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| RADON
Facts |
| Pertinent facts about
radon. What is it? What are the potential health
risks? What should I do if I'm going to buy or sell a home? |
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| Home Maintenance
Checklist |
| The Home Maintenance Checklist is designed to
provide you with a clear, easy to read summary of the major repair and maintenance
categories in a home. Post this list on your laundry room wall, so you can refer to it
often. |
| Repair Prices
& Life Expectancies |
| The Repair Prices & Life Expectancies
guide provides you with a list of some of the most frequently upgraded, replaced, or
repaired, items in a house. The "design life" category provides a good
average of life one should expect for a particular component. |
| Basement Water
Problems |
| Helpful hints on how to diagnose a basement
water leakage problem. Useful cut-away diagram of a typical
residential basement wall, and tips on typical causes & cures for
basement water intrusion, and what may be going on behind your walls. |
| Attic Ventilation |
| One of the most important (especially in
harsher northern climates), yet least understood systems in a house. Included here
are tips and diagrams to assist in understanding some of the basic principles involved in
proper attic ventilation. |
| Deck Construction |
| Building a deck is every handyman's dream.
Likely as a direct consequence, decks are also one of the most frequently
improperly built structures I see! Here are some tips and diagrams showing some of
the more important aspects of deck construction. |
| Attic Insulation |
| Proper attic insulation goes hand-in-hand
with proper attic ventilation. Included are some useful information, diagrams, &
charts, showing recommended insulation values for the continental United States. |
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| Mold In Your Home |
| Increasing attention is being focused on the
importance of good indoor air quality and its affect on health. The following
article is a condensation of a series of seminars and workshops on "Mold In Your
Home", that was presented by DSP in 1998 and 1999, to a wide variety of
construction and real-estate related professionals. |
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| Some Things You Need To Know
When Buying A New Home |
| Most new homeowners are in the
dark as to what to expect during and after the purchase of a brand new
home. There are often many warranties and special information
available to them they are unaware of. Included are the five basic
categories of "new house" warranties and product information
that should be made available to you. |
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