Are you interested in familiarizing yourself with the process of improving your own home? Perhaps you just can’t see paying someone else to do it, or maybe you feel more comfortable with your own workmanship. Regardless, the following advice will help you.

If you plan to redo your roof, use light colored tile. This deflects the sun and keeps heat outside in the summer. Therefore, your monthly utility bills can be drastically reduced.

You can speed the drying of your drywall patch by using a hair blower! Any hair dryer will work as long as it is portable enough that you can direct the air flow from it over your patch. Keep the air temperature set to low and don’t try to dry the patch too quickly or it will crack.

Are there little nail holes in your walls? Pick up a little spackle and paint. First, go to a …