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What You Need to Know About Asbestos Unfortunately, asbestos can be found in a myriad of household materials. We'll tell you where to look...   |
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Jefferson Kolle |
Stripped Bare What stands between the Winchester house and new paint? Ten tenacious coats of the old stuff. |
BusinessWeek
June 21, 2004 |
Is Your House Sick? (extended) Mold expert Jeffrey May talks about spotting a problem in your home and what you can do about it. |
Popular Mechanics
December 16, 2008 |
How to Battle Mold and Mildew at Home From the gutters to the living room carpet, there's a reliable method for keeping every part of your home clean, safe, and well maintained. |
This Old House
Jeanne Huber |
Why Is My Paint Peeling? Bad paint jobs can happen to good people with old houses -- even when they listen faithfully to everything the paint salesman tells them. The reason is a surprising revelation about the compatibility of oil and latex paints. |
This Old House
Brad Lernley |
Paint Proud There are techniques to use for a lasting exterior paint job. Most of them have nothing to do with a brush. |
Health
May 2008
Alexandra Zissu |
That Half-Renovated Rec Room Knocking down walls can kick up toxic dust. |
This Old House
James Glave |
Secrets of a Perfect Paint Job Planning on painting? Here are 24 pro tips to ensure your walls and trim get a flawless finish. |
This Old House
Tom Silva |
A Fresh Coat of Paint A good paint job protects the outside of your house like a thin, waterproof raincoat. |
This Old House
March 3, 2001
Joe Hurst-Wajszczuk |
The Secrets of Pro Painters Learn how to paint the interior of your home from six journeymen who reveal some of the things that make them so good at their craft.... |
This Old House
Jeanne Huber |
Baring All Used with care, chemical strippers peel off old, unwanted paint. But the first, and perhaps biggest, challenge is figuring out which chemical stripper to use. |
BusinessWeek
August 9, 2004
Stephanie Anderson Forest |
How Sick Is Your Home? Indoor air pollution -- from mold to radon -- presents health risks. But you can rest easier knowing there are ways to get rid of them. |
This Old House
Joe Hurst-Wajszczuk |
Stripping Painted Furniture Sometimes ugly is only skin deep. Getting under those layers of old paint might reveal a valuable piece of furniture. |
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No Less Than 52 Skills You Need to Survive Homeownership From pulling nails without denting trim to getting a big paint spill off your carpet -- fast fix-it advice when it's time for you to do your homeowning duty. |
This Old House
June 5, 2015
Karen Ziga |
Is There Hidden Mold in Your Home? A new documentary shows the prevalence and dangers of mold toxins in our living spaces |
This Old House
Max Alexander |
Fall Inspection Guide Five steps to giving your house a yearly checkup. |
This Old House
Katelin Hill |
3 Ways to Deal With a Popcorn Ceiling Bid farewell to this not-so-charming ceiling feature. |
AskMen.com
Karl Richtenbacher |
How To: Paint Your Pad So you moved into your new, bigger bachelor pad. Congrats. Or maybe you're tired of plain ol' white on your walls and want to make your living space more exciting. Good on you. |
This Old House
July 16, 2015
Sal Vaglica |
Moving In After Mold This summer's flooding has destroyed thousands of houses, from Indiana to Texas. The rebuilding process starts with mold remediation |
This Old House
Keith Pandolfi |
Air Aid The stuff you breathe inside your home might be as filthy as an L.A. smog storm. Here's what you can do about it |
Popular Mechanics
June 2009
Logan Ward |
How to Clean House: Top 10 Dirt-Dispelling Tips Chances are you own a shop vacuum, and maybe a pressure washer. These tools -- and more -- will help you get started getting rid of the dirt inside and on the exterior of your house. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2008 |
6 Easy Steps to a Long-Lasting Paint Job: DIY Guide Six key steps to preparation -- which unlocks the mystery of why paint jobs by pros last and those done by a homeowner may not. |
This Old House
Josh Garskof |
Old Cabinets, New Color How to transform your kitchen cabinets with a paintbrush instead of a sprayer. |
This Old House
Bruce Irving |
The Carlisle House A celebration of This Old House's 25th-anniversary remodel -- from start to spectacular show-house finish -- with 21 need-to-know lessons for every homeowner |
This Old House
Steve Kiernan |
Scrape, Sand, Prime (repeat) The secret to the perfect paint job? Preparation, preparation, preparation... |
This Old House
Max Alexander |
A Wall of Windows Goes Into the TOH Cambridge House Catch up on advances in home-window manufacturing. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2007
Norman Becker |
Checklist: Basement Finishing, Waterproofing and De-Molding Before refinishing your basement, check to verify that none of the wall cavities or floor boards contain mold or moisture. |
National Real Estate Investor
March 1, 2003
Bennett Voyles |
Mold on Hold A year ago, the mold crisis looked as if it would follow the course of many past environmental problems -- lawsuits, then laws, then years of cleanup. But the litigate-regulate-mitigate cycle isn't running on schedule for mold, and it's unclear how or when the issue will be resolved. |
AboutSafety
June 29, 2001 |
Farm Respiratory Hazards Much of the air that farmers breathe is dirty and sometimes lethal. Farmers Lung and Organic Dust Toxicity Syndrome (ODTS) are names given to two farm occupational diseases caused by inhaling airborne mold spores. |
Health
August 2007
Tracey Minkin |
Allergy-Proof Your House From kitchen to bathroom to bedroom, simple steps can rid your home of the stuff that makes you sick. |
This Old House
Danny Flanders |
Special Addition Adding a great room to this 1908 house was the easy part of this project. The real challenge was making it look like it was there all along. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2003
Linda A. Striefsky |
Reduce Mold-Related Risk Rewrite transaction documents to include protection against mold liability. |
This Old House
Merle Henkenius |
Saving a Soggy Shower Wall When water seeps behind a tiled wall or tub surround in the shower, some delicate surgery can save the day. |
Salon.com
September 12, 2002
Sam Boykin |
New weapons in the war on toxic mold Environmentally friendly building materials may help combat "sick building syndrome." But if that doesn't work, there's always your lawyer. |
American Family Physician
March 1, 2007 |
Asbestosis: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is asbestosis?... Who gets it and why?... How can my doctor tell if I have it?... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
November 17, 2008
Andrew Moseman |
Thinking of Springing for a Foreclosed Home? Check for these 5 Problems First Here are the most common problems that might mean a foreclosed home is a money pit in the long run. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2007
Norman Becker |
How to Remove a Popcorn Ceiling: Homeowners Clinic The best way to remove popcorn finish texture from your home's ceiling. |
Mother Jones
June 2000
Maryanne Vollers & Andrea Barnett |
Libby's Deadly Grace W.R. Grace & Company knew all along that abestos from its Libby, Montana, mine was sickening workers and their families -- but said nothing. Only now, a decade after the mine closed, are the town's residents learning the painful truth. |
Popular Mechanics
October 10, 2008
Joseph Truini |
5 Pro Painting Tips Every Amateur Should Know: DIY Guy Try one or all of the following techniques and you'll end up with a paint job nice enough to show off to the neighbors. |
This Old House
Mark Feirer |
New Rules for Safer Houses The latest round of building code changes, published this spring, might affect your next remodeling project. |
This Old House
Fran J. Donegan |
Picking House Paint There are lots of exterior paints out there. Knowing how to pick the best from a lineup of look-alike cans will help your paint job last well into the next century. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2011
Tom R. Mounteer |
Environmental Risk: 10 Myths Do you really know what your liability is? Buyers, sellers, borrowers, and lenders frequently misperceive environmental liability risk in acquisitions and financings. |
National Real Estate Investor
July 1, 2004
Eileen Lee |
New Mold Study Helps Clear the Air A new study by the federally chartered Institute of Medicine (IOM) may help inject some common sense into the mold debate and bring relief to the real estate industry. |
CFO
September 1, 2003
Roy Harris |
Mold Spreads Toxic-mold claims are spreading to the workplace, and insurance coverage is pricey -- if you can get it. |
This Old House
John D. Wagner |
Dehumidifying Tips Follow these tips to prevent rust, mildew, mold and odors caused by high humidity levels in the home. |
BusinessWeek
September 5, 2005
Kenji Hall |
"An Environmental Time Bomb" In Japan Tokyo ignored asbestos for years. Now it's paying the price. |
Chemistry World
October 2, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
EPA criticized over asbestos clean-up research The US Environmental Protection Agency's internal watchdog has found that the agency's costly and time-consuming experiments on alternative asbestos control methods lacked effective oversight and threatened human health. |
