Henri de Marne
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Manufacturer’s products may be best for cleaning floorMay 19, 2013 4:53 am - Q. I hope you can help me. Our vinyl kitchen floor (Mannington) has a textured surface with hundreds of small crevices. It looked fine for a few years, but now that we h...
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Old floor tiles need to be removed by professionalsMay 12, 2013 4:22 am - Q. Henri, love your column, always a lot of good ideas and solutions there. I need help with this floor. There is a great hardwood floor under it. However, I don’t know ...
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Pair of old furnaces should be replaced soonMay 05, 2013 4:56 am - Q. I have two 23-year-old, 100,000-BTU Carrier natural gas furnaces heating my 2,900-square-foot two-story home in the Chicago area. A few years ago, a service tech said...
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When old walls are a mess, install new drywallApr 28, 2013 5:42 am - Q. The ugly walls of a wood frame house built in 1920 have cellulose insulation, lath and plaster covered with old, cracked wallpaper and multiple layers of lead paint. ...
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Put safety first when installing stove in basementApr 17, 2013 10:28 am - Q. We’re considering the purchase of a pellet stove for the basement of our 20-year-old Vermont home. We’ve read a few archived articles from your column that raised que...
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Protective membrane prevents ice damsApr 14, 2013 4:33 am - Q. We have a 60-year-old brick Cape Cod that was built with no soffits. As a result, we experience occasional ice dams, but even more troubling is condensation in the at...
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Warm air can cause condensation in atticApr 07, 2013 4:28 am - Q. I live in the Chicago area, where it gets cold now and then in the winter, although we’ve had little snow this season. (It’s 12 degrees now.) Anyway, I just noticed t...
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Cedar or a suitable substitute sought for soffitMar 24, 2013 5:35 am - Q. We are from western Pennsylvania, where the winters can be very cold and snowy. We have a house built in 1976. The house is a split-entry and is all brick except for ...
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Anode rods cause hot water odorMar 17, 2013 5:25 am - Q. Regarding your recent article, I also have a rotten egg smell in my hot water caused by a new water heater. When I contacted the manufacturer, it mentioned that remov...
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Primer helps when painting dark panelingMar 10, 2013 4:30 am - Q. I have wainscot wood paneling around the perimeter of the kitchen and would like to paint it white or cream to brighten up the area since we have so much other wood i...