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Washington DC Home Improvement

What about that web site referral?

  • What about that web site referral
  • May 19, 2012
There are a variety of web sites thatwill provide you with names ofindividuals that they claim are qualified contractors. You should be aware of...
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How can you give the economy a boost?

With today’s economy being what it is, it might be a great time to begin that home improvement project you’ve been thinking about. If...
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Tornado preparedness: Know how to ride out the storm

If you have lived in the Southern Maryland region for a while, April 28, 2002 is etched into your memory. That is the day Mother Nature unleashed...
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The 'underground' preparedness market

  • Radius Engineering
  • April 17, 2012
Some people who are preparing for the end of the world by building shelters, have joined the "underground" real-estate market. According...
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Arrests assist in national preparedness

  • ice
  • April 3, 2012
In a six-day major sweep spanning all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced...
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Greater Mid-Atlantic Historic Home Show

  • Historic Home Show
  • October 28, 2011
If you'd like to spend some time, in person, seeing some exciting ideas, products and designs for improvements to your older DC-area home, you...
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Save energy by timing your microwave exactly - part 2

When I wrote Save energy by timing your microwave exactly, we were still using the microwave oven that was installed when our house was built -...
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Are CFLs hazardous to your health?

When I wrote about the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and the possible end of the incandescent bulb, I got some feedback on concerns...
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The end of the incandescent bulb?

What's all the talk about?There's been some discussion recently on the internet and in other media about the Better Use of Light Bulbs Act ...
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How to report - and track - a power outage

Here in the DC area, our power companies seem to want us to report any power loss of power by telephone. As many of have discovered, however, there...
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