Home Improvement
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Tool library keeps ratcheting up interestDec 05, 2022 4:30 am - Demand may not be high for the 20-foot level recently added to the Mundelein Tool Library's inventory, but like the 1,180 other items available to check out, it's there ...
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Agent complains about home inspectorsDec 04, 2022 5:00 am - Q: May I help you shed some naiveté? As a high producing real estate agent in the Seattle area, I have watched growing numbers of home inspectors. with their authoritari...
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Stay on top of the latest bathroom remodeling trendsDec 02, 2022 6:00 am - Next to the kitchen, arguably the most important room in your home is also the most private and prized: the bathroom, where nature's necessities and hygiene are handled ...
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The fire-building basics with homemade fire startersDec 02, 2022 6:00 am - Q: I have a nice wood-burning fireplace, but it is difficult to get a good fire started. Do you have any tips to help me so the room does not fill with smoke as it start...
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Recycled paint takes off in Northwest suburbsNov 20, 2022 10:00 pm - Those paint cans stacked up in your basement or garage? Don't toss them in the trash. That's the simple message from EarthPaint, a Chicago-area nonprofit that's been rec...
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Fireplace flaws should have been reportedNov 20, 2022 5:00 am - Q: We have an old deteriorated fireplace in a 1914 home. There are holes in the mortar, smoke stains on the mantle, numerous cracks in the exterior stucco, and the chimn...
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Finding small spaces at home to call your ownNov 13, 2022 6:00 am - It's not a "she shed" or a "man cave." More of a "me space." It might be a little nook beside a stairway. Or along a wall with a nice window. An enclosed balcony. A base...
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Chicago Paint & Coatings Association announces winners of 2022 Chicago's Finest Painted Ladies CompetitionNov 08, 2022 10:00 pm - "Chicago's Finest Painted Ladies & Her Court" competition, sponsored by the Chicago Paint & Coatings Association in Bloomingdale, is pleased to announce its 2022 winners...
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Is the living room due for a rebound?Nov 06, 2022 7:00 am - They say you'll spend one-third of your life - 90,000 hours, give or take - at work, which typically means an office or location away from home. But over the past few ye...
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Business for a Better World: Showalter Roofing Service, Inc.Nov 03, 2022 1:00 am - Showalter Roofing Service, Inc. 25W048 Ramm Drive. Naperville, IL 60564 (630) 499-7700 www.showalterroofing.com Industry: Roofing Number of employees: 60 An intervi...