Henri de Marne
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Expansion tank may solve pipe noiseMay 27, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I seem to have a water hammer in my heating system. At first it was a pounding inside my wall and I was unsure of what it was. I have hot water off my boiler with bas...
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Preventing black marks on exterior moldingMay 20, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I have been reading your column for some time and find it full of useful building science information. I have a question for you regarding some unsightly black marks ...
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How to remove stain from wood furnitureMay 06, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I am hoping you can help us. We have beautiful piece of oak furniture that has mold on it. Our cleaning lady was using a damp rag to clean the furniture and didn't dr...
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How to install cedar sidingApr 29, 2018 6:00 am - Q. My question for you is about the correct way to redo the siding on our house. Our house is a Garrison colonial style built in 1985. I like the look of the traditional...
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New furnace has odor, dust issuesApr 22, 2018 6:00 am - Q. About five years ago I changed from an oil furnace to a natural gas Baxi Luna wall-mounted combination boiler system and hot water radiators. For the next several hea...
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There are several ways to insulate a crawl spaceApr 15, 2018 6:00 am - Q. We have a basement under most of the main level of our 1960s split-level home but only a cement crawl space under the room I'm using as my office - and it's not insul...
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Water begins to seep into basement floor ventsApr 08, 2018 6:00 am - Q. My house has a separate basement furnace that sits above a pit with gravel in it because the duct work is in the cement floor. All air vents are in the floor. There i...
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Many conditions can cause foundation leaksApr 01, 2018 6:00 am - Q. Our basement, dry for our first 40 years of homeownership, began taking in water about 18 months ago. After much frustration, and increasingly more water coming in, w...
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Problem with furnace intake pipeMar 25, 2018 7:00 am - Q. My question concerns the exhaust/intake pipe for our forced air oil furnace. The exhaust pipe is inside the intake pipe. Both are mounted outside the house about 1 fo...
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Basement leak may require several remediesMar 18, 2018 6:00 am - Q. Our problem is a leak in our add-on basement. The basement was dug under the existing foundation and footings about 43 years ago. The cement walls were framed 12 to 1...