Gene and Katie Hamilton
Gene and Katie Hamilton are veteran do-it-yourselfers whose column, "Do It Yourself Or Not," has been in newspaper syndication for 20 years. They've been in the home improvement trenches long enough to know when to hire a contractor and when to do a project yourself and share their sage advice with real life experience and dollar and cents figures.
The award-winning authors have penned 20 home improvement books. Their latest best-seller, "Fix It and Flip It," is a handbook for investors who want to buy, fix and sell houses. The Hamiltons are best known for their quirky, no-nonsense philosophy of home improvement and demystifying a home repair so it's not intimidating. Their offbeat humor can be found in a series of "Dummies" titles including "Painting and Wallpapering for Dummies," "Plumbing for Dummies," "Carpentry for Dummies" and "Home Improvement For Dummies." Gene and Katie are Internet pioneers who founded HouseNet.com, the first home improvement site on the Web. As home improvement experts they are frequent speakers at home shows across the country and have appeared on "The Today Show," "Dateline," "CNN News" and many other television shows.
Gene and Katie Hamilton Samples
Replace a Folding Door
Doors that fold easily can be a pleasure to operate or downright annoying when they are difficult to open and close.
Paint a Room
When money is tight and a room needs a facelift, there's no easier, cheaper or faster fix-up than a coat of paint.
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