"If it's yellow, let it mellow. If it's brown, flush it down." This water-conservation slogan was big when I was a kid in California in the 1970s. Such a toilet-flushing strategy is effective, but it may be a bit too extreme for you. Fortunately, there are less drastic options for conserving water, and most don't require a major effort.

In the automotive industry, no vehicle class is more fiercely competitive than full-size pickup trucks. During the past decade, these vehicles have evolved from serving as farm, construction and towing workhorses into trendy transportation for both families and individuals.

Adding steps to an elevated deck gives you, your family and your pets easy access to the yard and increases the space in which you can entertain, making the yard an extension of the deck.

If you have some gift requests to fill, this accent table is a quick and elegant project that's sure to please even the most discriminating recipient.

Each year blazing sun, sudden rains and swarms of insects conspire to keep us from enjoying our decks as much as we’d like. Wouldn’t it be nice to have outside living space that not only protected you from insects and weather but also added beauty and value to your house? You can achieve all of this by building a screened enclosure over your existing deck.

Garage floors are filth magnets. Spills are inevitable if you store items such as gasoline, antifreeze and motor oil in your garage. And if you live in the snowbelt, your garage floor probably gets drenched with salt-laden snowmelt. Besides making a mess, any of these substances can eventually cause irreparable structural damage to concrete. When you consider that replacing a garage floor can cost thousands, you’d be wise to take preventive measures.

The Formosan subterranean termite is agressive and spreading fast.

When most do-it-yourselfers consider installing GFCIs (groundfault circuit interrupters) in their homes, they probably think of protecting a child who might jump into a tub with a hair dryer or someone working around a wet kitchen sink with a faulty appliance. But, as codes prescribe and my own experiences confirm, GFCIs aren’t just for kitchens and baths. Here’s how a GFCI saved my life.

Installing cabinets can help make any garage into a workroom.

Chances are you’ve seen them if you have traveled through central Florida: screen panels that slide in front of overhead garage doors. After watching this project take shape, I would find it hard to imagine any upgrade that would transform an ordinary garage into an enormous entertainment center or comfortable workshop faster than screens.