Articles Written by:    JAY ROMANO     

The Fix: How to Put Away Winter’s Blanket

COMING off a month of heavy snowfall and crippling ice storms, many homeowners from the Northwest to the Northeast may have one New Year’s resolution in common: to update their arsenals of shovels, snow blowers and ice removers to keep their sidewalks, ...

From JAY ROMANO, The New York Times,  31 Dec 2008
Related Topics: Consumer Reports,  Home Depot, Inc.

The Fix: Reading Smoke Signals

IN the haunting song “Dancing Bear,” the Mamas and the Papas once described the lot in life of a lowly chimney sweep, “all black from head to foot from climbing in them chimneys and cleaning out that soot.” The sweep, neither glamorous nor heroic on ...

From JAY ROMANO, The New York Times,  25 Dec 2008

The Fix: Big Threats to Little Fingers

FOR many people, the holidays are all about the children in their lives. Parents listen for the oohs and ahs when they plug in the decorative lights they’ve strung. Aunts and uncles shower nieces and nephews with toys, gadgets and games. And ...

From JAY ROMANO, The New York Times,  11 Dec 2008

The Fix: Keeping Holidays Beautiful, and Safe

WHAT would the holidays be without lots of tiny twinkling lights? Less colorful and festive, for starters but also a lot safer. From living rooms to front porches across the country, homeowners are stringing millions of lights on Christmas trees or ...

From JAY ROMANO, The New York Times,  3 Dec 2008

The Fix: For Holiday Nicks, a Mending Hand

THINGS happen: floors become scratched, cabinets dented, furniture nicked. And this time of year, as holiday guests flow in and out of the house between Thanksgiving and the New Year, heirlooms and furnishings are at heightened risk. Even a benign ...

From JAY ROMANO, The New York Times,  27 Nov 2008

The Fix: Secure at Home When You’re Not

WITH cold weather and the holidays fast approaching, thoughts of winter getaways are on the minds of many homeowners: a rustic cabin in the snow for the skier, a cabana in the Caribbean for the beach lover, a pied-à-terre in the sky for the city ...

From JAY ROMANO, The New York Times,  20 Nov 2008
Related Topics: AARP

The Fix: Job Gremlins and the Contract

GONE is the time when you could have a house built on a handshake. These days, it takes only one “you never said it would cost so much” experience to persuade a homeowner or renter to put it in writing the next time something has to be fixed or ...

From JAY ROMANO, The New York Times,  13 Nov 2008

The Fix: Batting in the Belfry

WITH energy prices having gone from bad to worse and back to just bad in the last couple of months, homeowners are more determined than ever to find ways to save on heating bills. The solution, experts say, is simple. “Adding insulation is the first ...

From JAY ROMANO, The New York Times,  6 Nov 2008
Related Topics: Bob Vila

The Fix: The Hazards Underfoot

FEW people would be comfortable living next to a hazardous-waste dump. Many, though, may be living inside a hazardous-waste storage center and not even know it. “There are products we use every day that may be hazardous and should be treated as such,” ...

From JAY ROMANO, The New York Times,  29 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Environmental Protection Agency

The Fix: For Rent: A Spare Closet

IN large cities, residents can find just about anything they want at just about any time they want. Except, it seems, the space to store all of that stuff, at a price they can afford. There is a solution: rental storage units. The industry is not new, ...

From JAY ROMANO, The New York Times,  15 Oct 2008
Related Topics: PUBLIC STORAGE INC,  Michael Johnson

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