Amanda is a home improvement and lifestyle writer with over 10 years of experience. In addition to her writing, you can find Amanda hosting national and local TV segments across the county. Her work ...

Ballantine Books, New York, 2002. This book should be read before, not after, something goes wrong with your house. After the sewer line backs up or the water heater malfunctions, it might be too late ...

Home repair is big business, with Americans spending nearly $43 million to fix their houses each year, according to Entrepreneur. If you have the skills and experience to handle home repair projects, ...

My single-parent mom couldn’t afford to hire a handyman to fix the house, so we did it all ourselves. Together we fixed windows, installed faucets, and rewired appliances. Even though we did it all ...