Helpful Tips

HELPFUL TIPS

The Country Junction is happy to provide helpful how-to tips, conversion charts, and other useful information as a service to you.

To help you avoid major problems, accidents or catastrophes around the home.

To help you with do-it-yourself projects so you can get the job done right.

To help you make good choices especially when it involves a major purchasing decision.

These tips are general guidelines that illustrate common methods used in safety, home maintenance or repair, and as such should not be construed as anything else.

Conversion Charts (printable)
Metric - Imperial Conversions Lumber Conversion Table Drywalling Estimator Shingle Estimator Roof Pitch Sighter Card Fencing Conversion Table
Conversion Calculator
Download a Great Conversion Calculator a free, easy to use desktop conversion program that will convert the most popular units of distance, temperature, volume, time, speed, mass, power, density, pressure, energy and many others. The easiest tool you will every utilize.
Decorating & Maintenance Tips
Lighting Design Tips Need Flooring - Where to Start Floor Care Tips Do-it-yourself Maintenance Tips
Purchasing Tips
How to Hire a Contractor Purchasing Rope & Chain Conversion Charts Buying Firewood
Painting Help
Color Scheme Color Trends Painting Tips
Safety Tips
Electrical Safety Clothes Dryer Can Be Dangerous Home Security Power Tool Safety Ladder Safety Tips to Help You Avoid Major Problems, Accidents, or Catastrophes Around the Home Electrical Safety Tips Home Safety Tips Wood that Should not be Burned
Gardening Tips
Gardening Tips Marigolds and how they grow best Preformed ponds vs Flexible Liners
Glossaries
Common Hearth and Heating Terms Window and Door Glossary
How-to Information
Some of the following tips link to web sites of some of our manufacturers: Troubleshooting Patio Door Problems Troubleshooting Window Problems How to Measure for Replacement Windows Chimney Maintenance and Cleaning Tips. Fencing Tips Buying Storing and Using Firewood Tile Grouting Problems Top of Page