Home Improvement
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Durable composites being used to update homesJun 22, 2013 12:00 am - Manufacturers of windows, doors and siding are increasingly offering blended products that combine the best of several materials in order to stand up to Mother Nature, w...
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Gas company shortchanges customer safetyJun 21, 2013 4:42 am - Q. In one of your articles, you recommended calling the gas company for a free safety checkup of gas-burning fixtures such as furnaces, water heaters and ranges. You sai...
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Attic space over garage is not counted as bedroomJun 15, 2013 4:00 am - Q. We listed our home as having four bedrooms. After it was inspected, we were informed we could list only three bedrooms because the room over the garage did not have a...
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Kid-friendly yard makes parents want to play, tooJun 15, 2013 4:00 am - In Walker’s Point, Lake Muskoka, in Ontario, Canada, there’s a three-level treehouse rising above four trunks. The work of Lukasz Kos, the “4Tree House” has a refined de...
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Home inspector overlooked furnace problemJun 14, 2013 4:33 am - Q. Before we bought our home, we hired an ASHI certified home inspector. We were with him for most of the inspection, but he didn’t spend much time looking at the furnac...
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Soap dispenser can ‘clean up’ the look of your kitchenJun 09, 2013 4:02 am - Q. I never thought I would enjoy articles about plumbing until I became a regular reader of your column. I would like to add a soap dispenser to my stainless-steel kitch...
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When a home sits closed with no heating or coolingJun 09, 2013 4:00 am - Q. I recently purchased an older home that sat all winter without the water or electricity. Now that I’m trying to get things working again, I’m having trouble with the ...
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What’s fabulous about prefab housingJun 09, 2013 1:00 am - Author Sheri Koones is on a mission to educate American homeowners about home building. Her first three books focused on the basics on home construction, borne of her ow...
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Innovative ceramic tiles hit the marketplaceJun 08, 2013 1:00 am - What could be new about something that has been around for more than 4,000 years? When it comes to tile, a lot. During Coverings 2013, the largest tile-and-stone trade e...
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Seller annoyed over buyer’s repair listJun 07, 2013 5:39 am - Q. The people who are buying our house hired a home inspector and then hit us with a long list of repair demands. They want replacement of the worn baseboards, the batht...