works as hard as you do. | Home and garden | Petrowski, Elaine Martin |
| How to fire your contractor. (includes advice for hiring a good contractor and for hiring a new contractor after the original contractor is fired) | Home and garden | Case, Linda |
| In living color: these shrubs bring fiery fall hues to yards large and small. (includes advice for planting shrubs) | Home and garden | |
| Kitchen face-lift. (partial and inexpensive kitchen remodel) | Home and garden | Petrowski, Elaine Martin |
| Kitchen wine rack. (construction directions) | Home and garden | Truini, Joseph |
| Lasting impressions: how to make plain old concrete look like brick, stone or tile. | Home and garden | Killanin, Michael Morris, Lord |
| Lessons from finishing school. (tips on what to be aware of before paying the remodeling contractor) | Home and garden | Case, Linda |
| Lighting the way: easy inexpensive ways to make your yard come alive after dark. (includes notes on lighting designs) | Home and garden | Donegan, Fran J. |
| Living with lead. (minimizing exposure to lead in older homes; includes additional information about laws pertaining to lead) | Home and garden | Deffenbaugh, Paul |
| Made in the shade.(constructing a shade arbor) | Home and garden | Truini, Joseph |
| Magnificent mantels. (redesigning fireplaces and mantels)(Cover Story) | Home and garden | Petrowski, Elaine Martin |
| Mail-order landscaping: how to get everything you need for your lawn and garden - including expert advice - without leaving home.(includes directory of mail-order companies) | Home and garden | Ocone, Lynn |
| Maintaining ceramic tile. | Home and garden | Henkenius, Merle |
| Making sense out of bids.(contractor's bids)(includes related tips on getting clear bids) | Home and garden | Case, Linda |
| Making the cut: buyer's guide to mowers that mulch, bag, roar and hum their way through turf.(Evaluation) | Home and garden | Killanin, Michael Morris, Lord |
| Maximizing overhead.(remodeling an attic as living space)(includes related information on building codes) | Home and garden | Petrowski, Elaine Martin |
| New life for old windows. (repair instructions) | Home and garden | Greef, Jeff |
| New way to strip it away; new tools help take the misery and mess out of removing damaged or outdated wallpaper.(Home Care) | Home and garden | Henkenius, Merle |
| Oops! Home center professionals reveal the most common product-ordering mistakes and how to avoid them.(includes related information on refunds) | Home and garden | Philbin, Tom |
| Orchestrating your project. (home remodeling project)(Pros & Contractors) | Home and garden | Kelly, Kate, Brenner, Kevin |
| Outdoor kitchens: why run back and forth to the house when you can move everything you need outside. (construction ideas and advice; includes several examples of outdoor kitchens)(Cover Story) | Home and garden | Donegan, Fran J. |
| Panel discussion: how to pick quality vinyl siding and the contractor who installs it.(includes related information on maintenance)(Cover Story) | Home and garden | Donegan, Fran J. |
| Picking a pro for emergencies. (developing relationships with specialty contractors) (includes related article on receiving assistance quickly) | Home and garden | Kelly, Kate, Brenner, Kevin |
| Porches for all seasons; these two very different approaches to enclosing a porch produced year-round rooms. (includes related article on pre-designed porch enclosure kits)(Cover Story) | Home and garden | Donio, Paul J. |
| Princely pedestal. (pedestal sink) | Home and garden | Henkenius, Merle |
| Professional secrets: 15 tips from brush-and-roller veterans that will make your next painting project go faster and look better. | Home and garden | |
| Program highlights: these new software titles can help make your next repair or remodeling project easier. (home repair and remodeling software)(Buyers Guide) | Home and garden | Donegan, Fran J. |
| Promises, promises.... (negotiating a contract with a home-remodeling contractor) | Home and garden | Case, Linda |
| Rain dance: what to look for in sprinklers, wands and nozzles for your yard.(includes related watering guidelines)(Buyers Guide) | Home and garden | Crosby, Bill |
| Refinishing wood floors. (Squar-Buff 600 floor-sanding machine; includes floor-sanding advice)(Evaluation) | Home and garden | Decker, John |
| Replacing an old toilet. (directions) | Home and garden | Henkenius, Merle |
| Roll models: carpet stores are piled high with saxonies, berbers and friezes; here's how to tell what's what.(Buyers Guide) | Home and garden | Vandervort, Don |
| Roofing riddle: which roofing material is the best choice for your home? It depends on style, substance and budget. | Home and garden | Moloney, Katherine |
| Sensational ceiling: beadboard can enhance a dull space. | Home and garden | Truini, Joseph |
| Shrink your energy bills.(home energy conservation)(includes related information) | Home and garden | Donegan, Fran J. |
| Simple sundeck. (construction directions) | Home and garden | Truini, Joseph |
| Small-bath smarts. (maximizing space in small bathrooms) | Home and garden | Petrowski, Elaine Martin |
| Small-space landscaping; six way to make a small yard, or an oddly shaped section of one, look and feel big. | Home and garden | Ocone, Lynn |
| Smarter bath storage. (low-cost storage-enhancement ideas; includes related article on cutting into wall and framing opening) | Home and garden | Petrowski, Elaine Martin |
| Solution for split siding.(home repair) | Home and garden | Truini, Joseph |
| Space case: the winners of the 1997 'Today's Homeowner' Kitchen Remodeling Contest doubled their usable work space within the existing wall. | Home and garden | Petrowski, Elain Martin |
| Storm door simplified.(installing a storm door)(includes related information on customized storm doors) | Home and garden | Truini, Joseph |
| Suite retreat. (converting a bedroom into a master suite) | Home and garden | Petrowski, Elaine Martin |
| Suppressing the surge. (voltage changes that can damage computers and household appliances)(includes related article on surge arrestors) | Home and garden | |
| Tailor-fit kitchens: some universal ways to make your kitchen suit you and the way you live. | Home and garden | Donio, Paul J. |
| That's entertainment.(building an entertainment center) | Home and garden | Truini, Joseph |
| The latest spin on washers: what to look for as you shop around.(includes related information on front-loading washing machines and on shopping for a washer)(Buyers Guide) | Home and garden | Petrowski, Elaine Martin |
| The money game. (financing a remodeling project; includes glossary of lending terms) | Home and garden | Davis, Sid |
| Tile with style: a guide to a simple yet beautiful remodeling material.(includes related tips on installing tile)(Cover Story) | Home and garden | Donio, Paul J. |
| True grit: how to deal with dust when remodeling.(includes related information on personal protection) | Home and garden | Deffenbaugh, Paul |
| Under cover: mulch is a great way to improve you yard. It's also as close as your back door. | Home and garden | Ocone, Lynn |
| What you can't do with your home. (conditions, covenants, and restrictions - CC&R) | Home and garden | Davis, Sid |
| Working alongside the pros: what to expect from being one of the subcontractors on your own job site. | Home and garden | Case, Linda |
| Your checkbook is the boss. (managing contractors; includes examples of payment schedules) | Home and garden | Case, Linda |
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