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Why disclose old, ungrounded outlets?

By Barry Stone
Dec 23, 2024 6:15 am - Q: As a fellow home inspector, I think you go overboard with electrical issues, such as ungrounded two-prong outlets in old homes.
Worried about lead pipes? Here’s what to do.

By Amudalat Ajasa
Dec 21, 2024 2:44 am - Although lead pipes were banned decades ago, millions of homes still contain them. In fact, lead from water service lines remains one of the leading causes of childhood lead poisoning. There is no safe level of exposure to lead, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lead exposure causes developmental delays, difficulty learning and behavioral problems.
AT&T hopes to sell landline holdouts on a new kind of home phone

By Kelcee Griffis
Dec 21, 2024 2:22 am - AT&T Inc. hopes to persuade people across the country to break up with their landlines by the end of 2029. To do so, it’s deploying a new weapon that might help: a wireless home phone.
Skinny ‘Treezempic’ Christmas trees are this year’s holiday trend

By Amber Ferguson
Dec 21, 2024 2:10 am - Skinny Christmas trees, or pencil trees, are having a major moment this holiday season. With rising costs, tighter spaces and a growing trend toward scaling down traditions, many are embracing these minimalist, budget-friendly trees.
Stay safe with these gas fireplace tips

Metro Creative Services
Dec 19, 2024 4:22 pm - Heartwarming scenes around a fireplace are even more enjoyable when safety has been prioritized. Individuals with gas fireplaces need to embrace fire safety as well. Here are some strategies to stay safe this season.
Lack of mortgagee information could delay amendment effective date

By David M. Bendoff
Dec 19, 2024 3:43 pm - When does an amendment to the declaration of an owner’s association become effective? The board has discovered it will take some time to find all the mortgagee information for the required mailing.
My countertop is chipped. What’s the best way to repair it?

By Jeanne Huber
Dec 19, 2024 3:34 pm - Hiring a professional to fix a chipped countertop is more likely to result in a repair that blends in visually and can’t be felt when you run your hand over the surface.
Replacing old toilets will pay off in lower water bills

By James Dulley
Dec 18, 2024 11:20 pm - Even though you can likely fix your old toilet with a repair kit, you would be better off in the long run installing a new water-saving model. The flushing of toilets typically accounts for 30% of the water usage for a family making it, by far, the greatest single water usage appliance.
The making of an iconic holiday movie house

By Rachel Kurzius
Dec 18, 2024 1:11 am - There’s nothing cozier than curling up on a December night and watching a holiday movie. And very often the warmth we associate with our favorite films comes from the homes we see on screen. It’s no accident that these homes continue to loom large in our collective imaginations — the set decorators and production designers working behind the scenes understand that it’s the small details that transform a movie set into a believable, lived-in Christmas home. The people responsible for two classics of the genre, “Home Alone” and “The Holiday,” explain how they made it happen.
Milan’s Via MonteNapoleone usurps New York’s Fifth Avenue as world’s most upscale shopping street

By COLLEEN BARRY
Dec 18, 2024 1:06 am - New York’s Fifth Avenue moved down the list of most expensive retail destination, with Milan’s Via MonteNapoleone getting the top nod from a commercial real estate company that ranks shopping areas by how much rent they command.

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