Henri de Marne
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New floor and wall cracks concern homeownerDec 31, 2017 5:00 am - Q. Our house is a 50-year-old Colonial, wood-framed with a brick exterior on the first floor and vinyl siding on the second. I have been getting more cracks lately and a...
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Handling construction issuesDec 24, 2017 7:00 am - Q. When I purchased my house, they attached an addition with a flat roof. Fourteen feet of the original roof eaves were eliminated, which meant no eaves vents could be i...
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Dry wells can fail as they ageDec 17, 2017 5:00 am - Q. When I do laundry the water goes into the laundry sink and then backs right up out of the floor drain. It goes down eventually, but the entire floor is covered in wat...
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How to prevent ice damsDec 10, 2017 5:00 am - Q. About six or seven years ago I added another new layer of insulation in my attic. The good news is that my oil usage went down by several hundred gallons a year. The ...
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Shower faucet handle no longer turns easilyDec 03, 2017 5:00 am - Q. My shower handle is the single type that turns from cold to hot. Recently it has tightened up, which may be why I'm having this problem. At the highest setting the sh...
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Best hot water pumpNov 26, 2017 5:00 am - Q. At your suggestion, I plan to install a Laing AutoCirc pump in my bathroom. Having provided the GFIC outlet, I went online to find the pump, but got overwhelmed by th...
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Solving mysterious shower leakNov 19, 2017 5:00 am - Q. Our bathrooms were completely remodeled in 2000. After about three years, the tub would leak into the kitchen directly below whenever someone took a shower. Not reall...
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How to remove leveling compound under carpetNov 05, 2017 5:00 am - Q. My wife and I bought a duplex in January. It may have been built as storage for a greenhouse/florist, which would explain why it is built with a shed roof (single slo...
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Are cement block cracks serious?Oct 22, 2017 6:00 am - Q. We have a 1950s-built home on a sandy lot where most of the homes have cement block basement walls and many have had to be reinforced. Our walls have some cracks, mos...
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How to remove pine pitch stainsOct 15, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I parked my car under a pine tree and found it covered with pine pitch. I have tried to remove this pitch with soap and water, but it didn't touch it. Do you have any...