New Year’s Resolutions for Your Home | Are Your Rental Possessions Protected? | Get Your Sticky Doors Unstuck | Ep #2271

SHOW NOTES:

• Home Improvement: New Year’s resolutions are for home improvement as well as self-improvement! Find out the best resolutions that are worth keeping.
• Renter’s Insurance: If disaster strikes, are the contents of your rental home protected? The right renter’s insurance offers some peace of mind.
• Sticking Doors: If your doors need an extra push to open and close, you need these simple sticky door solutions.                      

 Plus, answers to your home improvement questions.

• Kitchen Cabinets: Soffits over the kitchen cabinets look outdated, but opening the space attracts dust and taller cabinets are inconvenient! Nancy can either paint the soffits to blend with the cabinets or install a convenient pull-down system to make her cabinet storage more accessible.
• Driveway Repair: When driveway blacktop starts to crumble, should the driveway be patched or resurfaced? Bruce needs a latex patching compound that will adhere properly to fill the holes, then a topcoat to cover it.
• Countertop Stains: Corian countertops in the bathroom are turning yellow around the faucets and drainers. When sanding and cleansing don’t work. Sharon gets tips on making a paste to bleach and lighten the stains.
• Doorway Cracks: Ralph wants to know what’s causing cracks in the corners of the doorways and how to fix them. It’s common for cracks to appear when there is movement around openings, but some fiberglass tape and spackle should repair them before he primes and repaints.
• HVAC Filters: Jeannie is worried that filthy filters and ducts are making her friend sick. An inspector should check for mold and other issues that the landlord may need to address to improve the air quality.
• Roofing: Should the edges of tar paper be covering the roof ridge vents? Jeff learns that it was overlooked and he needs to cut the tar paper to provide proper ventilation in the attic.
• Painting: The new layer of paint is starting to bubble and Catherine’s contractor just wants to paint over it again. She’ll want him to pull off the paint instead and prep the surface the right way before adding a new coat of latex paint.

 

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