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  Fixing A Broken Latch and how to Fix It

  Question The door latch side of my doorframe is broken. Would you tell me how to replace it? Answer James locked himself into the bathroom the day of Morris’ wedding. After the festivities had ended wife Carol...

  • Posted March 5, 2014
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  Fixing Chips in Laminate Cabinets

  Question I have laminate cabinets in my office that are chipping. Can I fix the chips without replacing the whole cabinet? Annemarie, Fort Worth TX Answer You won’t have to replace the cabinets, but you will probably...

  • Posted March 4, 2014
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  5 Steps to An Easy Vinyl Floor Repair

  If you have a sheet vinyl floor that is damaged in a small but obvious area, we can show you how to repair it quickly and inexpensively. To get rid of the offending gouge or other blemish,...

  • Posted March 4, 2014
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  Mortar Done Right

  Actor Raymond Burr  played Perry Mason on TV. In court, he came up with logical answers for tricky problems. But one day he was stumped when he had to do some repair work on his home. The mortar in...

  • Posted February 26, 2014
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  Keep Bricks Looking Attractive

  Brick is both an attractive and durable finish. However, over time the mortar that bonds the bricks together can become cracked or loose.The removal and replacement of cracked or missing mortar between the bricks is called, “pointing.”...

  • Posted February 22, 2014
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  Brick is both an attractive and durable finish. However, over time the mortar that bonds the bricks together can become cracked or loose. The removal and replacement of cracked or missing mortar between the bricks is called,...

  • Posted February 22, 2014
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  Fixing Floors Following Flooding

  For years many parts of the country were plagued by drought. And many of those same areas are threatened with rain storms and flooding. Here are a couple of tips for those wet emergencies: If a roof leak...

  • Posted February 19, 2014
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  Fixing Damaged Window Screens

  Do your window screens look like they’ve been through a gunfight, and you haven’t got money or time to replace them? Well, don’t despair. To repair holes in aluminum screens, cut a patch slightly larger than the...

  • Posted February 14, 2014
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  Asphalt Paving, Driveway Maintenance

  Asphalt is a black construction material – much like cement – that varies from solid to semisolid in consistency at room temperature. When heated to the temperature of boiling water, it can be poured. Asphalt is used...

  • Posted January 26, 2014
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  Bubbles in your laminate counter

  “The Lawrence Welk Show” premiered in 1955, and for three decades bubbles were a good thing. But if you’ve got a bubble in a plastic laminate countertop, it’s far from good. This material is used on the...

  • Posted January 24, 2014
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