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Rats! When your crawl space has critters
Encapsulating crawl spaces has gained favor among today’s energy-efficient builders.
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Encapsulating crawl spaces has gained favor among today’s energy-efficient builders.
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Contractor Rob Robillard offers tips on staining siding and exterior doors.
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Contractor Rob Robillard gives step-by-step instructions on how to remove UV film without damaging your window.
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Learn the difference between gable, soffit, and ridge vents.
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Contractor Rob Robillard tackles readers’ questions about a bathroom fan that drips water, attic fans, and more.
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We plan to finish our family room in the basement. What is the best type of flooring to use there?
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Contractor Rob Robillard tackles questions on replacing rotted beams and slate shingles.
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Sometimes moisture becomes trapped in the finish. Get out the mayo.
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Contractor Rob Robillard explains why insulating a basement is far more complicated than insulating regular wood-framed walls.
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Contractor Rob Robillard comes to the aid of reader who owns an 1884 Victorian.
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Contractor Rob Robillard answers readers questions about water heaters and a malfunctioning shower.
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Contractor and carpenter Rob Robillard answers readers’ questions about pest removal and walkway repair.
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Cool tools for the crafty.
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Contractor Rob Robillard answers reader questions about what damage plants and debris can do to shingles.
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Contractor Rob Robillard tackles questions about composite, wood, and PVC decking and hears reader responses to his advice on frozen pipes and smelly sinks.
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Contractor Rob Robillard answers readers’ questions about wood-ceiling care and (here we go again) ice dams.
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When should you replace your tank?
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Rob Robillard answers readers questions about frozen pipes and raking snow off the roof.
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Contractor Rob Robillard helps a reader whose bathtub is not draining properly.
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Winter is coming, and you know nothing of yon snow.
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Contractor Rob Robillard answers readers’ questions about attic dangers and insulation and deck care.
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Contractor Rob Robillard takes reader questions about adding air-conditioning and what to do about back steps that are pulling away from the house.
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Contractor Rob Robillard takes on reader questions about rubber roofs that won’t drain and don’t repel the heat.
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Contractor Rob Robillard tackles reader questions about oil stains on asphalt, wallpaper removal, and more.
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Contractor Rob Robillard tackles questions on composite deck and hardwood floor repairs.
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Contractor Rob Robillard answers readers questions about mesh guards and a troublesome towel holder.
Contractor Rob Robillard tackles a question from a reader happy with his new condo but not the noise coming from above.
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Contractor Rob Robillard gets help from across The Pond for a question about thatch roofs and offers advice on how to remove a wallpaper border.
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Here’s what you can do to keep your air conditioning going strong, especially with the summer heat.
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Carpenter Rob Robillard tackles questions about painting a deck on the waterfront, maintenance contracts, and plaster ceiling repair.
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A step-by-step guide on what to ask and how to protect yourself when you need work done on your home.
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Contractor Rob Robillard answers readers questions about insulation improvements, attic-heat loss, and patching hardwood floors.
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Contractor Rob Robillard offers advice on removing paint from brick and painting basements.
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Contractor Rob Robillard looks at ways to keep an exterior drain from freezing, a dishwasher from tipping, and wainscot paint from cracking.
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Contractor Rob Robillard tackles questions about reusing chimney bricks and countering moist basements.
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Contractor Rob Robillard answers readers’ questions about solar tubes and rotting window trim.
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Carpenter Rob Robillard takes on ugly questions: stained concrete and cheap linoleum.
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Carpenter and contractor Rob Robillard tackles questions about a door that won’t shut without a shove and laminate flooring.
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Carpenter and contractor Rob Robillard tackles questions about a floor that is separating from a wall and a leaky chimney.
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Carpenter and contractor Rob Robillard tackles questions about water heaters, stubborn vinyl siding stains, and masonry.
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Contractor and carpenter Rob Robillard tackles questions about natural-looking siding and leaking showers.
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Carpenter and contractor Rob Robillard tackles questions about fireplace mantel seams and permanent marker on quartz.
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Contractor Rob Robillard offers advice on insulated vinyl siding.
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Contractor Rob Robillard tackles questions about a damaged hardwood floor and cautions a landlord about safety and gas appliances.
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Contractor Rob Robillard tackles crumbling cinder block and tile sealing.
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Contractor Rob Robillard offers advice on the best way to insulate a home.
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Carpenter Rob Robillard offers tips on how to refinish a rubberwood table and what to do if you need to replace a cabinet but the maker has gone out of business.
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The algae, fungus, and lichen on our roof will really detract from the curb appeal when we go to sell our house, reader says.
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Contractor Rob Robillard weighs in on whether steaming off wallpaper is the best option.
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Is it necessary to use your roof rake to brush off the snow after each storm?