Home and Garden
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Water dripping from furnace flue pipeMar 20, 2015 12:00 am - Q. We purchased a home that was built in the 1960s. The forced air furnace is new, but the metal flue pipe from the furnace is connected to the original concrete flue pi...
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Congress inches closer to extending tax break for 'underwater' sellersMar 20, 2015 12:00 am - Lawmakers are hoping to extend a recently expired rule that allows homeowners who sell at a loss to avoid thousands of dollars in federal taxes. Q. I know that homeowner...
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Color conundrums and design dilemmasMar 20, 2015 12:00 am - Designer Anna Matthews joined Post staff writer Jura Koncius recently on the Home Front online chat. Here is an edited excerpt. Q. My condo's tiny, windowless galley kit...
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Some say leased solar panels become a headacheMar 20, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Can going green by leasing solar panels for your roof cost you money - or headaches - when you go to sell the house? Possibly both. Say you get pitched by o...
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Birders should stop 'trash' talkingMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - Fellow birders, we need to clean up our act. The trash talking must stop. As in most hobbies that people are passionate about, the birding culture is full of catchphrase...
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Bathroom tricks gleaned from fancy hotelsMar 16, 2015 6:00 am - You haven't used a small bathroom until you've showered on a boat or in a motor home. European hotels often offer tiny bathrooms when compared to the typical hospitality...
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Duo designed their house around wife's artist studioMar 15, 2015 11:00 pm - Duo designed their house around wife's artist studio
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The environmental consequences loving your lawn too muchMar 15, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON -- Americans love their lawns -- a little too much, perhaps. And like all loves, this one too has its chemistry -- in this case, rooted in nitrogen, phosphoro...
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Selecting the type of mortgage that best meets your needsMar 14, 2015 1:00 am - Perhaps the most important decision a mortgage borrower makes is the type of mortgage: whether fixed rate (FRM) or adjustable rate (ARM); if it is fixed, they decide the...
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In-laws have 'lifetime right' to son's homeMar 14, 2015 12:00 am - Q. My husband and his parents inherited his aunt's home when she passed away in 2002. We have lived in this house for 11 years. We have always paid the taxes since the d...