Tuesday, May 13, 2025
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Q. After much research, we chose brick for our new house. It has been a nightmare getting satisfaction from the mason who did the work.
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By Monte Leeper
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5/8/25
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Q. Our front steps are falling apart, and it’s going to cost a lot of money to get concrete foundation, new brick, etc. We were given an alternative to build wooden steps, and I was wondering . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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4/10/25
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Q. We looked at a home to buy, and saw that the stairs from the first to the second floor were leaning. We keep seeing this in homes that we’re interested in.
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By Monte Leeper
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2/13/25
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Q. We have an old home, built in the 1940s, that we just found out needs permits for a garage and a back family room. We don’t understand why we need this. The house was sold to us this way . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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12/12/24
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Q. We were in Manhattan recently, and learned that tall buildings actually sway back and forth. We stared at the tallest apartment building in the Western Hemisphere, at 432 Park Ave., but couldn’t really tell.
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By Monte Leeper
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12/4/24
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Q. We are buying a house and got an engineer’s report that said there are several problems, including the worst, a crack in the foundation wall. It is parallel to the floor of the basement, but there’s no crack on the outside . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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12/4/24
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Q. We want to add a bathroom on our second floor, where there is currently only a half bath. We bought the house a few months ago, and want to make things right with a baby on the way. We interviewed a couple of contractors . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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12/4/24
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Q. I saw an article about auditing government by our state comptroller and wondered if you saw how he outlined waste and mishandling federal and state funds, in recovering from Superstorm Sandy. He cited gaps in program “oversight.”
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By Monte Leeper
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11/14/24
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Q. We have a condo in Florida, and read your column even when we’re there, which is half the year. Our condo board is proposing “improvements,” aside from all the regulatory issues we’ve been hit with due to building collapses and storms.
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By Monte Leeper
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11/14/24
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Q. I’ve been looking for ways to save water, and have some ideas to share with your readers. Most people think their water bill pays for water, but it doesn’t, really . . .
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5/29/14
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