In home improvement, many resources exist for those who are both novices and old pros. There are a lot of e-guides, books, videos, programs and other tools available. The following information provides some great tips for learning how to do a good job on your home-improvement projects.

Painting is a perennial task. Water-based latex paints make for the easiest clean-up. You only need soap and water. But sometimes oil paint is best for a job. It is longer lasting. When cleaning up from oil paint, use cooking oil on your brushes to dissolve the paint. Then you can use soap and water.

Want to save a coat or two of paint? When you paint wood or drywall that needs to be primed first tint the primer to match your final paint color. By tinting the primer you will reduce the amount of coats you need to paint the surface by …