Since I was out of town all weekend (and crushingly, haven't been able to play with my new saw yet!), let's take a swing around the web and see what the last week has brought.

• From the Chicago Tribune comes a few tips: hanging an extra layer of drywall on either side of an existing wall will make a room a lot quieter, and working with glass blocks is much easier if you use a new system that trades mortar for plastic channels and silicone caulk. There's also an autumn checklist for projects that'll help make sure you're insulated for the coming cold.
• Do you have cracks running down your walls? According to the Boston Globe's handyman on call, those cracks might only be in the paint layer and not the wall itself; fixing them might only take a light sanding and a final thin coat of paint. The folks behind the San Francisco Chronicle's Sweat Equity column address cracks that are run a bit deeper and appear at sheetrock joints, explaining why they happen and recommending how you go about repairing them so they look as good as new.
• Do you wake up in the middle of the night to the sound of your toilet's water supply coming on and refilling the tank even though nobody's used it? The Ask the Expert column in the Seattle Times recommends dropping a bit of food dye into the tank to help pinpoint where the leak might be.
• Finally, the Philadelphia Inquirer takes a look at "manspaces", from redone subterranean basements to backyard writing sheds, and likes what it sees.