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Winterize Your Home: Essential DIY Tips to Stay Warm and Save Money
As the chill of autumn deepens and winter looms, savvy homeowners know it’s time to prepare their homes for the cold. Winterizing isn’t just about comfort—it’s about protecting your property, conserving energy, and avoiding costly repairs.
How to Choose the Perfect Christmas Tree: A Complete 2025 Guide
Choosing the perfect Christmas tree is not just about aesthetics, it’s about creating memories, setting the tone for your celebrations, and finding a tree that fits your home. With so many options available, from fragrant firs to pre‑lit artificial designs, this guide will help you confidently decide how to choose the perfect Christmas tree this season.
How To Make Your Home Holiday-Ready
As the holidays approach, many of us feel the pull to transform our homes into cozy, festive havens. That’s where HouseCalls comes in—with smart, quick, DIY solutions that make your space holiday-ready without the hassle.
Get Your Home Holiday-Ready: Tip – Update Cabinet Hardware
The Winter Holidays are just around the corner and whether you're hosting a full house or simply welcoming a few close friends, the weeks leading up to the holidays are the perfect time to prep your home for guests.
Best Porch Lighting Tips for Autumn Curb Appeal
The Secret to a Cozy Fall Porch? It’s Not Just Decor. The answer might be simpler than you think:lighting.
5 Smart and Surprising Uses for Vinegar in Your Home
We’ve rounded up the opinions from our HouseCalls team to bring you five of our favorite uses for vinegar that will fundamentally change how you clean, deodorize, and maintain your living space.
What You Should Know About Cleaning Your Washing Machine
One popular question that the HouseCalls team has been fielding lately is: How do I clean my washing machine? It’s a great question—but our first response is always, well, it depends…do you have a front loader or a top loader?
Make Your Home Safe As You Age: Simple Upgrades for Your Forever Home
For many homeowners, the dream isn't just to find a great house, it's to find a "forever home"—a place where they can live comfortably and safely for years to come. With a significant portion of the population choosing to stay in their homes as they get older, the concept of "aging in place" has moved from a specialized topic to a central part of home ownership.
Don’t Get Soaked: Your Proactive Guide to Home Water Damage Prevention
As the seasons change, the inevitable shift toward more rain begins. For homeowners, this means more than just pulling out the rain gear; it's a critical time to be proactive about preventing one of the most common and costly home disasters: water damage.
Brian’s Hilarious Haircut Sparks Laughter and Curls of Confidence
Brian’s spontaneous haircut has turned a routine trim into a full-blown event, full of unexpected revelations, nostalgic banter, and a product confusingly called “wood glue.”
HouseCalls Unveils Summer 2025 DIY Trends: Smart Technology and Sustainable Solutions Lead the Way for Homeowners
As summer kicks into full swing, homeowners across the nation are rolling up their sleeves for a new wave of DIY projects.
HouseCalls Featured in Google’s AI Promotional Video, Showcasing Astra’s Capabilities at Google I/O
Ron Hazelton, our beloved home improvement expert, was featured in was featured in Google’s official promotional video for Gemini AI that launched today. The video, unveiled during the highly anticipated Google I/O developer conference, highlights Astra, Google’s groundbreaking prototype of a universal AI assistant, by showcasing a practical application of Ron Hazelton's popular "How to Remove a Stripped Screw - 4 Different Ways" YouTube video.
Meet Brian Kelsey
Brian Kelsey is an award-winning American television host. Brian has worked with HGTV, DIY and other networks, as well as countless segments on The Today Show, Fox News Network, CNN, MSNBC, HBO, and hundreds of other TV and Radio stations across the country.
How Custom Baseball Bats are Made
A custom baseball bat maker on Cape Cod creates tailor-made bats for amateurs and pros alike.
How Fortune Cookies are Made
My visit to a San Francisco fortune cookie bakery
