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| January |
Features - Solid Pine Floors (Simple installation, a forgiving finish and wood that looks better with age - this floor is easy to love); Harvest Table (Stairway newel posts and prefinished hardwood flooring make this the simplest-to-build table ever); Keep Your Refrigerator Humming (Prevent 95 percent of all refrigerator breakdowns with these six steps); Operating A Power Auger (Noisy! Hard to control! Dirty! Now here's a tool you gotta love!); Which Should I Buy? ($1 or $40 furnace filters? Water or oil based polyurethane? Plywood or OSB?); Caulk A Tub Surround (Make your tub look better and last longer); Blue Highways Tour (Pro tips for building a deck that'll outlast your house) Departments - Ask Handyman (Do wood foundations really last? Can I fix cracks in hardwood floors? What's the "d" in 16d mean? Find out here); You Can Fix It (Fix bathtub and sink pop-up stoppers, and other quick fixes); Workshop Tips (Tips for taking the work out of woodworking); Using Tools (Using chalk lines is a snap); Handy Hints (Our readers share ingenious ways they save time, money and frustration); New Products (New gizmos for hauling lumber, and other must-have products); Reader Services (Info, indexes and inspiration at www.familyhandyman.com); Classic Handy Hints (Oldies but goodies); Wordless Workshop (Can-recycling chute); Great Goofs (The case of the speckled car) |
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| April |
Features - Garden Arbor (An extraordinary retreat you can build with everyday lumber and tools); Bamboo Water Garden (Bring a touch of the Orient to your own back yard); Renew Your Wood Fence (Good (looking) fences make good neighbors); Patio Planters (Movable planters let you garden anywhere); Auto Fast Fixes (Some things you can still do yourself); Wiring Unfinished Garages (Garage wiring follows a different set of rules from house wiring); Yard & Garden (A hoop greenhouse, planting tips and more); Blue Highways Tour (Tips for making treated lumber look better and last longer); Which Should I Buy? (Stymied by strippers? Baffled by brushes? Here's what you need to know) Departments - Ask Handyman (Build a raised planter bed, glue PVC to ABS, find out the new rules for propane tanks); You Can Fix It (Lawn mower tune-up, fluorescent light fixes, circular saw cord replacement); Using Tools (Here's how to roll paint as quickly and neatly as a pro); Workshop Tips (Innovative uses for muffin tins, lip balm and nylon stockings); Handy Hints (Soup up your hammer, caulk gun and drill); New 'Green' Products (Products that conserve water, save energy and harness the sun); Reader Services (TFH plus - even more tips, ideas and advice at www.familyhandyman.com); Wordless Workshop (Spill-proof grocery bag hauler); Great Goofs (There's just one problem with this shower enclosure) |
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| June |
Features - Outdoor Comfort - Outdoor Living Room (All the comforts of home - outside); Add Lighting To Your Deck (Low-voltage fixtures make outdoor lighting safe and easier); A Classic Pergola (Standard columns and clever carpentry create this shady shelter); Cutting Drywall (Cut it cleanly, quickly and accurately - and save yourself a ton of time taping later on); Space-Sasving Knockdown Workbenches (Four workspaces that are inexpensive, easy to build and fast to set up) Departments - Ask Handyman (The best way to add a remote faucet, water your garden and back up your sump pump); Workshop Tips (Smart ideas for no-mess spray painting, stowing fasteners and cutting plywood); You Can Fix It (Getting lint out of your dryer and air back into your bike tire); Using Tools (Taping drywall with a banjo makes you as fast and neat as the pros); Which Should I Buy? (Asphalt sealers, finishing sander, putty for nail holes); New Products (A toolbox that's a grill and other Father's Day, uhh, necessities); Handy Hints (Smart ways to space deck boards, save saw blades and lube chain saws); Reader Services (Find it all in the Five-Year Index); Wordless Workshop (Battery organizer); Great Goofs (Scorched in the britches) |
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| November |
Features - Get Wired! (Fish, sneak and snake four little wires through your house, and have your phone, cable, computer and music scene set for life); Install A Chair Rail (Two moldings + two boards = elegant accent); Perfect Trim (Molding is the crowning glory to all your hard work. Here's how to get tight joints and crisp corners); A Spacious Home Office (Our plan features a swing-out desk, a cord organizer and a work surfact the size of an aircraft carrier); Furniture Fixes (Fast touch-ups for dings, scratches and gouges); A Sharp Chisel In 10 Minutes (Don't toss your dull chisels! Here's how to make them better than new) Departments - Ask Handyman (Installing vinyl replacement windows, moving electrical boxes and more); You Can Fix It (Simple cures for cracked concrete, busted corner bead and sluggish toilets); Workshop Tips (A marvelous mallet and other workshop wonders); Using Tools (Scribing for a perfect fit); Handy Hints (No-spill gas, no-tip torch, no-hassle sandpaper and no-sweat nut remover); New Products (A rock-and-roll screw gun, a T-shirt for modest plumbers, and more); Wordless Workshop (Ironing board cabinet); Great Goofs (Laugh and the world laughs with you - cry and you earn $100 for revealing your Great Goofs) |
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