Home Improvement
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Choosing a home security system is an important but daunting taskFeb 15, 2014 5:00 am - A burglar damages a door. A thief steals a television in a neighboring house. Often, it's only after an unfortunate event that homeowners decide something must be done. ...
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Don't let ice, snow damage your homeFeb 13, 2014 11:43 pm - Does anyone have a roof rake I can borrow? The recent frigid weather has brought homeowners a host of problems. Many friends and neighbors (including me) have come home ...
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Vinyl replacement windows put technology to work for youFeb 07, 2014 12:45 pm - How is your home surviving this unusually harsh winter? Have you noticed your home is colder than previous winters, or that your heating bills have gone up? Look to your...
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Homes can create high-tech safety net for elderlyFeb 07, 2014 12:00 am - As more baby boomers enter retirement, many may see their homes get a high-tech makeover. Their medicine bottles will alert their doctors when they miss a dose. Pressure...
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Give your kitchen faucet new lifeFeb 06, 2014 11:41 pm - Last week we talked about simple, quick and inexpensive things you can do to upgrade your kitchen. One of the things we suggested was to replace your kitchen faucet. It ...
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Remodeling project abandoned by unlicensed contractorFeb 06, 2014 11:21 pm - Q. We hired a contractor to remodel our home, but we didn’t know he was not licensed. When the project was about 90 percent completed, he disappeared, and we eventually ...
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Teacher crafts a design-and-building camp for girlsFeb 01, 2014 12:00 am - Emily Pilloton first discovered the rewards of teaching kids to design and build things while co-founding Studio H, an innovative high school shop class in Bertie County...
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A room without a closet can still be called a bedroomJan 30, 2014 11:13 pm - Q. Our house was built in 1970. We are about to put it on the market, but one of our bedrooms has no closet. According to our Realtor, a room without a closet cannot be ...
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A faux marble house built from corrugated paperJan 24, 2014 12:00 am - Marble is having (another) design moment, both as a building material and in trompe-l’oeil form, with printed images of the imposing, age-old stone being used to add wit...
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Gas service is vital during home inspectionJan 23, 2014 11:02 pm - Q. We are buying a foreclosed home from a bank, and the home inspection is scheduled for next week. Our Realtor says the bank is not willing to turn on the gas for the i...