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Both current and archived weekly newspaper columns. The date of the column and a teaser of the column appears below. Click on the date to see the entire column.

May 11, 2009

            Carmela has an older house:  I have a musty smell in the basement of my 1960's home.  There's also some moisture under the carpet down there.  Any ideas?

May 4, 2009

            Brain says,  "I need to replace my rain gutters, what would be best recommended for replacement, vinyl or metal or something else?   I will be doing the work".

April 27, 2009

           Flo has a weird toilet:   It flushes by itself several times a day.  Is this a serious problem?  Do I have to live with it?

April 20, 2009

           Dear Readers:   We may have a breakthrough in the woodpecker soap opera.   One of my listeners--noticing that these birds hang out near power transformers-theorized that a humming or buzzing sound emulates tasty insects under any surface-and the rat-a-tat-tat is their attempt to get a meal.   He says his guy stopped pecking on the house and went away after he turned off a fan that was next to a wall in the master bedroom.   Another listener confirmed the theory by turning off a buzzing ceiling fan. ...

April 13, 2009

            Ken and Stephanie are considering going "green":  We heat our home with electricity and are wondering if a wind turbine system would be worth it.  They cost 45 to 60 thousand dollars.

April 6, 2009

            Betty's had a rough winter:   I live in a two story townhome.  When it snows,  the wind blows it into the attic and then it melts through the ceiling.   How do I tackle this?

March 30, 2009

            One of my listeners has bad water:  We are on a small community water system.  It's awful.  We have mineral buildups everywhere.  I've  heard water from softeners isn't good to drink.  Should we do it anyway?

March 23, 2009

Greg wants to save money on his gas bill: What do you think of those shiny foil layers that go into the attic? Do they really save heat?

March 16, 2009

Galen is confused: I know you’ve discussed radon gas before. I hear that the testing to set the allowable levels was arbitrary and feel that maybe this is just one more scary thing that folks make money on. What do you think?

March 9, 2009

Jamie’s ready to water the lawn: I want to fire up my sprinkler system, but I’m worried about freeze-ups. When can I leave it on permanently?

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