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Articles Written by: BILL BURNETT KEVIN BURNETT
Strangely enough, there are no noises in my daughter's unit - just mine.
The new roof was added on top of the existing flat roof. I worry that when I'm gone, her tenants will not put up with this. Also, if she sells the property, she will have to ...
A: In the mid-1980s, when Kevin gutted his 1879 Victorian in Alameda, he decided to convert an undersize third bedroom into a period bathroom. He did make one concession to modern convenience by installing a shower. The rest of the fixtures were ...
-- How do I manage the harmful effects of the formaldehyde used in wood paneling in older mobile homes?
-- Do you put cheesecloth over or under the forced-air heating vents?
A: It sounds as if your mobile home needs a little TLC. We'll take the ceiling ...
I think the floor-joist spacing may be too wide, so I thought maybe I could do that shear scheme.
My reasoning is that in a severe quake, that a "right-angled" structure might become a parallelogram. It seems it would help stiffen the joists and ...
A: No "War of the Roses" here, please. You're both right - to a degree. Plain water doesn't completely clean water-based paint from brushes or equipment. And, if you clean a wet brush with solvent, such lacquer thinner or acetone, you'll end up with a ...
Within six months, the new paint began to peel and flake. The contractor came back and redid the work, but it continues to flake off. On the Internet I see comments on lawsuits regarding this type of paint. I'm not interested in that. I just want to ...
The sweep recommended the chimney extension be reinforced by removing the mortar cap, inserting rebar into the four corners of the chimney down to a sill, then filling the void with mortar/concrete.
Is this method of construction considered appropriate ...
I found out about the insulation when my handyman was installing a drapery rod. After drilling the holes, a little insulation came out on the drill bit and he said, "Do you realize your walls are insulated?" At the moment, I thought it was a good thing, ...
The flooring in one of the ground-floor rooms is beginning to buckle. It started when the weather warmed up and we no longer needed to use the radiant heat. Did our zeal to create a tight fit create the problem? The floor was fitted and then stabilized ...
Is there a special caulk we can use after we remove the old material? And some of the mortar between the bricks is cracked. Our house is about 30 years old.
A: A 30-year-old chimney needs a good inspection. You can do the inspection on the outside ...
