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Home improvement is the process of renovating or making additions to one's home. Often, a professional handyman is hired to perform the improvements but, typically, most improvements are done on an amateur DIY basis by the homeowner . Bob Vila is a well-known author and televsion host in the home improvement field. Also, the sitcom Home Improvement uses the home improvement theme for comedic purposes.
Typical kinds of home improvement include:
- wallpapering and painting walls or installing wood paneling
- adding new flooring such as carpets, tiling, linoleum, or wood flooringParquetry is a mosaic of wood used for ornamental flooring. French parqueterie from parquet flooring, originally a small compartment. Materials contrasting in colour and grain, such as oak, walnut, cherry, lime, pine, etc. are employed; and in the more ex
- upgrading cabinet s, fixture s, and sinkIn plumbing, a sink is a bowl-shaped fixture, usually made of porcelain (or, especially in the kitchen, stainless steel), that is used for washing hands or small objects such as dishes, nylons, socks or underwear. Old sinks were often made of enameled stes in the kitchenA kitchen is a room used for food preparation. A modern kitchen is typically equipped with a stove or microwave oven and has a sink with water on tap for cleaning food and dishwashing. Modern kitchens often also feature a dishwasher. Some installations to and bathroomA bathroom is a room that may have different functions depending on the cultural context it is used in. In the United States of America a bathroom commonly refers to the room containing a toilet. This is not the case in other countries where a room contai
- repairing or increasing the capacity of plumbingPlumbing from the Latin for lead (plumbum), is the trade of working with pipes for water, drainage and natural gas. A Plumber is someone who installs or repairs pipe systems. Types of Pipe Types of pipes for different plumbing usage vary even inside a cou and electrical systems
- turning marginal areas into livable spaces such as turning basementA basement is an architectural contruction that is completely or almost below ground in a building. It may be located below the ground floor. House basements For houses, structurally, the basement walls typically form the foundations. In warmer climates,s into recroomA recreation room is a room used for a variety of purposes, such as parties or games. Often children or teen-agers will entertain their friends in the rec room, which is often located in the basement, away from the main living areas of the house.s or attics into spare bedrooms
- reducing utility costs with:
- extending one's house with rooms added to the side of one's home or, sometimes, extra levels to the original roof
- improving the backyard with sliding door s, wooden patio decks, patio gardens, jacuzzis, swimming pools, and fencing
- emergency preparedness safety measures such as:
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