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Reuben Saltzman

Home Improvement Financing- Many Options, Even If You’re Underwater

You need to get work done, but you don't have a pile of cash sitting in the garage. A home equity line of credit may get you the best house...
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How to Prevent Basement Water Intrusion

The most important part of preventing basement water intrusion is to control water at the exterior of the home.
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Minnesota Stucco Repairs: Case Study #3, Full-Tear Off and Redo

For this third part, I'll be discussing a home that had the stucco completely torn off, and the entire house re-sided with fiber cement siding.
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Minnesota Stucco Repairs: Case Study #2, Moderate Repairs

stucco repairs can be categorized as "minimal", "moderate", or "full replacement". In last weeks blog post, I discussed a retrofit stucco repair which I consider "minimal"... not to be confused...
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Minnesota Stucco Repairs: Case Study #1

Moisture testing on relatively newer stucco houses (mid 1980s – late 2000s) has become standard practice when buying a home in Minnesota, and a lot of those tests reveal problems...
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Sprinkler Systems to be Required in All New MN Homes, Existing Homes by 2016

According to Minnesota's Chief Building Official Ronald McSevergny, there will be a phase-in requirement for sprinkler systems to be added to existing homes. Beginning in 2015, all existing homes that...
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Four Important Smoke Alarm Safety Tips

The vast majority of residential smoke alarms are ionization alarms, which take a long time to respond to smoldering fires. In many cases, they respond too late.
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Knock, Knock! How to Navigate Through Storm Damage Contractors

The important thing to remember is to NOT sign anything until you've done your homework. Many companies that do primarily storm damage follow storms around the country, so you want...
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