Q. We’re starting a big construction job (big for us) on our home. Are there any pointers you can give on things to look for so we don’t wind up with problems later?
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Monte Leeper
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4/26/12
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Q. I read your recent column “Where’s the property line?” and I have a different question about a property line. My neighbor has trees that overhang my property.
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Monte Leeper
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4/19/12
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Q. I think I have bad cement in my new driveway. I hired a construction company to give me a 4- to 5-inch-deep driveway last October.
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Monte Leeper
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4/5/12
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Q. This is a simple question, but one I’ll bet a lot of your readers have. We’re having a dispute with one of our neighbors regarding our property line.
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Monte Leeper
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3/30/12
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Q. I’ve been interviewing architects and contractors for a big renovation to my home, and I’m confused by the answers I get to whether the contractors are licensed and whether the architects are AIA.
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Monte Leeper
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3/22/12
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Q. I built a house and moved in five years ago. From the beginning we had problems with water in our basement, but we applied modest fixes that we thought would alleviate the problem.
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Monte Leeper
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3/16/12
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Q. We can’t seem to get electrical plans for our house. We checked our Building Department, and there’s no record of the lights, circuits, anything.
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Monte Leeper
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3/8/12
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Q. I had a visit from a building inspector to try to close out old permits so I can sell my home. He saw that I didn’t have any sheetrock on the walls or the ceiling around my boiler and water heater.
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Monte Leeper
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3/1/12
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Q. I have a question about flooding in our basement. I have researched various drain programs. One contractor installs three drain surfaces mounted. The pump system is hooked directly into the existing waste line with back-flow preventers. Do I run the risk of waste backup?
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Monte Leeper
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2/23/12
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Q. I recently bought a homeowner’s policy, but now I’ve been informed that I will be dropped if I don’t upgrade and put in circuit breakers.
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Monte Leeper
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2/9/12
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