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Q. Our kitchen will be redone in six weeks, and I have several questions. We hired a contractor through the kitchen showroom, and they’ll have their own plumber and electrician. We want to have the floor done in tile with heating in the floor.
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By Monte Leeper
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3/20/20
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Q. We have to do something about our main bathroom. The toilet runs, the faucets are worn and have a kind of crusty finish, and the shower has mold we can’t get off the tiles in the corners — it’s disgusting. We’re trying to decide . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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3/13/20
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Q. Regarding what a previous person wrote about home-improvement TV, I wonder if I should try doing work to finish my basement myself, and whether there are any restrictions . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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3/6/20
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Q. We have been pondering a house nobody else seems to want, and need to understand what we may be getting into. We often laugh at TV shows on which the couple won’t buy because the dining room is red or a countertop isn’t granite. What we’re looking at needs a lot of work.
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By Monte Leeper
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2/28/20
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Q. I just found out my basement isn’t legal, even though we bought the house this way. I got three quotes for the work to legalize it, and was surprised at how much it will cost, around $2,000 with the permit fees.
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By Monte Leeper
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2/21/20
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Q. Our house was lifted, and we’re finally back in again. We started noticing that our new garage floor has cracks, not big, just thin, but going in several directions . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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2/14/20
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Q. I just had my deck and pool replaced. I wanted to do it before spring because I missed getting anyone to do it last summer. Everyone was too busy. I had an architect draw the structure plans but . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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2/7/20
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Q. I’m wondering whether I can build a terraced yard/patio instead of a deck in my yard this spring. I know I need plans and a permit for a deck, and in my case, a zoning variance, because we already checked into this. So I got to thinking . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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2/1/20
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Q. Why are we being told, now, that our second-floor bedroom ceilings are too low and the doghouse dormers aren’t legal? We’ve owned for five years and are expecting our third child. We applied for a permit to add a first-floor extension . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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1/24/20
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Q. We’re planning a pool this spring, and want to do something different. Our taste is very modern, and we want to put in an “endless pool” where we won’t see the edges. We want something special, something very modern, for the patio around the edges of the pool.
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By Monte Leeper
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1/17/20
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