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Does Your Home Need a Makeover--or Reconstructive Surgery? | |
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Your Home Is Your Castle--Keep It That Way! | |
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Keeping Your Rambler from Rambling | |
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Big Repairs: In the Beginning | |
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The Mundaneness of Maintenance | |
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What's Your Dream Theme? | |
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Dreams Guide; Budgets Decide | |
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The Anatomy of Your Home | |
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Get Your Hiking Boots: A Walk Through Your House | |
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Your Targets: Leaks, Squeaks, and More | |
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Nothing a Gallon of Paint Won't Fix | |
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Feeling Cramped? | |
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Behind the Scenes: Furnaces, Plumbing, Wiring | |
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A Room-by-Room Tour | |
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The Cool-Down After the Walk-Through | |
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Judging a House by Its Cover | |
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A Walk Around the Homestead | |
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Inside Problems That Start Outside | |
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A Pretty Picture or Not? | |
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Give It a Rest | |
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Paintbrush or Work Crews? Fixing the Immediate Stuff | |
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You're More Talented Than You Think | |
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Making Dirt and Dust Your Friends | |
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Jack and Jill of All Trades | |
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Keep the Home Light Bulbs Burning | |
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Your Plumbing: Pipe Dreams or Nightmares? | |
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Cold Prevention: A Working Furnace | |
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Keeping the Rain Outside: Roof Repairs | |
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Underwater: Basement and Foundation Leaks | |
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Where Do You Start? | |
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You Say Condo; I Say Home | |
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The Ups and Downs of Group Living | |
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Living in the 'Hood: Covenants and Restrictions | |
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Historic Districts | |
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Landlords: The Best Remodeling Is No Remodeling | |
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Fixing Your House Without Breaking the Bank | |
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The B Word: Budget | |
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Where Those Dollars Will Go | |
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Is It Worth It? | |
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Decisions, Decisions | |
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Making Big Plans | |
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Prepare First; Remodel Later | |
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Lots of Ideas, but not a Clue | |
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What Do You Want to Remodel Today? | |
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Ideas Guide; Plans Decide | |
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Schedules Rule | |
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Another Saturday at the Lumberyard | |
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Everything You Didn't Think About | |
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If It's Not One Thing | |
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Everything Starts Out Small | |
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Those Darn Kids (and Spouses, Too) | |
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Quit Planning and Get to Work | |
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Painting: Your House Is Your Canvas | |
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So Many Paints, So Little Time | |
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Making It Stick | |
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Get Hep with Prep | |
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A Primer on Primer | |
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The Right Tools | |
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Time for an Inside Job! | |
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It's an Outside Job | |
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Paint Time | |
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Cleanup Time | |
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Floundering Foundations | |
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Concrete Jungle | |
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House Support | |
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What's with This Settling? | |
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Bigger Problems | |
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When You're Really Bugged | |
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Laying a New Foundation: Additions | |
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The Messiest Job: Replacing Your Roof | |
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Good Roof, Bad Roof | |
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Strip Down or Add Another Layer of Shingles? | |
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My Shingles Are Better Than Your Shingles | |
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While You're at It: Skylights and Other Changes | |
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Gutters Anyone? | |
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Roof and Gutter Fixes | |
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Refusing Fuses | |
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Wiring That Your Grandparents Installed | |
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Bright Ideas | |
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Lighting Up the Outdoors | |
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A Primer on Power | |
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It All Adds Up | |
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Another World of Wiring | |
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Plumbing the Depths of Your Plumbing | |
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An End to Scalding Showers | |
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Cleaning Your Water: Filters | |
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Call a Plumber or Two | |
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Pipe Wars | |
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Making the Water Go Away | |
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While You're at It | |
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How's Your Hot Water Heater? | |
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Busted: Frozen Pipes | |
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Clear the Air: Heat and Air Conditioning | |
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Way Beyond the Fireplace: Modern Heating Systems | |
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Upgrading and Installing Furnaces | |
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Don't Forget the Thermostat | |
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The Other End: Air Conditioning | |
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Air Filters | |
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Up in Smoke: Your Chimney | |
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Prioritize and Weatherize | |
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Get a Fresh Start: Interior Changes | |
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Cooking Up a Storm: Reworking Your Kitchen | |
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The Design's the Thing | |
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How's the Traffic? | |
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Hot and Cold: New Appliances | |
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Lighting Up | |
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One Sink or Two? | |
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The Cabinetmaker's Art | |
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Count Up Your Countertops | |
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Floor Guidance | |
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What Do You Need in a Kitchen? | |
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Bathrooms with Bragging Rights | |
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Behind the Scenes and Inside the Walls | |
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Keeping Your Bathroom in Order | |
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Tub and Shower Combinations | |
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Beyond the Tub: Sinks, Toilets, and Vanities | |
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Don't Forget Ventilation | |
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Floor Choices | |
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Painting Issues | |
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Living Rooms and Dining Rooms: Throwbacks? | |
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Bringing Out Their Best | |
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Walls, Floors, and More | |
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How About a Fireplace or Two? | |
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Some Finishing Touches | |
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The Home Worker: Dens and Offices | |
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Are You Cut Out for This? | |
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Planning Your Space | |
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Key Considerations | |
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If You Like a Traditional Men's Club Look | |
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Do You Need a Restroom? | |
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Street Appeal: Exterior Upgrades | |
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Taking Sides: Your Exterior Walls | |
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Wood, an Old Standby | |
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The Non-Wood World | |
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The Hard Stuff: Brick, Stone, and Stucco | |
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If You Must Re-side | |
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Comparing Them Side-by-Side | |
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Porches and Decks: Your Outdoor Rooms | |
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Porch First Aid | |
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Porch Floors: Bring Out the Big Sanders | |
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Look Up: Porch Ceilings | |
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Adding to Your Porch | |
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Clear the Decks! | |
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Garages: More Potential Than You Think | |
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Look at It as a Small House | |
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Heating Strategies | |
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Storage That Matters | |
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Living in Your Garage | |
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A New Garage | |
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Lights, Walkways, Action: Remodeling Your Yard | |
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Ideas by the Yard | |
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Beyond Plants: Walls and Fences | |
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Wiring the Great Outdoors | |
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No More Mud: Real Sidewalks | |
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Little Houses for Little People | |
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And Baby Makes Three: Additions to Your Home | |
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The Big Leagues: Adding a Room | |
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Seeking Approval | |
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Floor Thoughts | |
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One Frame Coming Up | |
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Start Closing It Up | |
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An Inside Job | |
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Trim Time | |
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Finishing Touches | |
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Is That It? | |
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Going Up: Second-Story Additions | |
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Design Considerations | |
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Getting Started | |
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Wiring, Plumbing, and HVAC | |
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Now That You're Finished | |
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Special Touches for Special Rooms | |
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Baby Boom Means a Baby Room | |
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Master Bedrooms and Master Bathrooms | |
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Kids' Rooms | |
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A Good Greenhouse Effect | |
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Bargain Basements: A Million Uses | |
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It All Starts with Headroom | |
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Moisture, the Main Stumbling Block | |
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Plans from the Underground | |
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Floor Thoughts | |
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Starting from Scratch | |
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Turn Your Attic into a Penthouse | |
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A Plan with a Higher Purpose | |
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New Openings | |
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Keep Your Cool: Temperature Control | |
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Putting It Together | |
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A Few Details | |
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Deck Your House with Decks | |
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Deck Fundamentals | |
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Decking Decisions | |
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Building and Maintenance Tips | |
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Deck Alternatives: Patios | |
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Fantasy Time: Your Dream Projects | |
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The Finer Side of Remodeling | |
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There's Always Room for Another Closet | |
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Instant Bedroom | |
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Enter Here: Vestibules and Tile Entryways | |
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Trim Time | |
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Windows | |
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A Welcoming Front Door | |
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Wood Floors | |
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Really Fun Additions | |
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For Oenophiles Only: Wine Cellars | |
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Your Own Movie Theater | |
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Your Own Casino | |
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More Noise Makers | |
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Hot Stuff | |
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Lighting Up in Style | |
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Seamstresses and Tailors Only | |
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Restoration or Remodeling? | |
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Historical Accuracy Is the Guiding Light | |
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The Hazards of Hazards | |
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Unpainting Your House | |
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Exterior Paint: Loads of Lead | |
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Plaster and Lath: The Days Before Drywall | |
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Resolving Window and Door Problems | |
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Restoration: Unknown Budget Territory | |
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The Contractor Talk Glossary | |
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Paint and Painting | |
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Paint Preparation | |
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Ladders | |
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Hiring and Working with a Contractor | |