Sandy Lindsey

Practical upgrades, from anchoring furniture to reinforcing foundations, help your home stay intact when the earth starts to move.

Renovating a fixer-upper can be a rewarding project, but it requires honest budgeting, realistic DIY expectations, and contingency planning.

A thoughtful combination of preparation, awareness, and upgraded materials can dramatically improve a property’s chance of surviving a wildfire.

Proactive caulking, sandbags, and other preventive measures will keep rainwater or ice melt from entering your home.

If you clean, sharpen, and store your tools the right way, they'll reward you with years of smooth, reliable performance.

Spending time outdoors improves mental and physical well-being. Make some lifelong memories with these DIY winter activities for all ages.

A snowy backyard is an enchanted setting for winter entertaining. Let’s bundle up and extend the outdoor living season.

Ready-made DIY strategies such as curtains and door seals keep the home warm and cozy during a long, cold winter—and also help lower the energy bill.

Choosing the right type of water heater can lower your energy bills while fulfilling all of your home’s hot water needs.

A furnace or HVAC heating system should cycle on and off. If it’s not, it’s important to discover why before it skyrockets the energy bill.

Practical upgrades, from anchoring furniture to reinforcing foundations, help your home stay intact when the earth starts to move.

Renovating a fixer-upper can be a rewarding project, but it requires honest budgeting, realistic DIY expectations, and contingency planning.

A thoughtful combination of preparation, awareness, and upgraded materials can dramatically improve a property’s chance of surviving a wildfire.

Proactive caulking, sandbags, and other preventive measures will keep rainwater or ice melt from entering your home.

If you clean, sharpen, and store your tools the right way, they'll reward you with years of smooth, reliable performance.

Spending time outdoors improves mental and physical well-being. Make some lifelong memories with these DIY winter activities for all ages.

A snowy backyard is an enchanted setting for winter entertaining. Let’s bundle up and extend the outdoor living season.

Ready-made DIY strategies such as curtains and door seals keep the home warm and cozy during a long, cold winter—and also help lower the energy bill.

Choosing the right type of water heater can lower your energy bills while fulfilling all of your home’s hot water needs.

A furnace or HVAC heating system should cycle on and off. If it’s not, it’s important to discover why before it skyrockets the energy bill.