DIYonline.com Adds New Bath and Fence Design Tools to Internet's Premier Home Improvement Web Site

TUCSON, AZ– August 23, 2000 – DIYonline.com, the Internet's premier home improvement project design site for Do-It-Yourselfers, announced today that they have added two new home design projects to their unique Web site incorporating powerful, state-of-the-art Design Tool software applications. The new applications, which are free to the consumer online, can be found on the company's web site located at www.DIYonline.com.

The all-new Bath Designer will offer much of the same advanced 3-D rendering technology as already found on the Web site's Kitchen Designer. These unique Design Tools enable consumers to custom-design kitchen and bathroom layout arrangements and floor plans according to their exact specifications and product preferences. Currently employed on the site, the new Kitchen Designer software has received excellent initial reviews from several thousand users who have already designed kitchen plans using the new software application, which was only recently added to the site in late June.

The Fence Designer is a flexible, user-friendly program that works very similar to the site's most popular Design Tool, Deck Designer. DIY'ers are taken step-by-step through the fence design and planning process, which allows them to customize the project according to their exact requirements. The Design Tools do the calculations automatically and can dramatically reduce the intimidation factor that can be associated with such complex building projects. DIYonline.com produces a 3-D rendered drawing of the finished fencing project, detailed instructions, cut lists, plans and tips for success, and a complete itemized list of all required materials and tools needed to complete the project within minutes of receiving the complete specifications and other required information. A list of local retailers arranged according to zip code is also provided to ease the buying process.

"With the addition of our two latest Design Tools into the DIYonline.com tool box, we remain committed to the promise we have made to our growing community of DIY'ers to continually bring forth new and ever-improving products and services to help them turn their home improvement dreams into reality," said Michael H. Heisler, President and CEO of DIYonline.com.

"The addition of our Bath and Fence Design Tools certainly brings us one step closer to ensuring that DIYonline.com is, and will remain, the Internet's premier home improvement project Web site," added Heisler. "We are currently working on several other very practical projects and design programs that our community members have told us they would like to see on the site and we hope to add these selections to our online offerings before the end of the year."

Beta versions of the Bath and Fence Designers were sneak-previewed to visitors stopping by the DIYonline.com booth at the recently held 2000 National Hardware Show in Chicago's McCormick Place. Visitors were genuinely amazed and impressed with the crisp, 3-dimensional quality of the final plan specifications output and the overall ease of use during the design and layout phases.

About DIYonline.com

DIYonline.com offers Do-It-Yourself consumers state-of-the-art, customized, home project design software, free of charge online. Using the Web siteÂ’s powerful design tools and programs, visitors can custom design decks, gazebos, sprinkler systems, kitchens and baths, and many more otherwise complicated DIY projects with the simple click of a mouse. After the consumer enters the exact specifications, within 24 hours DIYonline.com presents them with 3-D drawings of the project, easy to follow step-by-step directions and schematics, and a complete itemized list of all required materials and tools. A list of geo-targeted local retailers within the consumer's geographic area where the products can be purchased is also provided. The company recently began a pilot program in Midwest U.S. test markets which will soon give DIY consumers the ability to conveniently order online the products they need to complete projects and have them delivered directly to their home or business.

DIYonline.com is a privately held company with headquarters in Tucson, Arizona and a sales and marketing office based in Lexington, Kentucky. The site is quickly becoming a global virtual community for DIY'ers worldwide with the company's proprietary software tools currently serving more than 120,000 registered users in South Africa, Canada, Australia, Norway, Mexico, and the United States. The site is currently averaging more than 1.5 million page views per month, with registered users creating more than 10,000 separate design projects each month.

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