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The Handy Hand's Site of the Quarter

New to the Handy Hand Website is this "Site of the Quarter" section that will always be located at the top of this main Links Page. The old "Site of the year" section was a bit of a long stretch of time for just one site for a whole year. So now every three months or so, we will award a new site "The Handy Hand Site of the Quarter".

Ask Me.Com - I wish I would have known about this site before. They have a panel of hundreds of experts in every category imaginable. Ask your question and in no time one or more of the experts will write you back with an answer. Awsome site! Go and bookmark it now. Happy Questioning.

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General Home Improvement

Website Links:

AEC InfoCenter ™  - is a Business Center dedicated to the Architectural, Engineering, Construction and Home Building industry. Staffed by industry professionals, the InfoCenter assembles and provides resource material relevant to your daily business. All right here, and all FREE.

Anancy Web - Lots & Lots of Home Improvement Links here.

The Architects Catalog - Connecting Architects and Engineers with building product companies.

Ask a HandyMan - Don the HandyMan has a nice site with message boards and a questions page where you can ask him a question and he'll get back to you.

Ask the Builder - Tim Carter's website has some great home improvement info via search engine.

Better Home and Gardens Site -   Better Home and Gardens has a great web site with more  than just home repair tips. Be ready to spend some time here, lots of good info!!!

Bob Vila's Home Again - Helpful tips, bulletin board for exchanging information with do-it-yourselfers.

Bob's Weekend Handyman - It's not hard being your own handyman if you have the information. The World Wide Web is full of information you need to get the job done. That is what BOB'S Weekend Handyman is all about, to bring all that information together into one place. Take some time to go through the complete site, look at everything and follow the links. Because of the size of the site and that it is forever changing I highly recommend you add BOB'S Weekend Handyman to your favorites. Return on a regular basis and above all enjoy and have fun!

Build . Com -     If you are looking for information on products or product  manufactures, this site is great for finding suppliers or  manufactures.  

Building Online - Source for links on building products and their manufactures.

Buildingweb - a World Wide Web site that has been developed exclusively for companies supplying goods or services to the Building and Construction Industry. It is a reference source of products, services and technical information.

Code Check - Help with building codes. A Web version of the popular field guide to building codes. Loaded with useful information and illustrations.

Delphi Forum - Nice site with chat rooms open certain days (check calender at site), message boards with lots of good info.

Do It Yourself. Com - "DoItYourself.com® is the original and leading "Website Community" catering to the Do It Yourself home improvement and home repair market. Our goal is to provide information needed by Do It Yourselfers.

Do-It-Yourself - Do it Right - Plans and specs for a variety of do-it-yourself projects.

Do-It-Yourself HeadQuarters - Mostly links

Fix it! - Under construction now but looks promising.

Gotcha Covered Professional Services Network offers the most complete listing of professional service providers in the Country! Our purpose is to offer consumers, retailers, contractors, etc. access to our databases so they can find quality, competent professionals in what ever area of the Country they live.

HardWare.Com -  Welcome to hardware.com, the online source for total home improvement solutions. With a broad assortment of products and how-to projects, we are your home center, library and guide to industry experts.

Habitat for Humanity International - Links to Habitat for Humanity projects right in your area...get involved, learn to build, and have the time of your life!

HandyMan Hints - HANDYMAN-HINTS is a moderated mailing list on subjects related to handyman hints for do-it-yourselfers. One of their contributing editors is Glenn Haege, widely hailed as America's Master Handyman. Glenn's radio show, Ask the Handyman has been on WXYT AM in the Detroit Market since 1983. His brand of knowledge and friendly advice has expanded into 19 markets in the midwest. Glenn has also authored several books including Fix It Fast And Easy, Take The Pain Out Of Painting Interiors and Take The Pain Out Of Painting Exteriors. If you could imagine the perfect owner of a hardware store who stocks everything and has all the information you will ever need about how to fix whatever is broken, Glenn Haege is the man.

Healthy House Institute - All you ever wanted to know about indoor air quality. Books for sale.

Home and Garden Television (HGTV) has made a significant commitment to strengthening its new media presence with the launch of HGTV Village (http://www.hgtv.com), a new resource where home enthusiasts can find up-to-date editorial features and in-depth details on home improvement projects. The Village is designed as a virtual home and garden town where visitors can browse to get ideas, information and products. Users can find details on how-to projects, gather design tips, pick up decorating ideas, tour show houses, check out new products, read the latest home and gardening news from around the world, review local weather reports and chat with industry experts. A total renovation of the cable network's web site, The Village has five "neighborhoods" of interest -- Buildmore (building/remodeling), Crafton (crafts/hobbies), Designer's Point (design/decorating), Gardendale (gardening/landscaping) and Livingood (food/entertainment).The new Village site features a streamlined HGTV programming guide and topics search engine to allow easier access to show resources and upcoming HGTV specials and series. HGTV viewers can find out all about the network by entering the HGTV House, which even includes a virtual tour of its studios.

Home Aid - HomeAid's mission is to build or renovate shelters for transitionally homeless men, women and children. HomeAid was created to help NAHB - affiliated home building associations develop their own independently operated HomeAid programs to help fulfill the HomeAid mission across the nation.

Home Base - In 1983, they opened their first store in Southern California. Now their one of the largest home improvement stores in the Western U.S., with 83 locations in ten states - Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Washington. There're based in California, with their headquarters in Irvine. When you Go To The Base®, you'll find that their committed to giving customers a wide selection of merchandise, guaranteed low prices and superior service. These things, along with an emphasis on interior fashion and decor items, have made The Base a favorite home improvement center for professionals and do-it-yourselfers alike. As part of their commitment to customer service, they offer free in-home design consultations for kitchen and bath remodeling. And to even better help customers with remodeling projects, most HomeBase stores also offer installation services.

Home Center, The  - Some of the most useful household hints and tips are gathered at a single site. Become a pro at taking apart and reassembling faucets, using paint rollers, etc.

Home Center News - News and analysis for the Home Improvement building and material industry.

Home Center Web - Directory for the Home Center Industry. HomeCenterWeb is dedicated to Home Centers, the Building Supply Industry and Do-It-Yourselfers, for the benefit of the Industry and Consumers in need of information.

Home Central -  This site is brought to you by the folks at Sierra On-Line, makers of fine visualization, design, and reference software for the home and garden. If we could only infuse our CD-ROM’s with the smell of fresh sawdust--then we’d be on to something! Get the job done right with our illustrated and Macromedia Shockwave-animated guides to home repair and improvement projects!

Home & Design Online  - Resources make home building and decorating easier, whether you're building the place yourself or need a reliable architect. Search for plans, find certified professionals, art galleries, books and magazines or homes for sale, or just chat.

Home Doctor - The Home Doctor is a great website created and maintained by Robert"Rob" Zee. Robert worked as a mechanical contractor until his back surgery which now is on light duty work and does the engineering side of his mechanical business. Website has a good amount of categories to choose from. Rob specialized in the appliance and refrigeration trade, so his appliance section is great, packed with useful info. You can E-mail him a question and he'll get back to you.

 Welcome to Hometime, the source for information on home improvement, remodeling, and home repair. Our website is divided into 4 main categories: Projects, Info, TV, and Store . We hope you will enjoy your visit, and come back often!

Home Ideas -  At Home Ideas they have created a number of useful tools for planning and researching projects around your home. You'll find access to Today's Homeowner Magazine's (formerly Home Mechanix Magazine) archives of articles to help you plan home projects, links to other Internet sites and a request section to get free catalogs and brochures sent to you by mail. If you have any questions or suggestions make sure you check out their help area, or please send e-mail to homeideas@homeideas.com. We hope you enjoy the site!  

Home Images -  This site has a pretty good bulletin board where you can post a question or read other people's questions.        

Home Improvement. Com - Looking for a particular home improvement vender? This is the site to visit.

Home Improvement Highway - you can E-Mail  questions  about any home improvement topic to experts in the field and they will E-Mail you back with your answer.

Home Improvement Hot Links - Just as the name states, some great links.

Home Improvement Net - Home Improvement Net provides an informative guide for remodeling, enlarging, and improving your home, lawn, and garden. This guide offers "HOW TO" information for those that are considering a remodel or home improvement activity. This information includes instructions, plans, techniques, materials, and products that will assist you in adding to the beauty and value of your home. Floor plans, drawings, and instructive information are offered throughout for your own personal use -- free of charge! Feel free to download and print these drawings and instructions from your own computer and printer. An easy to use reference list of companies and organizations is available to assist with home improvement projects. Be sure to register for the "free gift drawing!" The Home Improvement Net offers valuable gifts on a regular basis. You may register as often as once per day! Remember, by registering now--You may just WIN!

The Home Inspection/Construction Information Website
Want to know how to recognize hazards and hidden defects around your home--or a home you're thinking of purchasing? Webmaster and home inspector Dan Friedman will give you the inside track on everything from aluminum wiring to water quality.

Home Tips - This website belongs to the home improvement extrodinare Don Vandervort. Great info!

Home Improvement with Help - Advice and a conference room for discussing your do-it-yourself needs.

Home Improvement Software - Sierra has a line of home improvement software.

Home Owner Net - If your home is an important part of your life, then HomeownerNet is for you! This site was designed to provide the existing or aspiring homeowner, access to a variety of information about home remodeling, construction, maintenance, design, furnishings, lawn and garden care, safety concerns, real estate, do-it yourself projects, and much more. Please explore and bookmark this site but remember it is always being updated, so check back with them often.

Home Owners Remodeling Price Guide - Planning on renovating or remodeling? Save thousands of dollars using the Consumer Pricing Guide! Verify a contractors estimate. Estimate a realistic budget for your home project. The construction pricing guide is a simple, easy to use estimating tool designed specifically for the homeowner.

Home Repair Newsgroups - When you need an answer, this is the bulletin board of choice. Bear in mind that the qualifications of the folks doing the answering vary. But considering that it's a largely unregulated forum, there's surprisingly little misinformation flying around.

Home Repairs and Maintenance - A very simple site, but has tons of very good tips and info.           

Home Repairs and Etc. - Browse around their site. In addition to providing information about their company they are working hard to provide you with the information you need to make informed and sound decisions when it comes to your home. Even if you are not currently planning a home improvement, you will find information on routine maintenance and simple home repairs you can do yourself. If you are looking for something in particular they encourage you to ask them or use their related links to search other home improvement sites. They sincerely hope that you'll find this site useful and they invite you to keep coming back.

Home Repair Stuff - A very informative set of subjects to choose from. Lots of information to be learned here. Very simply laid out and easy to navigate through information. your looking for. No advertising. No glitz. No eye candy. Nothing flashes or rotates. Just solid practical answers to Do-It-Yourself questions

Home Safe - Why HomeSafe? The only safety-related item here is the "Carbon Monoxide Alert" section. Other than that, this site is about fireplaces and chimneys. There's a state-by-state listing of chimney service professionals, and "The Fireside" offers guidance on all matters of the hearth.

Homewarehouse.com - An online home improvment store. Great selection and prices. This store has a informative "How To" section as well.

House Net - Wonderfull website to browse through. Site has a maintenance reminder service, sign up for free and they will e-mail you to remind you of all those seasonal home duties. Great article library with tons of home improvement tips and advise.

How Stuff Works - How Stuff Works is a great place to come to learn about how things work in the world around you. Have you ever wondered how the engine in your car works, or what gears do, or what makes the inside of your refrigerator cold? Then How Stuff Works is the place for you! A new article gets added every week, so visit often or sign up for the HSW Newsletter to get the latest news.

How To Series Online - A complete online guide to the most common do-it-yourself projects around the home.

Improvements Catalog - Solve a variety of problems in the kitchen and around your home with these unique tools. Check out the air purifier, ice shaver, stack and store bins and replacement range burners.

Improve Net - ImproveNet Inc. (www.ImproveNet.com) is the Internet's leading independent service helping homeowners find reliable contractors, architects and home improvement products. In addition to its contractor/homeowner matching service, ImproveNet's website contains information about thousands of products in more than 64 categories. The site also features a visual gallery of design ideas created by leading architects and designers, as well as practical advice from home-improvement experts.

Inside Spaces - DIY Home Improvement and Home Repair - Over 70 detailed articles and How-to's on subjects from plumbing and painting to trim molding.

                                                          "The #1 most incredibly useful site on the Web.                                                    

Learn2.com - The ability utility, where you can learn the things that make life easier and more interesting: everything from the essentials of life to the esoteric, from practical to just plain fun. Happy learning!

Lighthouse Home Repair - Very nice site with a great selection of links that include categories such as free stuff, computer help, virus info, home repair, appliances.

Living Home - Welcome to one of the Web's first home and garden magazines. Since launching this site - and producing two companion LivingHome CD-ROMs - in early 1995, they have often been honored as a top site. The most recent honor was being named the favorite home and garden site of USA Today Weekend. Today LivingHome is produced in Minneapolis by a staff that also creates several other innovative Web services related to the home. Please visit our On Hand Network site at www.onhandnetwork.com and take the tour of this new service available to many large new home communities. Among the features of On Hand are one-stop shopping, scheduling and billing of essential home services like lawn care and furnace maintenance. Until recently the LivingHome team also published HomeTrends Weekly, the only home and garden site created especially for cable modem high speed access. Look for HomeTrends to relaunch soon at www.home-trends.com as a new products showcase for everything related to homes and gardens

Lowes Home Improvement Warehouse - Lowes has a pretty good website with lots of do it yourself info.

Maintenance Warehouse -  is the industry leader when it comes to supplying building repair and replacement products to owners and managers of multi-housing, lodging and commercial properties throughout the United States. We currently offer over 10,000 different items in our 1,500-page catalog, including: hardware, electrical, lighting, plumbing, appliance and HVAC products. Published and mailed twice a year, our catalog is unique in the industry for the way it provides easy-to-identify, 3-D technical illustrations, plus published, three-tier pricing that’s guaranteed for the catalog’s 6-month lifetime. All catalog items are carried in stock, ready to ship, at all 12 distribution centers -- in Atlanta, Cleveland, Denver, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Hartford, Los Angeles, Madison, Richmond, St. Louis, Sacramento, Seattle and Tampa resulting in a 98%+ order fill rate.

Mining Co.'s Home Repair - Very easy site to navigate through with tons of links divided into categories(copycaters!) Lots of how-to's listed at site as well. Worth a look.

Mr. Fix It . Com  -  This site has home repairs and maintenance tips AND auto repair guides on his site.      

Nettips.Com -   NetTips gives you up-to-date information you can use anytime, about products and services to help you maintain and upgrade the value of your home. It also offers how-to brochures and more detailed information you can order directly from your PC. Check their home page for current menu options for Net Tips. They are still under construction, so check back often.  Just select the Home Improvement topic you wish to learn more about, and you'll find additional menu options within that category. In the future you'll also find Net Tips on other consumer topics, such as Health & Fitness, Car Care, Gardening, Child Care and Food.

Nerd World - Lots of links to other site, very nicely laid out.

Oikos - Oikos is dedicated to information on energy efficiency and sustainable building construction

Old House Net - The Old House Web serves old house owners and restoration professionals by helping them find product information, restoration advice and a sense of community.

Pete's Dry Dock - Out behind the Warehouse Pier is a small shop with a small sign over the door, "enter here for advice." You've discovered Pete's Dry Dock. Don't be deceived by its size, for inside sits Pete Prlain, 6'4" handyman extraordinaire. You may have seen Pete Prlain on his nationally syndicated TV show "How To With Pete." Maybe you've heard him on his nationally syndicated weekly radio call-in show. You might have shaken his hand at one of his home show appearances. Or you could not have the slightest idea who he is...but you'll be glad you found him. Pete helps people with their repair and remodeling projects around the house. He learned building maintenance at an early age, following his dad as he made repairs on his apartment building. Pete learned wood working as a carpenter, and eventually started his own lumber yard. For more than 20 years, through his programs and instructional tapes, Pete has helped tens of thousands of do-it-yourselfers build decks, remodel kitchens, and fix drippy faucets. When you've been around the Northwest as long as Pete, you learn all the tricks for keeping a home weather-tight and ship shape.

Popular Mechanic's - Home Owners Clinic - Easy to navigate site with lots of topics.

                                              

Remodeling Online - Solid fix-it resource. Find a guide to building products and a planning guide. Chat, read design tips, find a professional remodeler or tell a joke or story to win a prize. Order tapes, CDs and books or subscribe to one of their publications.

Sound Home Resource Center - Sound Home is a Home Inspection business owned by George Guttmann. You can ask George any question you have  concerning home inspections or home improvement, or search the question and answer database.

The Energy Exchange - Free Valuable energy conservation information for homeowners. Aims to teach how to save money

The Home Depot -   This is the place where the Handy Hand Company finds most of our repair parts, supplies, etc. This site is not one of  the most spectacular sites i've seen, but it does have a store  locater feature which may be helpful.

The Do It Yourself Web site -  This site is definaltly complete! Lots of good tips. A must see!!  

The Lyco's Internet Guide -       Lots of resources on lots of catagories including home repair.

The Home Improvement Web site-   The Home Improvement site has a complete index to on-line information about the home improvement and home building industries. Whether you are a homeowner, a builder, or a lumber yard or hardware store owner, this site can serve as your gateway to industry information.

This Old House -   Another great T.V. show web site. Check it out if your a This Old House fan.

The Home Time Web Site -  The T.V. show "Home Time"  has a great website.

The Natural Handy Man - Great site with lots of good info. Ask a question and they will get back to you probably the next day. Could not do it better myself. A must see site!

Todays Home Owner - Excellent  site with lots of information from exerts from their magazine. Catagories of information for every part of your home to choose from.

Your New House.Com - Fantastic Home Improvement site with tons of info.

The Tim Allen Site -  Tim Allen from the show Tooltime has his own Web Site and his own line of tools for sale.

U.S.G - USG Corporation is the world's largest manufacturer of gypsum panels, joint compound and related construction products. SHEETROCK® -- the company's brand name for its wallboard and joint compound products -- is among the most widely recognized and well-respected names in the building materials industry. But, USG is more than "just" a wallboard manufacturer. The company is also the largest ceiling suspension grid manufacturer in the world, the largest distributor of wallboard in the United States, and the world's second largest ceiling tile manufacturer. It also holds leading positions in cement board systems, plaster wall systems and industrial gypsum products. This great website has a Do-It-Yourself section that has excellent instructions on how to make repairs to and install drywall. Everything you ever wanted to know about drywall is on these great pages.

World of Old Houses - A Guide to caring for and restoring old houses.

     

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

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