Home-improvement projects often call for risky practices. When you’re working at heights, with power tools or sharp blades, with heavy, awkward, or toxic materials, or with electricity or natural gas, accidents can happen. So you need to be especially careful.

In this section of HomeTips, you will learn best practices for an array of do-it-yourself projects, plus receive advice that may help you determine that the safest route is to hire a professional.