About the Author

Tom Kraeutler is the host, founder, and chief home improvement evangelist of The Money Pit. He is a hands-on home improvement broadcast journalist and the kind of guy homeowners want to call at midnight when their basement floods. Kraeutler is an accomplished speaker and appears regularly as a how-to guru on network and local television stations, including Fox, CNN, MSNBC, the History Channel, HGTV, and the DIY Network.

Leslie Segrete is cohost of The Money Pit. She's a home improvement expert with an eye for design and the skills to get the job done. She knows what turns a house into a home and has the tips and ideas to make improvements easy and fun. A seamstress, carpenter, decorator, designer, and professional chef all wrapped up in one very energetic package, Segrete is a renaissance woman through and through.