The sight of it may alarm you, but mold growth on pool screen enclosures is common. Mold grows outdoors in damp, shady areas, making your enclosure a prime breeding ground. Fortunately, killing mold is quite simple when you use household bleach, then follow up with a good, thorough scrubbing. Vinegar is a good cleaning agent, even for mold, but not nearly as effective as bleach. If you use bleach for other cleaning jobs, you know to keep in mind a basic principle: Bleach is strong, so you don't need much for it to be effective.

Spreaders are handy tools for maintaining a landscape and can be used for a bevy of tasks including seeding, fertilizing, amending soil and spreading salt for deicing. When deciding between the two main types of spreaders -- drop and broadcast also called rotary -- a number of aspects should be evaluated so that you choose the best spreader for your topography, for the type of task, and for the granular product you will use the spreader with greatest frequency.

HardieBacker, also referred to as Hardie board, is used under tile to prevent moisture seepage and shifting tiles. This board is made from concrete and faced with fiberglass on both sides. Hardie board is used in showers and other wet areas, such as bathtubs and countertops. These concrete boards are mold resistant. Hardie board must be installed on the ceiling before it is installed on the walls, and can be tiled, painted, textured or wallpapered.

When a kitchen is not designed for housing a full stove, the solution is a cooktop range. Installed at countertop level above the cabinetry, a cooktop provides ease of use in a convenient area in gas or electric models. Installing a GE model cooktop is straightforward but riddled with hazards if you are not careful or knowledgeable in electric wiring and gas appliance installation. It can be a do-it-yourself project if you work with great care and follow all GE recommendations.

In order for mold to thrive, it must have oxygen, a food source, the correct temperature range and moisture. Remove these aspects from the environment, and the mold spores cannot reproduce. Some of these conditions will be out of your control, but by removing any one of them, mold will not be able to exist. The best bet is to remove the moisture or the food source. Vinyl floors often have grooves, which provide a hiding spot for food sources, and mold spores can propagate from something as small as an abundance of dead cells.

Nothing accents a home more than a beautifully finished pine floor. Since pine is such a soft wood, accidents do happen and sometimes you will need to make repairs to keep it looking new. You can accomplish some repairs to your pine floor in a few simple steps. For others, you may need to strip the whole floor or replace floorboards. Doing the repairs yourself is not difficult and can save you a lot of money.

Improve your home's safety and privacy by installing a chain-link fence. These popular fences are easy to install and maintain, and their versatility allows for quick and easy adjustments of location. In addition, you can thread privacy material through the links in the fence to create a privacy screen--a welcome barrier for pool areas or places where children may play. Although you can install a chain-link fence anywhere on your property, attaching a chain-link fence to a house is an effective way to close the gap between the fence and your home.

Metal fences are used to protect and provide safety to residential and commercial lots. Metal fence types include chain link with post, tubular or solid sheets. The technique you use to cut through the fence will depend on its thickness and the type of metal it's constructed of. You can cut chain link fence with basic wire or bolt cutters. To cut through the post of the chain link fence or tubular and solid sheets of metal, you'll need to use of a reciprocating saw that's equipped with a metal cutting blade.

Distressing is the act of making something look old or worn. If you have an interior brick wall in your home that you want to look old or if you just want to change the color of the brick, distressing may be the technique for you. Distress the brick walls in your home. There are two techniques you can use to distress your brick, painting the entire surface and then distressing it or applying paint to strategic areas to make the brick look dirty and worn.

Silestone is a hard quartz material and requires drill bits that are harder than the quartz material. Even with the proper drill bit, heat will build up in the drilling area, and as the heat will be concentrated, the Silestone can crack and ruin an expensive countertop or tile surface. To control heat, you need to lubricate the drilling area with water. Water will draw the heat away from the tip of the drill bit and reduce the friction created between the tip of the drill bit and the surface of the Silestone.