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  • Gravity to Guide You to a Roof Leak

    More than 300 years ago Sir Isaac Newton discovered gravity when an apple fell on his head. Today his theory, known as “the law of gravity,” helps us better understand how things work such as water runoff...

    • Posted March 18, 2014
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  • Bathroom Safety Part-2: Avoiding Electrocution

    Bathrooms can be dangerous places, but there are things you can do to make washing and bathing safer. In part II of our series on bathroom safety, we look at adding ground fault circuit interrupter electrical outlets...

    • Posted March 18, 2014
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  • The Holiday Lockdown

    When you leave home for a holiday to visit friends or family, don’t advertise to thieves that you’re away. Burglars look for dark houses that stay that way, day after day. Use timers to make it look...

    • Posted March 17, 2014
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  • Craneboard: A New Prospect

    What’s best for your house? Fiber-cement siding or wood? Is a solid vinyl panel over foam board what’s best for you? More than 1,000 new products were introduced at the recent builders’ expo in Atlanta, but only...

    • Posted March 17, 2014
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  • Hidden Storage in Plain Sight

    Looking for extra places to put things? Your home has all sorts of “hidden” storage space. Today you’ll learn how to open a whole new world (storage-wise) in every room of your home. Behind your drywall and paneling lie...

    • Posted March 17, 2014
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  • Cut Tile Like MacGyver

    Richard Dean Anderson was born in 1950. On TV he played MacGyver, a clever fellow who could rig anything out of anything. At home, on his own time, he was just as ingenious — such as when...

    • Posted March 17, 2014
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  • Swiss-Army Straw

    In 1888 the waxed paper drinking straw was patented. Ever since, it’s been used for many things besides drinking sodas and milk shakes. Drinking straws are versatile. Try taping a straw on a tube of caulking for...

    • Posted March 17, 2014
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  • Ghosting Busters

    Michelangelo, who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, was born in 1475. Whereas his work is considered great art, some images that appear on ceilings are not considered as such.  Do you have mysterious lines on your cathedral...

    • Posted March 17, 2014
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  • Coreccting With Critical Light

    “Critical light” is a term pros use for a common wall problem. It refers to the way light hits a flat wall surface. A table lamp sitting next to a wall shines critical light on the nearby surface and...

    • Posted March 17, 2014
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  • Temporary Weather Stripping to Whither the Weather

    If drafty windows and doors are sending chills down your spine and your utility bill is soaring, we have just what the doctor ordered. Temporary weather stripping! You will really like this stuff if you have ever caulked a...

    • Posted March 17, 2014
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