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Encapsulating crawl spaces has gained favor among today’s energy-efficient builders.

Contractor Rob Robillard offers tips on staining siding and exterior doors.

Contractor Rob Robillard gives step-by-step instructions on how to remove UV film without damaging your window.

Learn the difference between gable, soffit, and ridge vents.

Contractor Rob Robillard tackles readers’ questions about a bathroom fan that drips water, attic fans, and more.

We plan to finish our family room in the basement. What is the best type of flooring to use there?

Contractor Rob Robillard tackles questions on replacing rotted beams and slate shingles.

Sometimes moisture becomes trapped in the finish. Get out the mayo.

Contractor Rob Robillard explains why insulating a basement is far more complicated than insulating regular wood-framed walls.

Contractor Rob Robillard comes to the aid of reader who owns an 1884 Victorian.

Contractor Rob Robillard answers readers questions about water heaters and a malfunctioning shower.

Contractor and carpenter Rob Robillard answers readers’ questions about pest removal and walkway repair.

Cool tools for the crafty.

Contractor Rob Robillard answers reader questions about what damage plants and debris can do to shingles.

Contractor Rob Robillard tackles questions about composite, wood, and PVC decking and hears reader responses to his advice on frozen pipes and smelly sinks.

Contractor Rob Robillard answers readers’ questions about wood-ceiling care and (here we go again) ice dams.

When should you replace your tank?

Rob Robillard answers readers questions about frozen pipes and raking snow off the roof.

Contractor Rob Robillard helps a reader whose bathtub is not draining properly.

Winter is coming, and you know nothing of yon snow.

Contractor Rob Robillard answers readers’ questions about attic dangers and insulation and deck care.

Contractor Rob Robillard takes reader questions about adding air-conditioning and what to do about back steps that are pulling away from the house.

Contractor Rob Robillard takes on reader questions about rubber roofs that won’t drain and don’t repel the heat.

Contractor Rob Robillard tackles reader questions about oil stains on asphalt, wallpaper removal, and more.

Contractor Rob Robillard tackles questions on composite deck and hardwood floor repairs.

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.

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.

Here’s what you can do to keep your air conditioning going strong, especially with the summer heat.

Carpenter Rob Robillard tackles questions about painting a deck on the waterfront, maintenance contracts, and plaster ceiling repair.

A step-by-step guide on what to ask and how to protect yourself when you need work done on your home.

Contractor Rob Robillard answers readers questions about insulation improvements, attic-heat loss, and patching hardwood floors.

Contractor Rob Robillard offers advice on removing paint from brick and painting basements.

Contractor Rob Robillard looks at ways to keep an exterior drain from freezing, a dishwasher from tipping, and wainscot paint from cracking.

Contractor Rob Robillard tackles questions about reusing chimney bricks and countering moist basements.

Contractor Rob Robillard answers readers’ questions about solar tubes and rotting window trim.

Carpenter Rob Robillard takes on ugly questions: stained concrete and cheap linoleum.

Carpenter and contractor Rob Robillard tackles questions about a door that won’t shut without a shove and laminate flooring.

Carpenter and contractor Rob Robillard tackles questions about a floor that is separating from a wall and a leaky chimney.

Carpenter and contractor Rob Robillard tackles questions about water heaters, stubborn vinyl siding stains, and masonry.

Contractor and carpenter Rob Robillard tackles questions about natural-looking siding and leaking showers.

Carpenter and contractor Rob Robillard tackles questions about fireplace mantel seams and permanent marker on quartz.

Contractor Rob Robillard offers advice on insulated vinyl siding.

Contractor Rob Robillard tackles questions about a damaged hardwood floor and cautions a landlord about safety and gas appliances.

Contractor Rob Robillard tackles crumbling cinder block and tile sealing.

Contractor Rob Robillard offers advice on the best way to insulate a home.

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.

The algae, fungus, and lichen on our roof will really detract from the curb appeal when we go to sell our house, reader says.

Contractor Rob Robillard weighs in on whether steaming off wallpaper is the best option.

Is it necessary to use your roof rake to brush off the snow after each storm?