Lighting Up Your Landscape | Underdeck Ceilings | Learning Your Homes History | Ep #2188

SHOW NOTES:

• If you’d like to step up the look of your home’s exterior, a good lighting design can help. We’ll share tips on what you need to know to get that project done.
• Spaces under decks can be dark, dirty wastelands. But if your deck is a 2nd story, there are lots of ways to add an underdeck ceiling that drains rainwater passing through and really cleans up the look below.
• If you live in an old house, finding out when your house was built, who lived there, and what changes happened over the years can be a fun and fascinating journey. We’ll share tips on how you can do just that.

Plus, answers to your home improvement questions:

• Dreema from West Virginia has a crack in her load-bearing center wall that is spreading to other rooms and wants to know if she should call a contractor or an engineer for advice on how to fix it.
• Robert in North Carolina is having a dryer that is not drying even after two or three loads.
• Betty from Texas needs a permanent solution to cracks in her door frame.
• Joe in Illinois is having condensation on his central air system and needs to know how to prevent this.
• Cindy from Delaware has dual sinks that occasional give off a strong sewage smell.
• Bud in Oregon needs to how to replace a lighting fixture.
• Pauline from New Jersey needs to clean a mineral deposit from a granite countertop.
• Mike in Pennsylvania has a steel tub that is rusting out and wants to know if he should refinish it or just rip it out.
• Tammy from Missouri gets a buzzing from her breaker every time she turns on her new furnace.

Do you have a home improvement or decor question? Call the show 24/7 at 888-MONEY-PIT (888-666-3974) or post your question here.

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