Brownstone-faced buildings reveal their years readily. Many brownstone owners fight these ravages of age by giving their home’s facade a facelift with patching techniques and, in a few cases, replacing the stone in kind.
Sanding is boring—and a lot of work. Depending on the project, you might be attached to a vibrating, dust-generating machine for hours on end. But it’s so important to success on certain projects—furniture and wood floor repair, paint prep—that once I get started, it becomes (sort of) fun.
Forget mothballs, aerosols, and ultrasonic deterrents. They don’t work, particularly if you have an established colony of bats in your house. The easiest way to get rid of bats is through a process called exclusion.
Starting with waterproofing at roof and foundation, and proceeding to outdated electrical service, here are the major home maintenance projects you shouldn’t put off.