Joe Provey

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Joe Provey is an expert on all things home and garden. His work has appeared in many national magazines, including Popular Mechanics, House Beautiful, Better Homes & Gardens, and Fine Homebuilding. Mr. Provey has also written more than dozen books, including Convert Your Home to Solar Energy and 1001 Ideas for Kitchen Organization. Other titles include Outdoor Kitchens, Easy Closets, Green-up Your Cleanup, and Design Ideas for Flooring. Currently, Mr. Provey serves as the president of Home & Garden Editorial Services (HGES), a company that produces books for publishers in the home and garden category. In the past, he has been chief editor to several national home improvement magazines, including The Family Handyman, Mechanix Illustrated, and Practical Homeowner. Joe lives in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with his wife MaryAnn, where they have seven children and four grandchildren between them. Joe Provey on LinkedIn | Google+

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JULY 9, 2013 | TUESDAY
Home Security 101: A Comprehensive Guide to the Basics of Securing Your Home

The revolution brought on by wireless technologies, smartphones, and mobile apps has had a major impact on the residential security system market. A software-supported security system can...

JULY 9, 2013 | TUESDAY
The Basics of Bathroom Design

The fun part of bathroom remodeling is ogling vessel sinks, walk-in showers, towel heaters, translucent tiles and graceful faucets. Even the newer toilets on the market are pretty cool. B...

JULY 9, 2013 | TUESDAY
Metal Roofs 101

The metal roofing industry has taken a page from vinyl flooring manufacturers. They’ve started with a 'plain Jane' material—in this case steel or aluminum—and made it look like wood, ston...

JULY 9, 2013 | TUESDAY
Solar Power Systems 101

Solar energy can be used to do all sorts of work around the house, from providing electricity for lights and appliances to warming a pool, spa, shower or room. But how well a solar system...

JULY 9, 2013 | TUESDAY
Planning Guide: Basement Remodeling

Do you feel like your home is shrinking? Are the kids growing up and accumulating more stuff? Is your teenager demanding a room of his own? Has the college grad come back to the nest? Are...

JULY 9, 2013 | TUESDAY
How To: Paint a House

Painting your house yourself is a big commitment of time. Just think about it. It can take a professional crew of three a week or roughly 120 man hours to paint an average-size home. If p...

JULY 9, 2013 | TUESDAY
Replacement Windows 101

Windows come in all styles, types, shapes and sizes, but unless you’re building a new house, all of the above are largely predetermined. There are of course some exceptions. Perhaps a pre...

JULY 9, 2013 | TUESDAY
Swimming Pools 101

An in-ground pool is the ultimate in backyard upgrades. If you’ve always wanted one, now may be the time. Prices have fallen during the recession by up to 30 percent. Nevertheless, it rem...

JULY 9, 2013 | TUESDAY
Landscape Lighting 101

Landscape lighting can turn a visitor from feeling wary to welcome. It can change the rest of the yard from Nightmare on Elm Street to Some Enchanted Evening, all with the flip of a switc...

JULY 9, 2013 | TUESDAY
How to Install Ceramic Tile Flooring

When it comes to durability, affordability, and style versatility, it’s pretty difficult to beat ceramic tile. It’s also waterproof and it won’t promote bacteria growth. But tile can also...