DoItYourself.com
Created with the goal of providing consumers with "unbiased home improvement and repair information in a community environment," DoItYourself.com provides comprehensive how-to content and expertly moderated community forums to tackle even the most complex home improvement projects.

Instructables
Instructables provides a convenient platform for passionate people to share how-to projects. The seeds of Instructables germinated at the MIT Media Lab as the future founders of Squid Labs built places to share their projects and help others.

Bob Vila's American Home
Practically the spokesman for all things carpentry, Bob Vila had a profound effect on the home improvement craze that swept the U.S. beginning in the 1990s. You probably know his friendly mug from one of his numerous televised shows, such as American Home, and this site is a recap of various home construction and improvement projects. You can learn from step-by-step articles, videos, blog or fix-it guides. Or you can ask questions on the forum or to Bob Vila directly.

DIYonline.com
DIYonline.com offers "Web-based design tools that are easy to use and allow users to custom-design and implement their home improvement dream projects." Among the site's features: expert advice, how-to guides, calculators, reading recommendations and even user contests.

Pioneer Thinking
One of the first family-oriented do-it-yourself Web sites, Pioneer Thinking is built upon personal, professional and practical content. Tip topics range from finances, gardening and crafts to cooking, health and pets. Moreover, "thousands of forum members debate and discuss topics in a respectful and informative exchange that has built tolerance and friendships."

DIY Network
From the makers of the popular Home and Garden Television (HGTV) network and Food Network, DIY Network is "the go-to destination for rip-up, knock-out home improvement television." Online, its programs, posts and experts offer some of the best know-how and how-to when it comes to pretty much any type of do-it-yourself project.

HGTV
A companion site to the popular HGTV show, here you can learn about everything from "The Ultimate Kitchen Remodeling Guide" to "Fun Ideas for Small Bathrooms." It also features how-to videos (examples: "User-Friendly Laminate Floor" and "Custom Closet Renovation") and "tooltorials" on how to properly use routers, grinders, saws and much more.

Lifehacker
Lifehacker is a daily-updated blog that features tips, shortcuts and downloads "that help you get things done smarter and more efficiently." Although the focus is on technology, this productivity guide offers tips on a number of subjects dedicated to making you more productive in work and life.

It's To Live Green
It's To Live Green (formerly Do It Yourself Naturally) is a blog about natural and healthy living. Here you will learn about all things green — from toxic house paint to organic salad to using salt to clean your laundry.

MAKE
Published as a quarterly magazine/book hybrid, MAKE magazine claims to bring "the do-it-yourself mindset to all the technology in your life." And it fully delivers. The first magazine devoted entirely to DIY tech projects, and loaded with awesome projects that help readers make the most of common technology, MAKE celebrates "your right to tweak, hack and bend any technology to your own will." This site, along with HacksZine, is part of O'Reilly Publishing.

DIY Live
Published by an electrical engineer with working experience at NASA's Johnson Space Center, DIY Live specializes in do-it-yourself projects and the occasional technology updates. "DIY Live is focused on bringing the art of electronic projects to all."

Life123.com
At Life123.com, you can tap into business and finance matters, health care, entertainment and more at this site, and it's all based upon frugal living.

Lowe's How-To Library
"With thousands of how-to guides, you'll find step-by-step advice for all your projects." The home improvement store's online site provides "everything you need to make your great projects even greater." Its vast library of information is great for indoors or out.

Real Simple
This online extension of the Real Simple magazine focuses on making busy women's lives easier. But with tips and topics ranging from preparing a fast and healthy breakfast to packing for travel like a pro to garage inventory checklists, men shouldn't hesitate to browse.

DIY:happy
DIY:happy focuses on DIY projects from around the Net that range from building your own Geiger counter (or nuclear reactor) to reupholstering a chair with denim. Hardware, electronics and software are all covered here. But so is cutting your own hair and knitting a scarf.

About.com: Auto Repair - Do It Yourself
About.com: Auto Repair has a DIY section for "how to do the most common, and not so common, repairs and maintenance yourself" — from changing a tire to replacing an air filter or heater hose to wintering your car.

HowToDoThings.com
HowToDoThings.com strives to solve people's problems by compiling reliable information from experienced contributors and making it available to inexperienced readers. Simply put, it's a community sharing its expertise to solve people's everyday problems." Authors are contributing hobbyists, professionals and experts.

Extreme How-To
Extreme How-To is a subscription magazine that provides the latest information on tools, techniques and home-improvement technology for the extreme handyman. "From residential and remodeling contractors to homeowners and do-it-yourselfers," its readers are serious about tackling a wide range of home-remodeling, landscaping and automotive jobs. Online, expert advice, a blog and archived editorial all are freely available.

Chilton DIY
Chilton DIY provides complete and detailed repair information for your car, truck, van or SUV. Manuals and subscriptions carry a price; on the other hand, $20 a year is less than the price of a mechanic. You might also find what you need in free downloads that are available at Chilton online.

ToolMonger.com
ToolMonger.com's tagline says it all: "All tools. All the time." The creators/authors of this site spend their time tracking down tool-related happenings and looking for deals, news, reviews and, of course, tools — and post the information here for other "toolaholics." That is, when they're not in the shop themselves.

Additional DIY/How-To Resources:

Popular Mechanics: Home Journal

DIY at Popular Science

DIY at Engadget

Wired How-To Wiki

wikiHow

eHow

SoYouWanna.com

House Hacker

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