Question: My daughter purchased a two-story home that was built in 1968. There is an odor in the house that still remains, even after the…
QUESTION: I have an old farm house with some updates. The first floor has double-pane windows (15+ years old), and the upstairs has old single-pane…
QUESTION: I have a roof leak which has ruined the dry wall in one of the rooms. I had a new roof put on by…
QUESTION: Our basement floor drain backs up. We had a plumber clean out the drain, and they found tree roots. What can we do? –JOE…
QUESTION: Does it save energy to insulate hot air ducts in the basement? I have long runs of ductwork, and work in the basement often.…
(For more information, see the article Wood Finishing and Repair) QUESTION: We built our house six years ago. In some areas the woodwork looks dried out,…
QUESTION: We have urine smell (or worse) coming up from sump pump cover. I was told that we didn’t have to get the septic tank…
QUESTION: Two years ago, we installed a new roof with ridge vents. Recently, we have noticed shadows on our ceilings in places where the roof…
QUESTION: I read your article about squeaky floors. My floors in the upstairs master bedroom squeak terribly. They don’t squeak below your feet – you…
QUESTION We have a black discoloration occurring on the wood windows in our house; I was wondering if you knew what it was, and how…