You’re ready to take a shower. You reach for the valve that turns cold to hot, and the lever you use every single day wobbles. It doesn’t feel like it’s going to fall off, but it isn’t right. You ...

Things are starting to trickle in from the National Hardware Show and the Do It Best Show. It’s never fast enough for me. I’m about as patient as a kid waiting his turn in line at Baskin Robbins ...

Q: The screws in the top hinge of my entrance door have become so loose they can no longer be tightened, causing the door to sag so that it is difficult to close. How can I repair this? A: There are a ...

EVEN THE savviest do-it-yourselfer gets stumped sometimes by problems that crop up in the middle of some mundane chore. Pros expect these things and know how to fix them — without spending a couple of ...

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If you need to screw something in but your hole is too big to fit, a bit of auto body filler will make that screw fit in like a dream. We've shown you how to fix stripped screw holes with toothpicks ...

A loose screw or broken frame can be panic-inducing when you rely on glasses to see properly or to shield your eyes from the summer sun. Luckily, first aid for your specs is close at hand. With ...

Motorcycle maker Triumph Motorcycles Ltd. is recalling certain Thunderbird models from the 2010 model year because of a problem that could cause screws to loosen unexpectedly. In a document filed with ...