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Q. I’ve been noticing that many houses are being rebuilt, and that even though they’re by different designers, they look the same. In particular, a neighbor built a brand new house, and two years later the next-door neighbor . . . more
Q. I was reading about the state of New York trying to get millions of dollars back from storm victims who are raising their homes or even just repairing them. How is it happening that so many people . . . more
Q. Maybe we’re going about the addition to our house all wrong. We weren’t happy with the architect we hired; they kept stalling and then showed us drawings for something we didn’t like but eventually accepted so we could get going. Then we got a fast-talking contractor . . . more
A: It is common knowledge that a large number of homes sell during the spring-buying season. For that reason, many home­owners hold off on putting their home on the market until then. The … more
Q. I’m a faithful reader of your column, and I don’t have a question, just an observation. I started to redo my living room and dining room wood floors last week, thinking I knew everything I needed to about the job. I rented a sander . . . more
Q. After shoveling so much snow, I’ve been wondering more about whether it would pay to heat my driveway. Can you tell me . . . more
Q. My neighbor and I are both raising our houses, but he claims the state gave him the money to rebuild his brick stairs, while I got money only for wood stairs and small platform to walk out to. My stairs look terrible compared with his brick ones, and I want to know . . . more
Q. We have a high water table and are being told our new foundation can only go down 2 feet before we hit water. The architect’s plans say we need to be below 3 feet, but . . . more
Q. A group of skateboarding kids have been using the parking lot next door for their playground, and it has spilled over onto my front steps, which are wide, with slate on top called bluestone. They’re now chipped and damaged. more
Q. We often receive literature saying we need “exterior water service line coverage insurance.” Is this necessary? more
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