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Q. We’re planning to replace our old windows, and are doing research online to make sure we make the right decision. I saw that there’s an option for “triple pane” windows instead of double panes.
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By Monte Leeper
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5/19/22
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Q. We just bought a house, and want to make a lot of small changes, like taking down the wall between the little kitchen and the dining area to put in an island . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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5/19/22
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Q. I recently got a “framing” inspection for carpentry. The inspector asked me to get all electrical wiring and plumbing pipes in before he would look at the way the wood framing was done.
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By Monte Leeper
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5/12/22
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Q. We’ve been discussing adding a room on the second floor, behind our kitchen, with views of the water. We spoke to two contractors . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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5/12/22
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Q. We enlarged our kitchen into our garage, taking out walls. We now have this great open space we use constantly with our two small children, and thought we were finally done . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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5/12/22
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Q. I own apartments, and like to think I’m a fair landlord, but I have a tenant who keeps their apartment at an extreme — like near 80 degrees — but also keeps the windows open.
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By Monte Leeper
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4/28/22
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Q. We found a home after searching for months, and it has a lot of violations. The owner says it’s “as is” and will not take care of the violations before we take the house.
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By Monte Leeper
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4/28/22
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Q. We’re looking to buy our first home, and the one we like most has a strange thing we’ve never seen before. There are tree trunks in the basement that hold up the support beam. Is this OK?
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By Monte Leeper
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3/3/22
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Recently we hired an architect to enlarge our kitchen into our backyard and make a nice entrance to a porch and patio with a fireplace.
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By Monte Leeper
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3/3/22
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Q. We completely rebuilt in 1996, and are ready to retire and sell. Our real estate agent told us they checked our permit records . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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3/3/22
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