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Roofing Materials 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
Few parts of your house in Boston are exposed to the elements as completely as the roof. The roof has to rise above anything the sky throws at it - rain, snow, hail, ultraviolet radiation. Its surface...
Chimney Repair 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
QUESTION:I've read a lot about dangerous chimney problems in Boston - fires and carbon monoxide poisoning, to name just two. How often should I have my chimney cleaned?
Homebuilding 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
To Malcolm Wells, May 14 is Underground America Day, a holiday he invented in the 1970s. Observance of UA Day isn't widespread among the 3,000 other owners of underground homes, but Wells doesn't real...
Multimeters 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
To troubleshoot household, appliance or automotive wiring, you can buy all sorts of devices: receptacle analyzers, continuity testers, circuit finders and voltage testers. Or you can buy a multimeter ...
UPS Systems 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
You don't have to live in California to worry about electrical power. All over the United States, power authorities are straining against high consumer demand. Brownout conditions or unannounced outag...
Green Treated Lumber 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
When I go into my local building supply store in Boston to buy lumber, the first thing I'm asked is whether I want "white wood" or "green-treated." Over the last few years, my home projects have been ...
Automated Homes 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
These days it's hard to imagine a kitchen without a microwave or a family room without a VCR in Boston. Whatever the age or size of a home, technology has become an integral part of a comfortable, enj...
Solar Heating System for Pools 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
The fastest-growing market for solar water systems in Boston is swimming pools. Last year, about 95 percent of the square footage of all solar collectors shipped to U.S. markets were for swimming pool...
The Best Selections in Siding 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
When you give someone directions to your home in Boston, you usually throw in a description, but you probably don't describe the windows or the security system. You describe the exterior walls — usual...
Letting Nature Clean the Pool 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
The problem with swimming pools is what goes into them. To keep them safe in Boston, you have to add chemicals like chlorine, which not only detract from the swimming experience but cost serious money...
