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    Patio door treatment?

    I need to get some suggestions for treatments on a patio door. The problem is I only have 4 inches from the top of the trim to the ceiling. In other rooms we have drapes with a traverse rod. In this room however there isn’t enough clearance to do the same. Anyone got some ideas as to what we can...
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    Dinning room switch

    Still have workers in my home doing updates. One guy changed out a switch in my dinning room. On the other side of the wall is a (think it’s called a gang switch) in my kitchen. I have two switches in my kitchen one as I enter from my laundry room the other as I enter from the dinning room...
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    Kilz

    Painter sprayed kilz on walls in my home and got some on wallpaper in my kitchen and I don’t want to replace the wallpaper. Is there a safe way to get the kilz off without messing up the wallpaper? thanks, Blair
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    Help with contractor!

    I’m having a contractor do major improvements to my home. So far things aren’t going well. I’m having a room added on the back of my house. There is already a roof and concrete slab there that was a patio. They were just going to set the band and 2X6 on the slab. Plus run six-inch...
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    Dryer vent

    Any ideas about how to run the duct from the back of a dryer to the outside vent to allow me to move the dryer back further towards the wall? I know that if I replace the ridged duct it will give me about another inch and a half. But I still need another inch at least. Thanks to all...
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    Nafco Vinyl Tile

    Anyone have this in their kitchen? I was going to go with laminate flooring but was told that if it ever got wet it was pretty much done for.
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    Appliances USA made?

    After some home improvements are finished I will need to replace my current washer and dryer. I would prefer American made. So far the products I have looked at are from South Korea. Anyone advice with these? thanks, Blair
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    new addition

    I’m having an addition built on the back of my house. I will use this as a den /family room. While the room is being built what wiring should I have in stalled? I will eventually have a flat screen wall mounted HDTV, surround sound and my computer. I don’t know anything about HDTV. Will I need...
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    Blair from Tennessee

    I’m having a contractor here in Tennessee do some major improvements to my home. First is an addition on the back of the house 22X16 feet. All new vinyl windows DH (new construction, not replacement). Vinyl siding, new steel exterior doors, new storm doors and a new patio door. Inside I’m...
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