Home safety should be year-round priority
Every month is home safety month in my house, says the guy who cannot complete a job without at least one scratch, bruise, or bump. I'm talking about me, not...
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To repaint tin siding, follow these procedures
Q: I have a home, built about 1950, that has tin siding. Can or should this siding be repainted (and how?), or is it best to remove it and install...
To repaint tin siding, follow these procedures
Q: I have a home, built about 1950, that has tin siding. Can or should this siding be repainted (and how?), or is it best to remove it and install...
When selling a house, paint should be spiffy
The thing I enjoy about visiting the Paint Quality Institute in Spring House, Pa., is adding to my knowledge of paint and painting. This advice is designed for people who...
Rid your home of toxic chemicals
Myron Wentz, a microbiologist, recently wrote a book called "The Healthy Home" — http://www.myhealthyhome.com — and offers some ways to create one at your house: Take your shoes off before...
Rid your home of toxic chemicals
Myron Wentz, a microbiologist, recently wrote a book called "The Healthy Home" — http://www.myhealthyhome.com — and offers some ways to create one at your house: Take your shoes off before...
Putting new shingles over old is unwise
Q: I have an asphalt-shingle roof that I am thinking of replacing. In our neighborhood I have seen other roofs replaced. Some have had the old shingles removed and others...
New help for underwater borrowers
After months in the works, HARP 2.0 is available to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac borrowers who want to refinance but owe more on their mortgages than their houses now...
Setting the stage for a home sale
Spring arrived very early this year in much of the country, bringing what traditionally is the best time to buy and sell real estate, even through the downturn. Issues of...
Setting the stage for a home sale
Spring arrived very early this year in much of the country, bringing what traditionally is the best time to buy and sell real estate, even through the downturn. Issues of...