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🔋 Going Green

How to reduce utility bills

How to Reduce Your Water Bill: Save Green While Being Green

Ways to Save Water

200+ Simple and Practical Ways to Save Water (2021 Guide)

fixing leaky kitchen faucet

The Complete Guide to Fixing a Leaky Kitchen Faucet

🎯 Our Mission

Our goal at Sensible Digs is to teach you the smartest and most sensible ways to improve your home.

From renovations and DIY, to decorating and decluttering, our team of industry experts can show you how to get it done on a budget.

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Meet the Team Behind Sensible Digs

🔥 Water Heating

plumbing fittings

20 Types of Plumbing Fittings Explained (With Photos)

Water sputtering from faucet to a glass

How to Fix Air in Hot Water Lines

Woman washing her hands in the facucet

Is the Cloudy Hot Water in My Tap Dangerous?

Tank and tankless water heaters installed outdoors

The Best Water Heaters On the Market (Hot Water Every Time)

A tankless water heater installed at the back of a van

The Best RV Tankless Water Heaters (Hot Water On-the-Go)

under sink water heater in bathroom

Best Under Sink Water Heaters of 2021

🛁 Bathroom Improvement

Bathroom with wood look tiles

24 Ideas For The Perfect Wood Look Bathroom

Pink toilet paper roll on a toilet tank

Colored Toilet Paper (All You Need To Know)

Open toilet in the bathroom

Best Tankless Toilets of 2021

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The Best Techniques To Adjust a Toilet Float

Ceiling in the bathroom

15 Bathroom Ceiling Material Options

Clean bathroom with toilet bowl in focus

10 Types of Toilet Seats Compared (Material, Shape & Features)

Workers connecting shower doors

How To Remove Shower Doors (Step-by-Step Guide)

Woman scrubbing shower tiles with scour pad to clean soap scum

How To Clean Shower Tiles (Remove the Grime)

Rustic pit toilet in the outdoors

What Is a Vault Toilet?

Plumber repairing an open toilet tank

Why Does My Bathroom Smell Like Sewage?

Person uncloging a toilet with a plunger

How To Unclog a Toilet When Nothing Works

Toilet seat decoration in bathroom

How To Fix a Wobbly Toilet (The Easy Way)

⚒️ DIY & Tools

Close up. Bubbling laminate flooring planks damaged by water leakage.

Fixing Swollen Wooden Furniture (The Right Way)

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Buying a Snow Blower (The Bare Facts)

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How to Strengthen Wood (5 Ways to Do It)

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How to Create Rounded Edges Without a Router (Step-by-Step Guide)

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Standard Workbench Heights (For Different Applications)

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Why Wood Warps and How to Fix It

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How to Get a High Gloss Finish On Wood (The Easy Way)

Paint cans with a roller and brush

Satin, Gloss, or Semi-Gloss (Which Is Best?)

Hand painting plywood with paintbrush

How to Waterproof Plywood With Sealant (Step-by-Step Guide)

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5 Types of Wood Paint (Which Is Best?)

Varnishing hardwood floor with a paint brush

Types of Wood Stains Explained

DIY tools set

Best Hand Tool Brands

💦 Water Filtering

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Clean Water in the Middle of Nowhere (15 Ways to Filter Water Outdoors)

Home reverse osmosis system

10 Best Reverse Osmosis Systems (2021 Reviews)

Best Water Filtration System

7 Best Water Filters (2021 Reviews)

Best Alkaline Water Brands

7 Best Alkaline Water Brands (2021 Reviews)

Best Countertop Water Filter

10 Best Countertop Water Filters (2021 Reviews)

Plumber installing the best under sink water filter

Best Under Sink Water Filters of 2021

🍲 Kitchen

Black kitchen pull out spray faucet

Pull-Out Spray Kitchen Faucet Problems

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How To Tighten a Kitchen Faucet

Plumber holding a replacement faucet

How To Repair a Moen Kitchen Faucet (The Easy Way)

Person holding a sink stopper over a kitchen sink

10 Steps To Removing a Sink Stopper

A modern stainless steel kitchensink

The Best Stainless Steel Kitchen Sinks (Top Picks)

Cleaning the kitchen drain sink

7 Best Drain Cleaners (2021 Reviews)

Smiling child using the bathroom sink

7 Best Bathroom Sinks (2021 Reviews)

Woman cleaning a stainless steel sink

How to Clean a Stainless Steel Sink (Remove Rust, Hard Water Stains and More)

Person unclogging the sink with baking soda.

How to Unclog a Sink (10 of the Best Non-Toxic Methods)

📰 New Stories

A cleaning service employee washes the window and mosquito net with a sponge and spray

Cleaning Window Screens (Plus Hacks From the Pros)

Construction worker putting sealing foam tape on window in house

Sealing Windows (In Easy Steps)

Close up. Bubbling laminate flooring planks damaged by water leakage.

Fixing Swollen Wooden Furniture (The Right Way)

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Framing a Wall With a Window (The Right Way)

Construction worker installing window in house

Caulking a Window (Step-By-Step Guide)

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How to Install Window Blinds (A Beginner’s Guide)

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4 Ways to Hang Window Scarves (Photos Included)

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Fixing a Hole In a Door (A How-To Guide)

Triple arched window with a wooden frame and white stucco on the background of the wall of light beige.

Installing Curtains for Arched Windows (Step-by-Step Guide)