Articles filed under Home Improvement
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Home inspector: new homebuyer afraid of gas appliancesMay 10, 2013 4:03 am - Q. As a first-time homebuyer, I’m worried about gas appliances. All the houses I’ve looked at have gas stoves, gas water heaters and gas furnaces. The house I’m renting ...
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Ask the plumber: New kitchen sparks ‘Battle of the Bowls’May 05, 2013 3:01 am - Q. We’re going to remodel our outdated kitchen and plan to install a cast-iron kitchen sink. I want a single-bowl sink that will be open and large for me to work in. My ...
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Home inspector: Tenant gets bedroom with no windowMay 02, 2013 4:28 pm - Q. I just rented a bedroom in a 5-bedroom apartment. I initially put down a deposit for one of the larger bedrooms, one that had windows and a closet. But when I moved i...
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Laundry rooms are moving up in the worldApr 28, 2013 4:01 am - Q. To my wife’s amazement, I’m moving our laundry station from the basement and building a laundry room in the area that used to be an open mudroom. I have water and dra...
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Gurgling is a possible drain-trap problemApr 27, 2013 5:00 am - Q. Every time I use a sink or flush a toilet it takes forever for the water to drain and then there is a gurgling sound like the water is being sucked out of the drain. ...
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Inspector should support findings with photos of defectApr 26, 2013 3:05 am - Q. We’re selling our house after spending $150,000 on a complete remodel. The place is in excellent shape, but the buyers’ home inspection report was hideous! The inspec...
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Deadline to enter Extreme Garage Makeover contest is ThursdayApr 23, 2013 11:00 am - Time is running out to enter the Daily Herald's Extreme Garage Makeover contest, sponsored by Junk Remedy and Garage Store. You have until midnight Thursday to register ...
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An HVAC upgrade makes sense if you plan to stay in homeApr 20, 2013 5:00 am - Q. Late last summer, our air conditioner was not doing a good job of cooling, but we decided to save through the winter and have a new air conditioner installed this spr...
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Feelin' groovy in a home made of foamApr 20, 2013 1:00 am - “From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere,” wrote Dr. Seuss in the classic “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.” In Minnetrista, Minn., th...
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Aluminum wiring connections tend to come looseApr 17, 2013 3:00 pm - Q The condo I'm buying has aluminum wiring. According to my home inspector this is a fire hazard. But he says correcting the problem in the unit I'm buying doesn't elimi...