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  Non-Skid Stickers

  In one of your previous columns you suggested using a sharp razor blade to remove adhesive bound appliqués from bathtubs. Perhaps you are not aware of a product called DE-SOLV-IT. This is sold in grocery stores along...

  • Posted January 24, 2014
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  Fountain Crack

  We have a crack forming on our cement fountain. It does show both inside & outside the bowl. It doesn’t leak yet. How can I seal it before we spring a leak!! Barbara Solution First, drain the...

  • Posted January 24, 2014
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  Stopping Bathroom Noise

  Our house has back-to-back bathrooms, one of which adjoins our bedroom. When guests use this bathroom the sound of running water and toilet flushing is so loud it can awaken us from sleep. How can we deaden...

  • Posted January 24, 2014
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  Noise-Reducing Walls

  I live in a townhouse that has a wall that I share with my neighbor next door. Can I inject blown insulation into the wall space between our dwellings to reduce noise from one space to the...

  • Posted January 24, 2014
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  How To Repair A Damaged Window Sill

  Recently my daughter visited with her puppy, who promptly gnawed off an area around the corner of two wooden windowsills in the bedroom. How can I repair these without replacing the whole sill? They are wood with...

  • Posted January 24, 2014
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  Downing the Drainpipe

  We have a 3″ schedule 40 PVC drain from a bathroom that runs about eight feet down through the basement. When hot water is draining from the bath, there is a loud cracking sound generated in the...

  • Posted January 24, 2014
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  How To Quiet Your Home

  First it was trains, planes and automobiles. Then lawnmowers, leaf blowers and barking dogs. Now it’s loud music, big-screen televisions and home theaters. If we were playing “Jeopardy,” the question would be: “What noise is driving people...

  • Posted January 5, 2014
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  TV Show Episode: The Carey Bros Install Window and Shower Door

  Installation of the bathroom window and shower door The “Home & Family” bathroom is shaping up nicely as the Carey Brothers install a window and the shower door.

  • Posted January 5, 2014
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  TV Show Episode: The Carey Brothers Install Lights and Mirrors

  Installation of the bathroom lights and mirrors The Carey Brothers explain how to select the proper lighting fixtures and mirrors for a bathroom.

  • Posted January 5, 2014
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  TV Show Episode: The Carey Brothers Install Vanities and Sinks

  Installation of the Vanities and Sinks The Carey Bros. explain how they installed the vanities and sinks into the new “Home & Family” bathroom.

  • Posted January 5, 2014
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