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A Fix for Water Infiltration

Solving the mystery of a wet firebox.

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Cool Ways to Heat Old Houses

Advances in technology are helping to make old houses more energy efficient in an unobtrusive way.

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11 Tips for Surviving a Restoration

A seasoned old-house restorer gives advice on how to survive a major home restoration.

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Repairing Structural Brickwork

A combination of modern materials and traditional techniques is key when repairing brick walls.

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Expert Advice: Wallpaper & Paint

Experts lend advice on getting patterned wallpapers and trim colors to coexist for maximum effect.

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How to Weatherize Your Windows

Learn how to keep warm throughout the winter with thermal tune-ups for your windows.

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DIY Faux Finishing

Faux finishing once was practiced by every house painter and many householders, who used inexpensive materials and simple techniques involving glazes, sponges, rags, and crumpled paper.

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All About Cabinet Hinges

Hinge style and even finish determine compatibility with certain eras. Many options are available—invisible hinges, various pivot options, self-closers; it can be confusing!

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Chicken-wire Glass

New Yorkers Gretchen and Ray Master embraced the use of salvaged wire glass in transoms and door panels at their early 20th-century loft apartment.

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Stuff Thermals Screwed Up

All about thermal tracking, deposits of soot or dust that circulate in the air and deposited on the walls around heaters, electrical outlets and along studs or joists on the wall surface.