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    Top Front Door Replacement Details Every Homeowner Wants to Know

    Tommy Mitchell

    The front door to your home can be a design feature and a functional door that allows access from outdoors to indoors while keeping the house safe and weatherproof. But when the ...

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    ICE Dams: Causes and 3 Best Solutions for the Southern New England Homeowner

    Tommy Mitchell

    Whatever style of home, whatever the age, here in New England, ice damming can be a big problem in the harsh winters. Understanding what causes ice dams and how to prevent it will ...

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    5 Steps to Find and Fix Chimney Troubles in an Older Home

    Tommy Mitchell

    You stroll the back patio with a cup of coffee, breathing in the morning air, minding your own business when you look up at the roofline and see it — again! Loose bricks and ...

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    Want To Improve Your Old Home’s Energy Efficiency? It’s All About Building Science

    Tommy Mitchell

    When you look at your home, you see brick or stone, siding that might be made of aluminum, vinyl, or even a composite cement material. You see shingles, drywall, carpet, and wood ...

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    How To Fix Old Windows and Keep What Makes Your Unique Home Special

    Tommy Mitchell

    Living in an older home in New England has both its charms and its challenges. One major challenge is how to fix or replace old windows in your unique home. Some of the windows in ...

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    How homeowners can get help with their home maintenance honey-do list

    Tommy Mitchell

    The list of things that need “a little work” around your house is not getting any shorter. When were the HVAC filters changed last? Is that water spot under the living room window ...

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    The top energy efficient home design tips homeowners should know

    Tommy Mitchell

    Climate change and the overall cost of energy for your home are no joke. Building energy efficiency into the design of your home can help you tackle both. The choices you make ...

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    The most frequent causes of cracks in plaster walls and how to fix them

    Tommy Mitchell

    At some time in the life of every home, cracks will appear in the plaster. There are many causes of cracks; some are more serious than others. For one thing, the weather in New ...

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    Pros and Cons of Replacement Windows vs. New Construction Windows

    Tommy Mitchell

    The pandemic has created an increased interest in home renovation and remodeling and one of the most popular renovations is window replacement. One of the biggest reasons is ...

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    Why the right home maintenance program will take the stress out of home ownership

    Tommy Mitchell

    The modern home is a technological marvel. Packed with systems, sensors, and devices that provide and control power, communications, heat, water, cooling, and safety, today’s home ...

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    How to prepare your Massachusetts home for the fall and winter seasons

    Tommy Mitchell

    New England’s winters are legendary. Nor’easters pound the coast and the eastern half of the state with high winds, snow, freezing rain and sleet. Icy winds and heavy snow blow in ...

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    Top stories of the trials and tribulations of DIY home maintenance

    Tommy Mitchell

    Nobody likes to spend more than they absolutely have to on home repairs. It’s bad enough when things break and you have to struggle with the inconvenience and disruption they ...

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    3 Reasons Why a Home Maintenance Company Is a Homeowner’s Best Friend

    Tommy Mitchell

    When many people think about the cost of a home, they’re often thinking about the buying or selling price of it. But there is an ongoing and often less visible cost – that of ...

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    Main homeowner tips for insurance-related home repairs you’ll want to know

    Tommy Mitchell

    Dealing with a damaged home is no fun. Fallen trees, burst pipes, flooded basements, lightning strikes – they all can cause the kind of damage that makes a home difficult to live ...

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    Why home preventative maintenance costs much less than emergency repairs

    Tommy Mitchell

    If you’re like most homeowners, you take great pride in your home and property. You mow your lawn and trim your shrubs and trees regularly. If you have wood siding or deck, you ...

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