Real Estate
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Staying safe with portable generatorJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Carbon monoxide poisoning. Electrocution. Fire. With all the possible safety hazards that can occur if you misuse a portable generator, you have to wonder why homeowners...
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All utilities needed to conduct inspectionJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. The sellers of the house we are buying have turned off the water service. Our home inspector was concerned about this, but dismissed it when the sellers told him ...
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Fixtures with flairJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Aesthetics is a big reason people resist adapting their bathrooms -- or building new ones -- with features that help older people and those with disabilities. Who wants ...
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No-pets policy up to the landlordJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. Is it legally binding to state in a lease that an existing pet is agreed to but that no more are permitted and when the said pet dies it can't be replaced? I am b...
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Area remodelers recognized for workJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - The NAHB Remodelers of Greater Fox Valley held its First Annual "Best of the Fox" Remodeling Awards in 2007. Local remodelers were invited to enter their best projects i...
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Location of lights decides designJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I am setting up a home office in a small bedroom. I want to install recessed lights over the computer and desk areas. What design of recessed fixtures should I se...
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Homeowner digs in, confounds courts, staves off eviction for 11 yearsJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - BEACHWOOD, Ohio -- Faced with the threat of foreclosure, many homeowners give up and abandon their homes. Then there's Richard Davet. He and his wife, Lynn, lived in a s...
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New sites open at Cambridge LakesJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - A selection of home sites for the attached single-family Spring Valley series is now available in a new neighborhood of Cambridge Lakes in Pingree Grove. The new neighbo...
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'Blemished' borrowers face tough roadJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - In the wake of the sub-prime crisis, the market has turned against all except "cream-puff borrowers" -- those with no weaknesses. The cream-puffs can borrow today on pre...
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Practical questions raised over new gutter coverJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. Here is a line from an ad for a new gutter cover. "GutterFilter completely fills eaves troughs at the top, sealing out ALL types of debris. Because it is NOT A SP...