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How to Jack up a House House Jacking Can Mean Different Things While few of us are interested in jacking up an entire house, complete with cribs, girders, timbers, and everything else you need in order to lift a house off the ground, there are some do-it-yourselfers who may want to jack up a portion of the house in order to insert an extra tier or beam for repairs or to level an old, sloping floor....

But can you really put an area rug over broadloom? The answer is yes, area rugs can be laid over the wall-to-wall carpet! Here are some tips to help you do it properly. Prevent Ripples Perhaps the biggest concern with laying an area rug over broadloom is that the area rug will have a tendency to move around on the carpet. The extent to which it will move will depend on the style of carpet that is underneath the rug, and the type of backing of the area rug....

The feng shui salt water cure is a feng shui remedy practiced in Classical Feng Shui. This is a cure that is used to balance the challenging annual energies of the two and five stars, which move to visit different sectors year to year. It’s recommended to work with a flying star feng shui practitioner to locate these annual stars in your home each year. For this step-by-step guide, we consulted our friend Joseph Eriq who works with the flying stars in his feng shui practice....

Whether you’re using a closet kit or system, opting for a custom closet, or woking on a DIY closet idea, these shoe storage solutions will be helpful when it comes to finding shoes and saving space.

How to Pack Pots and Pans in Boxes Most pots and pans need a medium- to large-size moving boxes. Large boxes are best if the pans are lightweight and/or can be packed with other lightweight items. Otherwise, stick to smaller boxes, so they aren’t too heavy. Unlike glassware and fragile items, pots and pans don’t require packing paper for protection, except for glass lids, but you need some newspaper for packing material....

How to Know if You Have Lawn Grubs Grub damage can appear in two ways. First, small irregular patches of a lawn will appear brown, dry, and wilted. Damage also occurs when raccoons and crows tear up the lawn to feed on grubs. Both types of damage can be extensive during a severe outbreak. If you can pull sod away from the ground, the root system may have been eaten by grubs....

Squirrels and Bulbs A large population of tree squirrels or chipmunks can make it virtually impossible to grow tulips or other bulbs without extensive control measures. Because these rodents cannot digest cellulose material, they depend on protein-rich plant structures, like those found in nuts and bulbs, to survive. Gardeners are a squirrel’s best friend, and squirrels are constantly digging to find (and hide) nuts and bulbs. Squirrels have even been known to sit and watch gardeners plant their bulbs, anticipating a feast shortly after the gardener is finished planting....