Smell from deceased critter creates issue in rental home
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Sep 18, 2016 6:00 AM - Q. I own a rental house here in town. Apparently, there is a bad odor on the second floor, which is probably due to a dead animal.Anyway, the odor is quite objectionable. Do you have any suggestions for products or devices to mask such a smell?
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Homeowners dealing with a bubbling, splashing toilet
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A grown-up's guide to creating a kid's study spaceSep 11, 2016 7:00 AM - When it's time for kids to go back to school, smart parents know that in addition to buying school supplies and lunch ingredients, they need to prepare a dedicated study space in their home. Once a nook is claimed for studying, though, the challenge comes in making it a place a child wants to be. Because if your kid doesn't like cramming for tests there, what's the point? -
Fortified mudrooms are more than the place to stash your bootsSep 10, 2016 6:00 AM - Mudrooms are starting to serve specialized secondary purposes, too. One specialized, dual-function for the mudroom is designing your mudroom to be a fortified safe room. -
'Painted ladies' featured on 35th annual Historic Elgin House TourSep 8, 2016 1:07 PM - John and Sara Boline's eastside home came with so impressive a pedigree that when the Gifford Park Association held its first Historic Elgin House Tour in 1982, that house was one of the homes featured. -
Counter top cooking appliances versus range and oven
Sep 4, 2016 5:00 AM - Q. I cook a lot at home, usually just for my husband and myself now that the kids are older. I was wondering if it is more efficient to use smaller countertop appliances instead of the range and oven?
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Cleaning solution, elbow grease needed for outdoor project
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Repeat winners in Des Plaines Curb Appeal contestAug 18, 2016 5:02 PM - Michael Fedirko and Sam Cook's Des Plaines home has such great curb appeal, they're repeat winners in an annual citywide home improvement competition. -
Home's basement water issues may already have been solved
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Garage makeover winner enjoys his own inner sanctumAug 14, 2016 6:00 AM - Rob Ruisz is a garage guy. His Schaumburg garage is his man cave. He works on his motorcycle, cars and pickup truck there. This is also where he completes house maintenance projects like woodworking -- and where Ruisz entertains.
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