Jan 24 2010
I want to sell my house and want everything to look the best it can. I know I need to paint the walls but what should I do about my kitchen and bath cabinets? They don’t look very good, particularly the areas around the sinks which are damaged by water. The finish, which is a natural [...]
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Jan 08 2010
My Ceilings are a mess!
I have a home built in the late 40’s and the inside is plastered. I keep getting cracks in my ceilings, which I patch and a few weeks later they come back. My neighbor told me I should tape the cracks which I tested out in few places but I can [...]
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Dec 30 2009
Our home is nearly 80 years old and still has the original windows. One window just will not stay open, if we want to open the window we must put a stick in the window to keep top half open. Do I have to replace the window and if so how do I get a [...]
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We plan on listing our home for sale soon and it is in great condition except for the kitchen. The countertops are a 3”x 3” tile with ¼” grout spacing. The appliances are from the mid 80’s. We feel if we upgrade these areas the home will be perfect and should fetch top dollar. What [...]
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I saw an ad for carpeting that comes in 18”, 24” and 36” squares. They can create great patterns and I think I can install it myself and save some money. Is there a down side to carpet squares?
Thanks,
Eric S.
Response
Dear Eric S.
Carpet tiles today are intended mostly for commercial applications. They have minimal padding and [...]
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Jun 12 2009
How does the hole in the ceiling over the range work. I am looking at buying an old house and it seems a strange way to vent cooking smells and smoke.
AL
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Dear AL,
This was the typical manner of venting over a kitchen range in an average home before sometime in the early 1950’s. It is surprisingly [...]
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