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Waxman-Markey Will Create Pressure and Opportunity For Old House Owners

By: Brett Freeman , Contributing Writer
In: Green Renovations, Technology, In The News

A few weeks ago I wrote about the possible impact that the Waxman-Market climate and energy bill (the bill would institute a cost for carbon emissions via a

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Jul

2009

Composite Decking on Old Homes? No Thanks.

By: Brett Freeman , Contributing Writer
In: Uncategorized, Home Improvement Tips, Green Renovations, Garden And Lawncare

I've never been a big fan of composite decking, for a variety of reasons that I'll get into later, but I've always been particularly against using composite

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Jul

2009

What Does Waxman-Markey Mean for Old House Owners?

By: Brett Freeman , Contributing Writer
In: Old Houses, Old House Construction, Green Renovations, In The News

On June 26 the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill which, depending on which side you listen to, will either usher

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Jun

2009

Replace Your Plaster Walls. And Then Keep Them.

By: Brett Freeman , Contributing Writer
In: Old Houses, Obsolete Design Elements, Old House Construction, Old House Musings

I recently posted about whether to repair or replace plaster walls in older homes when they start to crack and show their age. I argued that while repairing

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May

2009

Plaster Walls: To Repair or Replace

By: Brett Freeman , Contributing Writer
In: Old House Construction, Home Improvement Tips

In my parents' old house, they had in incredible master suite consisting of a large bedroom with two closets, one an enormous walk-in that we concluded must

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