Articles filed under Home Improvement
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Weather often prompts landscaping upgradesJun 29, 2013 12:19 am - Every year Mother Nature presents different opportunities for landscape design firms in the Chicago area, said Colin Taheny, vice president of sales for RYCO Landscaping...
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Water in forced air heating ductsJun 28, 2013 10:47 am - Q. We have an old forced air heating system, with the air ducts in the ground below the slab floor. Every year, during the rainy season, the ducts become half filled wit...
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Furniture restorer fixes up fine leatherJun 23, 2013 4:00 am - Restorer's best work done on faded leather furniture
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How to repair a drafty windowJun 23, 2013 1:00 am - Q. Every winter the windows in my home are so cold that I have to place blankets over them to keep the room warm. The windows are in a 1950s home and there are storm win...
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Touchless faucets have been improvedJun 23, 2013 12:02 am - Q. I’ve seen advertising about the “new” touchless kitchen faucets available for home use. A few years back, I had my plumber install a touchless faucet and found it har...
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Durable composites being used to update homesJun 22, 2013 12:00 am - Manufacturers of windows, doors and siding are increasingly offering blended products that combine the best of several materials in order to stand up to Mother Nature, w...
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Gas company shortchanges customer safetyJun 21, 2013 4:42 am - Q. In one of your articles, you recommended calling the gas company for a free safety checkup of gas-burning fixtures such as furnaces, water heaters and ranges. You sai...
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Attic space over garage is not counted as bedroomJun 15, 2013 4:00 am - Q. We listed our home as having four bedrooms. After it was inspected, we were informed we could list only three bedrooms because the room over the garage did not have a...
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Kid-friendly yard makes parents want to play, tooJun 15, 2013 4:00 am - In Walker’s Point, Lake Muskoka, in Ontario, Canada, there’s a three-level treehouse rising above four trunks. The work of Lukasz Kos, the “4Tree House” has a refined de...
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Home inspector overlooked furnace problemJun 14, 2013 4:33 am - Q. Before we bought our home, we hired an ASHI certified home inspector. We were with him for most of the inspection, but he didn’t spend much time looking at the furnac...