Henri de Marne
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Home's basement water issues may already have been solvedAug 14, 2016 5:00 am - Q. I read your column regularly in the Daily Herald newspaper and have found it to be very helpful. Our house is lower than the next two houses on our street. The landsc...
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Try Nok-Out to knock out carpet's lingering pet odorsAug 07, 2016 4:00 am - Q. I was wondering what you'd recommend for deep pet urine odor in my carpet and pad, which lie over cement. I just bought my townhouse and there is a small area of my l...
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Main carpet's high pile creates problem for smaller rugsJul 31, 2016 6:00 am - Q. I have wall-to-wall carpet with scatter rugs on top. My problem is even though I have tried carpet tape and pads to keep them from moving, the rugs do not stay in pla...
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Many products clean pine sap from bricksJul 24, 2016 5:00 am - Q. I enjoy your column in our local paper. Here's the problem I need help with: We have a large pine tree in our backyard. It hangs over our brick patio, and subsequentl...
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Roof's leak issues may warrant a day in courtJul 10, 2016 5:00 am - Q. I look forward to reading your column in The Daily Herald every Sunday, as I have found it to be very interesting and informative. In October 2006, I had the existing...
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Look outside to begin solving basement flooding issuesJul 03, 2016 1:00 am - Q. We have a tri-level house. Over the past three years, the basement has flooded three times - twice to the point where it ruined carpet. It happened again two weeks ag...
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Soil around home can't keep up with sump pump dischargeJun 26, 2016 5:00 am - Q. I own a split-level home built in 1964. It had a gravel crawl space, which was very damp, so I had it cement-encapsulated with drain tiles and a sump pump installed t...
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Carefully applied bleach could remove driveway rust stainsJun 19, 2016 1:00 am - Q. I have rust stains on my driveway and garage floor from the rusting of my car's undercarriage. I also have some rust stains on my front porch that were caused from th...
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Nail holes from carpet tack strips can be repairedJun 12, 2016 5:00 am - Q. I'm considering covering the hardwood floors in two of my rooms and a hallway with wall-to-wall carpeting. The use of conventional tack strips, though, raises questio...
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Using the wrong copper tube could lead to watery disasterMay 29, 2016 5:00 am - Q. I always read your column in the Sunday newspaper, and wanted some more detail to your answer to an earlier question. I have had similar problems with the cold water ...