Find out how to keep a house with no attic and a flat roof cool in the summer. Learn about ballasted roofs, which are membrane roofs covered with either fibrous aluminum paint or lightweight white stone which reflects the sun's heat.

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Learn about heat pump water heaters, which work in conjunction with electric resistance water heaters to create a far more efficient system than an electric water heater alone. However, if you have natural gas heat, find out why a tankless water

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Find out how to resolve the drainage issues that cause efflorescence in a brick basement. Learn why keeping your gutters clean, extending your downspouts away and sloping the soil around your house will reduce basement moisture.

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Find out how to install laminate flooring on top of linoleum. Get tips on using a roll out foam underlayment and covering the gap between the laminate and wall with a quarter round or shoe molding.

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Adding a basement to a home is a major project, and the first thing to consider is the water table in your region and whether . After that you have two options: to replace the entire foundation with one that has a basement, or to dig a "Yankee

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Get tips on building a curtain drain to redirect water away from your house.

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Find out how to cool down a bedroom that gets too hot in the summer due to a metal roof. Get tips on using Insuladd, a paint additive, on the walls and ceiling of the room and coating the roof with low-e paint.

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Find out why you should let your insurance company replace your parquet floor after a flood in your home. Learn why water-damaged adhesive could make things look fine for now but cause problems later.

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Find out how to remove tar paper and black glue from a hardwood floor. Learn why you should have the floor sanded by a professional to get it down to a fresh, new surface.

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Find out how to take off the upper surface of the finish on your hardwood floor as an alternative to totally refinishing it. Get tips on renting a floor buffer with a sanding screen and using it to smooth out the scratches so you can refinish it from

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