Henri de Marne
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Old gutters can be replaced with larger onesSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. The rains this summer are creating many headaches for us. This current deluge has prompted me to get some help with two problems. We have a soil-erosion problem i...
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Wooden doors need time to dry after being stripped of paintSep 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. A few months ago, I had my interior Douglas-fir doors stripped of paint by a contractor. They were dipped in methylene chloride (most strippers seem to go this ro...
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Weather is main factor in drying woodSep 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. What length of time do you recommend for drying between power-washing and primer application? A. It depends entirely on the weather. The safest way to find out is wit...
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Painted bricks can be stripped, restoredAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I hope you can help me out. I have a split-level home built in 1961. The lower half of the house is brick, painted white. We have repainted over the years when it...
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Shower odors may be due to bad trapAug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I look forward to reading your column every week in the Daily Herald and respect your opinions. I need help. For five years, we have owned an 18-year-old, three-story...
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Expansion tank for water line may solve noisy 'hammer'Aug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. When my toilet on the first floor is flushed and the water refills in the bowl, there is a loud BANG at the end of the water coming in. The toilet is a small, "water-...
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Seal up openings to keep mice, and cats, out of the atticJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Our problem is mice! They invade our attic. We set up two traps a day and get two mice daily. Recently, we didn't check the traps for four days and discovered tha...
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New metal roof will contort to shingles belowJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. We recently got several estimates on what it would cost to have a standing seam roof placed on our house. Most estimates included the cost of stripping the "archi...
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Water specialist can treat iron issuesJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I have well water that is quite hard, but I also have a water softener. Nevertheless, I have a lot of mineral deposits in the toilets, around the drain in the sin...
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Don't trust a door-to-door contractorJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Is putting a 2-inch layer of macadam over existing macadam a good idea? I had my driveway (100 by 15 feet) done about 10 to 12 years ago, and it is cracking in th...