Henri de Marne
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Stain-removing issuesJul 30, 2017 11:00 pm - Correction: In a recent column, I answered an Illinois reader's question asking how to remove a blue stain caused by a leaky shampoo bottle on a marble shower over a nin...
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Moisture is likely cause of scaling concreteJul 23, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I have a ranch home with a full basement in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago. The home was built in the mid 1950s. Over the past several years, I have noticed, just b...
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Removing old stains on marble tileJul 16, 2017 6:00 am - Q. We had shampoo leak onto our marble tile in a shower inset over a period of 9 months. Now that the shampoo is used up, it has left a blue stain on the white and gray ...
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Preventing water accumulation on linoleum floorJul 09, 2017 6:00 am - Q. We have a cabin in northern Vermont that we built in 1990. It is on a cement slab with linoleum flooring over half the floor and indoor/outdoor carpeting over the res...
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Shower tiles unlikely to be damaged by household drain cleanerJul 02, 2017 6:00 am - Q. After unclogging a bathroom shower with an inexpensive retail liquid drain opener, I noticed how clean it got the shower's tile floor - grout and all - where it spill...
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To vent or not to vent a crawl spaceJun 25, 2017 6:00 am - Q. Should we ventilate our cabin crawl space or not? Our cabin measures 24-by-40 feet, has a 22-by-8-foot enclosed porch and seems to have been built sideways along a sl...
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Moisture can cause cracking noisesJun 18, 2017 6:00 am - Q. My floor in the front part of my home has been making the loudest cracking noises I have ever heard. I built the home 15 years ago and that's how long this has been g...
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Fence posts should have more powerful preservativeJun 11, 2017 6:00 am - Q. My fence is pretty old and several of the 4-by-4 inch posts (cedar) have broken due to deterioration and I need to dig them up this weekend to replace. My question is...
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How to remove moss/mold/mildew from roofJun 04, 2017 6:00 am - Q. We have moss/mold/mildew growing on shaded parts of the roof and would like to have it removed professionally. The shingled roof is 11 years old on our cape-style hou...
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Creating a vapor barrier in a basementMay 28, 2017 6:00 am - Q. My wife and I are in the planning stages of finishing off half of our basement into a couple of bedrooms, and a small living/TV room. I am concerned about water and w...