Articles filed under Home Improvement
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Permits, inspections are there for a reason: safetyMay 26, 2013 1:00 am - Q. I have planned all winter for a bathroom addition to my home. I watched DIY shows and checked information on the Internet. Once I started my addition, a state inspect...
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Renovation on the reboundMay 25, 2013 1:00 am - Janet O’Grady recently had the front walkway and porch steps replaced on the rambler she’s owned for 30 years in Arlington, Va. She also had her kitchen painted. Now she...
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Testing a home for radonMay 18, 2013 4:00 am - Q. We are looking for a newer home, and I have a question about radon. We were told we had the right to have the home tested, but I don’t know if it’s worth the cost. Th...
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Front-burner issues from a food writer’s renovationMay 18, 2013 4:00 am - A few months ago I took the plunge and had my kitchen redone. For years I’d put it off because it was so expensive. Also, as a cookbook author and food writer, I spend n...
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Plumber disagrees with home inspectorMay 17, 2013 5:12 am - Q. I am a real estate broker and am trying to resolve a difference of opinion between my plumber and my favorite home inspector. The inspector routinely cites water heat...
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Electronic toilet features may bowl you overMay 12, 2013 1:02 am - Q. I’m remodeling my bathroom and plan on installing a new toilet. My question: Do they make a toilet with bidet features? This way, I won’t have to buy a new toilet and...
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Make room for the walk-in pantryMay 11, 2013 5:00 am - If you’re wondering where the best kitchen storage went, blame the breakfast nook. The walk-in pantry is a time-honored place to organize foodstuffs, small appliances, o...
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As housing prices rise, homeowners start delayed wish-list projectsMay 11, 2013 5:00 am - GREENSBORO, N.C. — Claudia Brown, a kitchen and bathroom designer for Home Depot, is witnessing what she’s rarely seen in the past six years: customers knocking down wal...
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Insulating ductwork pays dividendsMay 11, 2013 4:00 am - Q. I had a home-energy analysis. The report said my ductwork needs to be repaired upstairs and in the crawl space because that is where a good deal of leakage is, and it...
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Splurge on kitchen features you can’t live withoutMay 11, 2013 1:00 am - I have been lucky to have always lived in homes with great kitchens. Even in college, my two roommates and I shared an apartment in Washington, D.C., that had a kitchen ...