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Building Codes

Saint Paul Department of Safety and Inspections
One-stop shop for licenses and permits for the city of Saint Paul, including building permits, installation permits, and inspection requirements.

Minnesota Building Codes and Standards
Building code rules and interpretations, including information on accessibility standards.

Product Research

ConsumerSearch
Product reviews and reports on consumer items in dozens of categories.

Appliance411
Helpful hints and purchasing information about home appliances, including tips for the do-it-yourselfer and when to call the professionals.

More Consumer Links from the Saint Paul Public Library.

Repairs & How-To

Appliance411
Helpful hints about home appliances, including tips for the do-it-yourselfer and when to call the professionals.

Answers @ Ace
Animated videos accompany directions for projects and tasks, such as building a picnic table or determining size requirements for an air conditioner. The National Retail Hardware Association's Everyday Project Library presents additional projects such as repairing faucets and valves.

Do It Yourself Home Improvement
Tips for building, remodeling, repairing, and decorating around the house.

Index to How To Do It Information
Index to articles appearing in magazines with information and plans for do-it-yourself or construction projects.

Old House Journal
Articles from the Old-House Journal magazine, a restoration directory, discussion forums and primers on common repair problems.

Repair Clinic
Primarily a site selling spare parts, this web site also offers an extensive collection of free information about maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs for dishwashers, refrigerators, washing machines, and other household appliances.

SAMS Techincal Publishing
Search the database for technical manuals to consumer appliances, many of which are available at the Library.

Pest Control

Housing, Clothing and Household Pests
From the Info-U Scripts, part of the University of Minnesota Extension service, articles about controlling household pests, arranged alphabetically by article title.

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