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Brett Freeman

Brett Freeman

Contributing Writer
Brett Freeman is a freelance journalist. He also owns a landscaping and irrigation company in North Carolina. Previously he has worked as a beat reporter, a teacher, and for a home improvement company, and he used to own a bar/live music venue.
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Brett Freeman
May
29
2009

Using Diversion Tactics to Keep Your Basement Dry

By: Brett Freeman , Contributing Writer
In: Home Improvement Tips, Garden And Lawncare
A couple of projects I was working on this week got me thinking about old houses, drainage, and spending money wisely when making home improvements. One

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Brett Freeman
May
26
2009

Remembering to Do Things Differently

By: Brett Freeman , Contributing Writer
In: Garden And Lawncare
Before moving to Charlotte, I spent four very long years living in a much maligned and ridiculed city that I won't name (hint: it sits on Lake Erie). I don't

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Brett Freeman
May
21
2009

Save Water, Money, and the World With Rain Barrels

By: Brett Freeman , Contributing Writer
In: Uncategorized
Growing up in New England, I generally associated drought with distant, exotic places. Places like Ethiopia. The Australian Outback. California. In fact,

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Brett Freeman
May
14
2009

What If You Could Build an Old House From Scratch?

By: Brett Freeman , Contributing Writer
In: Old Houses, Home Improvement Tips, Old House Musings, Green Renovations
Following my sophomore year of college I,  returned home to discover that my dad had treated himself to a really...cool...toy. It was a 1961 Corvette. Dad had

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Brett Freeman
May
07
2009

Minding the Risks in Old Homes

By: Brett Freeman , Contributing Writer
In: Old Houses, Old House Construction, Old House Musings
Some years ago I was helping my brother-in-law Hans replace a chandelier and some wall sconces in his new--or at least newly acquired-- house. According to

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