Articles filed under Home Improvement
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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...
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Soap dispenser can ‘clean up’ the look of your kitchenJun 09, 2013 4:02 am - Q. I never thought I would enjoy articles about plumbing until I became a regular reader of your column. I would like to add a soap dispenser to my stainless-steel kitch...
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When a home sits closed with no heating or coolingJun 09, 2013 4:00 am - Q. I recently purchased an older home that sat all winter without the water or electricity. Now that I’m trying to get things working again, I’m having trouble with the ...
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What’s fabulous about prefab housingJun 09, 2013 1:00 am - Author Sheri Koones is on a mission to educate American homeowners about home building. Her first three books focused on the basics on home construction, borne of her ow...
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Innovative ceramic tiles hit the marketplaceJun 08, 2013 1:00 am - What could be new about something that has been around for more than 4,000 years? When it comes to tile, a lot. During Coverings 2013, the largest tile-and-stone trade e...
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Seller annoyed over buyer’s repair listJun 07, 2013 5:39 am - Q. The people who are buying our house hired a home inspector and then hit us with a long list of repair demands. They want replacement of the worn baseboards, the batht...
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Kitchen-faucet choices away from the mainstreamJun 02, 2013 1:02 am - Q. As a regular reader of your column, I enjoy it when you make plumbing-fixture suggestions that the non-plumbers among us may have overlooked. I’m planning a moderate ...
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Big design tricks add style to a small outdoor spaceJun 01, 2013 6:00 am - Design magazines and home decorating catalogs tend to feature sprawling backyards with big wooden decks and room for everything from decorative fountains to artificial p...
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Buyer regrets not having home inspectionMay 31, 2013 3:31 am - Q. We bought our house about two years ago, but we did not have a home inspection. Since then, we’ve found problems that were not disclosed by the sellers or their agent...