Drying paint smells for weeks, driving homeowners to distraction... "I am trying to find out whether we have an abnormal situation with our repainted radiators. We had them sandblasted and painted. The painters said they used high temperature paint and warned us they would off-gas for a couple of days. Now that the heat is turned on in our building, our radiators have been off-gassing for more than two weeks. Any ...

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By Guest Blogger Karen Appold Older homes are the most likely to need energy efficiency upgrades. Many lack double-pane windows or proper caulking and sealing, which can make them inefficient and drafty. An estimated 65 percent of U.S. homes, about 45 million, are under-insulated, according to the Harvard School of Public Health. In fact, some old homes don't have any insulation. This is because most states didn't adopt modern insulation codes ...

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My favorite power tool isn't my Delta table saw nor my router table. It's my central vacuum. In terms of sheer usefulness, it's done more work on the house and saved me more time than any tool in the shop. Before someone comments that a vacuum is a household appliance, not a power tool, check out my router table. That hose isn't attached to a commercial dust collection ...

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