Home Improvement
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Home fix: How to get rid of that musty smellApr 14, 2012 5:00 am - Q. I have a cottage on Lake Huron that has a musty smell I cannot track down. It is bad enough that when you walk up to the home, you can smell it through the door befor...
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Home inspector: Agent, inspector at odds over additionApr 13, 2012 1:52 am - Q. My son is buying his first home, an older house with an addition. Neither the seller nor the agent will say if the addition is permitted, but the agent assures him it...
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Home fix: DIY electrical repairs are not a good ideaApr 09, 2012 9:56 am - Q. I was changing the light switch in my bedroom to a dimmer switch and got quite a shock. I had turned off all the power to the bedroom and I even checked the outlets t...
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Ask the plumber: Bidet seats can have toilet performing double dutyApr 08, 2012 5:00 am - Q. I always wanted to install a bidet in my bathroom, but because of space I never followed up with it. I’ve recently seen that new-style bidet seats can be added to an ...
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Get a shed for yard tools and give your garage a breakApr 07, 2012 6:00 am - “Only in America do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage.” Whoever first came up with this was right, but fail...
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Three easy projects that kill clutterApr 06, 2012 5:18 am - If, like me, you spent this winter hibernating and eating baked goods, your home may have paid the price. Maybe it got a little disorganized, or is starting to look like...
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Home inspector: New home inspector feels his oatsApr 06, 2012 1:00 am - Q. In one of your articles, you said, “The essential purpose of home inspection is to disclose property defects.” If that is true, why don’t home inspectors use the top ...
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Designing rooms for children with special needsApr 01, 2012 6:00 am - How to design rooms for children with special needs
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Home repair: Regrading may end basement leaksApr 01, 2012 5:21 am - Q. I enjoy reading your column and always find it interesting and informative. My question is about water that occasionally seeps/leaks into our basement in two areas. T...
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Home fix: Mineral deposits in pipes reduce water flowMar 31, 2012 1:00 am - Q. We installed a new electric hot-water heater. I thought maybe the old one had collected sludge in the bottom and was cutting water pressure to the faucets upstairs. T...