Oliver Harriett

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

By day, Oliver Harriett owns and operates a painting contractor business. Nights and weekends, he writes about the joys and pains of home improvement.

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JULY 22, 2015 | WEDNESDAY
Prevent Runaway Mold in Your Vacation Home with Innovative HVAC

If you are fortunate enough to own a vacation home, you know what a treat it can be to spend time away from the stresses and hassles of everyday life. But you also know that, for all the ...

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JUNE 24, 2015 | WEDNESDAY
How To: Build a Cinder Block Wall

Privacy, safety, security—these are only a few of the reasons that homeowners build solid, durable garden walls. Although it's immensely satisfying to construct one, it's certainly no eas...

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JUNE 19, 2015 | FRIDAY
Re-Do Your Home Exterior with a New Garage Door

如果你是厕所k at pictures of all the homes built since the mid 1950s, you would notice one obvious commonality: For decades, the garage door has been the most noticeable aspect of t...

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JUNE 10, 2015 | WEDNESDAY
How To: Pour a Concrete Patio

Whether rectangular or curvy in design, next to the home or freestanding in the yard, a concrete patio establishes new living space outdoors and adds a striking feature to the landscape. ...

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MAY 27, 2015 | WEDNESDAY
How To: Make a Concrete Bowl Lamp

Everyone knows this about concrete: It's one of the most durable building materials on earth. What's not so widely recognized is how versatile concrete can be. Yes, it remains the go-to c...

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MAY 20, 2015 | WEDNESDAY
How To: Make a $5 Stool with Concrete

Do-it-yourselfers have a new favorite material: concrete. Inexpensive and versatile, it can be used in seemingly limitless ways, not only for large applications out in the yard, but also ...

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MAY 6, 2015 | WEDNESDAY
How To: Make a Concrete Planter

Everyone knows that for major construction, concrete offers unparalleled durability at low cost. What you may not have realized is that concrete also boasts remarkable versatility. It's c...

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MAY 1, 2015 | FRIDAY
10 Ways to Go Crazy for Concrete

For 75 years now, QUIKRETE® has supplied homeowners with high-quality concrete mixes for a staggering variety of projects. Some things don't change, and concrete remains do-it-yourselfers...

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MARCH 25, 2015 | WEDNESDAY
INFOGRAPHIC: Get a Head Start on a Healthy Lawn

After a cold and blustery winter, homeowners are geared up and ready to get back outside. First on many to-do lists is reviving the worse-for-wear grass. Of course, a lot goes into the cu...

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MARCH 16, 2015 | MONDAY
This Company Turns Centuries-Old Barns into Contemporary Homes

As agriculture has morphed into big business and populations have shifted from the countryside to urban centers, timber-frame barns have become rare. Thanks to companies like Heritage Res...