Barry Stone
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Comparative ways to seal an asphalt drivewayMar 16, 2018 6:00 am - Q. When we bought our house, our home inspector reported that the asphalt driveway was cracked and worn. He said the pavement would last longer if we would have it seale...
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Sale could be doomed because of odd bathroom lightMar 09, 2018 5:00 am - Q. The house we are buying has a lamp that hangs by a chain from the ceiling above the master bathtub. Our home inspector says this is dangerous. We've asked the seller ...
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Dim-witted way to wire a ceiling fanMar 02, 2018 6:00 am - Q. Last year I installed a dimmer switch on the ceiling fan in my living room. This enabled me to control the brightness of the light, as well as the speed of the fan. D...
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Surge suppressor may not save your computerFeb 23, 2018 5:00 am - Q. My home was built in 1958, in the days when electric outlets were ungrounded. When I purchased the property last year, my home inspector mentioned this could pose a p...
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Insurance company rejects electrical fusesFeb 16, 2018 5:00 am - Q. The home I'm selling is very old and the main electric panel contains fuses rather than circuit breakers. The buyer's home inspector says the electrical system is not...
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Why a textured ceiling shouldn't be covered with drywallFeb 02, 2018 5:00 am - Q. When we remodeled our home, we wanted to get rid of the "cottage cheese" ceilings, but we didn't want the mess of scraping them off. Instead, we covered the ceilings ...
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The sources of window leakageJan 30, 2018 6:00 am - Q. Last winter, one of our windows leaked for the third year in a row. We tried caulking and even installed an awning over the window: all to no avail. Each time it rain...
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Buyers seek best material for home exteriorJan 19, 2018 5:00 am - Q. In the desert town where we are moving, some houses have stucco exteriors, and others have either vinyl or aluminum siding. We asked our home inspector which is best,...
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Making an electrical problem understandableJan 05, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I've got a problem that's so technical I hope I can explain it clearly. According to the home inspector who checked my house, my electric service panel is used as a "...
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Further concerns about radon gas in the homeDec 29, 2017 5:00 am - Q. We were in escrow to sell our home, but the buyers canceled the deal when their inspector reported unsafe levels of radon gas. Now we're wondering how we can sell our...