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Door stops, wedges and floor guides: the small hardware nobody thinks about
Handles get chosen carefully and stops get bought in a panic after a handle goes through a wall. A short survey.
A home tool kit that covers ninety percent of jobs
A 148-piece set contains about twenty things you will use. Which twenty, and what to buy properly.
Choosing brackets for a shelf that will hold what you put on it
Bracket depth, wall fixing and shelf material work together. Get one wrong and the shelf sags or the wall gives.
Door hinges: why the door sticks and what to do about it
A door that catches is usually two screws away from being fixed. Diagnosis before hardware.
Repairing a window screen without replacing the frame
A torn screen is a twenty-minute job with a five-dollar tool. The frame almost never needs replacing.
Wall anchors: picking the right one for the wall you actually have
The anchor that holds a shelf in a stud will pull straight out of plasterboard. How to identify the wall first, then choose.
