This Old House is honoring his legacy with a one-hour tribute special, The House That Norm Built, premiering Monday, October 3rd at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check your local listings) and streaming for free on The Roku Channel. This special chronicles 40 years of Norm’s incredible journey and features classic moments, archive footage, interviews, and memories from celebrities, friends, peers, and those who worked alongside him. The House That Norm Built Premiere Sweepstakes Are you a Norm superfan?...

How Can I Make My Double Hung Windows More Efficient? To fix the problem, he needed a product that was both effective and unobtrusive. “I didn’t want anything that would change the way the old windows look,” he says. The solution: a simple weatherstripping kit that uses the same types of seal found in modern windows and is practically invisible. For about $80 and an hour’s installation time per window, Kevin got the leak-free performance of a new unit while saving a valuable piece of his house’s history, as well as dollars off his heating bill....

Why Heath Loves Finish Electrical Work When it comes to the electrical trade, master electrician Heath Eastman’s favorite step on any job is the finish work. Finish work is the job stage that comes after the planning, wire pulling, and junction box installations when the electrician can finally install the switches, outlets, and fixtures. Heath loves it because it’s the stage of the project where the homeowner can see the results....

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10 Things to Do With an Old Christmas Tree 1. Mulch With Pine Needles Pine needles dry quickly and decompose slowly, making them an excellent moisture- and mold-free mulch for ground-covering crops, such as strawberries, to rest on. 2. Create a Bird Sanctuary with the Boughs Place your tree in its stand outdoors. Fill bird feeders and hang them from the boughs, or drape the tree with a swag of pinecones coated with peanut butter....

Baby, it’s cold outside—or it will be soon. “So pop your head up in the attic and check insulation levels,” says Mike Rogers of GreenHomes America, which specializes in energy-efficient improvements. In addition to sealing gaps in the attic floor and framing, Rogers recommends upping insulation levels to R-49 or even as high as R-60 for most areas of the country. HOW TO DO IT: If insulation is level with or below the ceiling joists, add loose fiberglass or cellulose—even over existing batts—using a rented blower....

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Top 5 55-Inch Smart TVs Best Features: SAMSUNG 55-Inch Crystal 4K UHD TV Best Speaker Bundle: LG 55-Inch C2 Series TV With Soundbar Best Picture: LG 55-Inch OLED G2 Series TV Best OLED Alternative: SAMSUNG 55-Inch Neo QLED TV Most User-Friendly: TCL 55-Inch Roku Smart TV Pros and Cons ✔ Comes with a compact, easy-to-use remote control✔ Uses a crystal processor to provide a high-quality 4K picture✔ Equipped with a high dynamic range that clearly displays a variety of colors ✘ Doesn’t have an LED or LCD backlight to increase the screen’s brightness✘ Has a fairly low refresh rate of 60 hertz (Hz)...

This year’s Prime Day dates are July 12 and 13, with the kickoff starting at 3 a.m. Eastern Time. Early Prime Day deals begin on June 21, just after Father’s Day weekend. The sale is open to Prime Members in the United States and the following countries: Customers can also qualify for additional incentives with their purchases. Upcoming sweepstakes prizes include gift cards, tickets to Super Bowl LVII, and a meet-and-greet in New York City with the cast of the upcoming Prime TV series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power....

Flexibility is fundamental to open-plan success, which can mean rethinking how you’ve used certain rooms for decades. Christy MacCormack discovered that in the process of renovating the kitchen of the 1970 Federal-style house in Bethesda, MD, she grew up in. “We wanted a welcoming space for everyone to enjoy,” Christy says—and she means everyone, since members of three generations have been sharing the home, including her and her husband, Mike....

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