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54 Venetian plaster wa[[s 7t Quick fix for dirty dryer vents 58 Space-saving wa[[ niche 72 Repair a drippy shower 61 Mud-busting boot scraper 73 Quiet a noisy fan 62 Regrout a shower 74 Garage ceit'ing storage 66 Get a weed-free yard Pocket hote jig Dual-use wire stripper Versatite vise Single-squeeze cautk gun Palm-sized screwdriver packs a punch Best rolter cleaner ever Back pocket square Stripped screw remover Multiuse tool that reatty works 10-use paint tool Three tools in one Big-grip spring ctamps 80 Make over a room with trim 90 Super-si mpte box shelves 82 Panel a wa[[ in one weekend 93 Steppingstone path 87 Transform a room with 94 Paint your kitchen cabinets painted rectangles 97 Under-bed ro[[-out 98 9 ways to save etectricity 104 Cover leaky windows 103 Save $150 with CFLs 106 Textured walts in one day 118 Bathroom cabinet 110 Cast a concrete fountain 122 Custom closet organizer 115 Ti[e your backsplash 728 Summer sanctuary 134 Elegant and easy bookcase 133 Insta[[ kitchen cabinet crown molding 138 Attractive barbecue cart Install open basket units 747 Wallpaper one watl t42 Cut your home insurance bi[[ 6 10 simple cabinet repairs 10 Super-simpte DVD hotder 77 Scum-proof your shower doors Replace a broken dryer vent cap 12 Speed-ctean for cheap 13 Fix seams in watlpaper Clean chandetiers quickty Better traction on concrete 74 Stabitize a wobbl"y bookcase 75 Repair smatt holes in walts Quick fix for a wobbly table leg 76 Patch watls with aluminum 77 Balance a ceiting fan Reclaim crusty paint 18 Cautk cracked concrete t9 Ftoor-friendty feet for furniture Repair otd extensjon cords SPECIAL SECTION: 1O-minute plumbing fixes 20 Unclog a tub drain without chemica[s 27 Replace a [eaky water valve 22 Fast fix for a slow-filting washer 23 Qujet ctanking pipes Fix a slow-running faucet 24 Keep your washing machine fresh A trick for splicing in plastic drainpipe Replace worn-out drawer slides Ifyou find that slides are bent, rollers are broken or rollers won't turn even after lubricating, replacement is the best solution. To keep the project simple, buy new slides that are identical (or almost identical) to the old ones. That way, replacement is an easy matter of unscrewing the old and screwing on the new. Remove a drawer track and a cabinet track and take them shopping with you. Whether you have pairs of side-mounted slides (as shown here) or single, center-mount slides, there's a good chance you'll find very similar slides at a home center for $5 to $15 per drawer. If you can't find them, check with a cabinet materiais supplier (in the yellow pages under "Cabinets, Equipment and Supplies"). Lubricate sticking drawers A few minutes of cleaning and lubricating can make drawer slides glide almost like new. Start by removing the drawers so you can inspect the slides. You can remove most drawers by pulling them all the way out, then either lifting or lowering the front of the drawer until the wheels come out of the track. Wipe the tracks clean and coat them with a light spray lubri- cant. Also lubricate the rollers and make sure they spin easily. g lrff:labroken Don't put up with a bro corner joint on a drawer Fix it before the whole drawer comes apart. Remove the drawer and then remove the drawer front from the drawer box if possible. Most fronts are fastened by a couple of screws inside the box. Wood glue will make a strong repair if there's wood-to- wood contact at the joint. If the wood at the joint is '-t*$. sRteamploevse onra sitcsr,ews from the coated, use epoxy instead of loose joint and scrape away !\" Predritl 1/16-in. holes for nails, apply wood glue to the joint wood glue. old glue with a utitity knife. s-, and naiI it together with 1-1/2-in. finish nails. PROJECTS UNDER $1 O