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Two people’s hands, one gloved, point at a written estimate and a material sample on a wooden kitchen island in a remodel — Compare written bids line by line before you hire. Illustrative image, not a photo of a real home, product, brand or person. From the guide: How to Hire a Contractor: Bids, Licenses and Contracts

An oscillating sprinkler waters a green lawn beside a flower bed and a push mower in front of a cream house — About an inch a week, including rain, is a common lawn target. Illustrative image, not a photo of a real home, product, brand or person. From the guide: How Much to Water Your Lawn: The WaterSense Way

Colored utility marking flags and a white paint line in a grassy backyard, with a shovel standing in the lawn and a stack of fence posts — Flags and paint show the approximate location of buried lines. Illustrative image, not a photo of a real home, product, brand or person. From the guide: Call 811 Before You Dig: How It Works for Homeowners

Gloved hands fit a new wood-look plank into a floor over an underlayment sheet, with a rubber mallet nearby — New flooring in an older home? Check the paint on the trim first. Illustrative image, not a photo of a real home, product, brand or person. From the guide: Lead-Safe Renovation in Homes Built Before 1978

Hands tighten a new chrome kitchen faucet at a white sink with sage cabinets and open shelves — A dripping faucet often needs only a new washer, O-ring or cartridge. Illustrative image, not a photo of a real home, product, brand or person. From the guide: How to Find and Fix Household Water Leaks

Two cream roller shades half lowered on bright bedroom windows above a bed with a sage and brick-red blanket — Cordless roller shades in a bedroom. Illustrative image, not a photo of a real home, product, brand or person. From the guide: Cordless Blinds and Shades: Window Cord Safety Rules

A brick-red front door with black handle hardware, a doormat and a potted sage plant on a concrete step — A door that seals well starts with a door that closes evenly. Illustrative image, not a photo of a real home, product, brand or person. From the guide: How to Weatherstrip an Exterior Door, Step by Step

Gloved hands scoop wet autumn leaves from a white gutter into a metal bucket at the top of a wooden ladder — Clear gutters after the leaves drop, from a steady ladder. Illustrative image, not a photo of a real home, product, brand or person. From the guide: Home Maintenance Checklist: What to Check Each Season

A finger presses the test button on a white ceiling smoke alarm in a hallway — Test smoke alarms once a month. Illustrative image, not a photo of a real home, product, brand or person. From the guide: Home Maintenance Checklist: What to Check Each Season

A young tree with a ring of fresh mulch in a green backyard by a wooden fence and a brick house — A young tree with mulch kept off the trunk. Illustrative image, not a photo of a real home, product, brand or person. From the guide: Tree Care: When to Hire a Certified Arborist

A clear double-pane window with a wood sill holding potted herbs, looking out on green trees — Clear glass, sound sills: signs a window may not need replacing yet. Illustrative image, not a photo of a real home, product, brand or person. From the guide: Energy-Efficient Replacement Windows: When and What to Buy

Hands lay three manila envelopes side by side on a wooden table next to a calculator and a coiled tape measure — Lay written bids side by side and compare the same scope, line by line. Illustrative image, not a photo of a real home, product, brand or person. From the guide: How to Hire a Contractor: Bids, Licenses and Contracts

Three short open metal cans set in a row on a green lawn while a sprinkler waters the yard behind them — The tuna-can test: time how long your sprinklers take to fill the cans. Illustrative image, not a photo of a real home, product, brand or person. From the guide: How Much to Water Your Lawn: The WaterSense Way

A young tree in a burlap root ball on a lawn beside a shovel, with colored utility flags along the fence behind it — Planting a tree? Contact 811 and wait for the marks before you dig. Illustrative image, not a photo of a real home, product, brand or person. From the guide: Call 811 Before You Dig: How It Works for Homeowners

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