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Be ready when disaster strikes by keeping these items on hand

How to Prepare Your Home for Emergencies

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How to install plywood panels to keep flying debris at bay

Emergency Window Board-Up

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Do these simple tasks before severe weather hits to help minimize or even prevent costly damage to your home

3 Things to Do Before a Storm

Kevin O'Connor and Jim Cantore of The Weather Channel discuss how to prepare for a big storm

- saboteamos.info host Kevin O'Connor and Jim Cantore of The Weather Channel discuss how to prepare for the next big...

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What to do in the event your roof gets gored

Emergency Roof Protection

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More extreme-weather events means four-legged friends can get left out in the cold. Here's how to keep them safe

Storm Prep for Pets

Tom Silva shows a homeowner several ways to protect windows during a storm

- saboteamos.info general contractor Tom Silva shows a homeowner several ways to protect windows during a storm

How to Choose Hurricane Window Protection

Ready-to-install replacement units give you high performance and good looks with a minimum of fuss

How to Install Replacement Windows

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Expert picks for what you should have on hand in case the lights go out during stormy weather season

Power-Outage Essentials

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Q: Can our hurricane damaged tree be salvaged?

How to Assess Tree Damage

Smart, Safe Storm and Snow Cleanup Tips

Getting your home back into shape after big weather may require more than a broom and a mop. Here's a collection of...

Smart, Safe Storm Cleanup Tips

Kevin O'Connor describes how to combat power outages with a standby generator

- saboteamos.info host Kevin O'Connor describes how to combat power outages with a standby generator

How to Install an Automatic Standby Generator

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- saboteamos.info host Kevin O'Connor shows how to keep the electricity flowing during power outages

How to Install a Transfer Switch for a Portable Generator

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Tips to help you clean up smartly and safely

How to Get Rid of Mold

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Ask TOH | Severe Weather Prep

In this special episode, Richard visits Oklahoma to install a safe room for tornado protection. Tom visits a lab to test different hurricane window protection. Kevin and electrician Scott Caron install a whole-house standby generator. And meteorologist Jim Cantore stops by to share his insights on how weather is changing and what homeowners can do to prepare.

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Follow along with the pros while a tree in peril is carefully felled before storms can send it tumbling

How to Take Down a Dangerous Tree

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Know what to ask when disaster strikes

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Plans and Plants for Rain Gardens

How seven gorgeous gardens were designed to filter and divert rain runoff and protect the surrounding environment

Using Rain Gardens to Keep Waterways Pollution-Free

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Keep Mold From Taking Hold

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Dead and diseased trees are not only a hazard that could crash through your roof—they also steal water and...

Working with a Tree Removal Pro

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When an inspection revealed a handful of household hazards, the owners of this TOH TV project house tackled the...

Cleaning Up Lead, Asbestos, and Other Hazards

Sump Pumps and Generators

Tom Silva installs a sump pump

In this how-to video, - saboteamos.info general contractor Tom Silva shows an effective way to combat basement flooding

How to Install a Sump Pump

Richard Trethewey discusses the workings of a sump pump

- saboteamos.info plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows how to keep a basement dry—even when the power...

How to Install a Battery-Operated Backup Sump Pump

How to Install a Water-Powered Sump Pump

- saboteamos.info plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows how to install an emergency backup sump pump

How to Install a Water-Powered Sump Pump

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- saboteamos.info landscape contractor Roger Cook shares a permanent way to collect and disperse sump-pump water

How to Install a Dry Well for a Sump Pump

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In this how-to video, - saboteamos.info host Kevin O'Connor discusses the features of a whole-house emergency generator

How to Install a Stand-by Generator

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- saboteamos.info host Kevin O'Connor shows how to keep the electricity flowing during power outages

How to Install a Transfer Switch for a Portable Generator

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Post-Katrina, - saboteamos.info follows stories of rebuilding and recovery in New Orleans, while helping one fourth...

New Orleans Rebuilds

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TOH TV heads to the Lower Ninth Ward to help renovate an 1892 Italianate-style shotgun house

New Orleans Rebuilds: Before

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How one TOH TV homeowner enlarged her cottage to accommodate life's changes without sacrificing its small-house charm

New Orleans Rebuilds: After

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Two years after Katrina, New Orleans homeowners struggle to rebuild

New Orleans Rebuilds Video Portrait: Jennifer Johnson

Sydney Butler rebuilding homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, LA

Two years after Katrina, New Orleans homeowners struggle to rebuild

New Orleans Rebuilds Video Portrait: Sydney Butler

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Two years after Katrina, New Orleans rebuilds, and homeowners struggle to get back in their homes

New Orleans Rebuilds Video Portrait: Rashida Ferdinand

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During the making of the - saboteamos.info New Orleans Rebuilds episodes, we found many worthy organizations working to...

Non-Profits Help New Orleans Rebuild

A second round of historic preservation grants to help more displaced New Orleans residents get back into their homes

Federal Aid for New Orleans Historic Preservation

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Time-Lapse Teardown and Modular Build

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