Preventing Frozen Pipe Bursts | Picking Fresh Christmas Tree | High-Tech Storm Windows | Ep #2159

SHOW NOTES:

• Winter weather can be especially hard on your home’s plumbing system – especially if your pipes freeze and break. We’ll share simple tips to stop this from happening this holiday season.
• Now that we’ve sailed past Thanksgiving, Christmas is right around the corner so if you’re thinking about decking those halls – you might be wondering whether you should go with a fresh or fake tree this year. Coming up – we’ll talk pros and cons of each, including some tips on how to choose the freshest fresh tree available.
• If you have an older house with beautiful – but drafty – windows, then adding a storm window may be a smart move, especially because today’s storm windows have gone high-tech with coatings that make them even more efficient – details ahead.

Plus, answers to your home improvement questions:

• Dena in Iowa has floor to ceiling brown paneling and wants to know how she can cover it up.
• Luke from North Carolina has floors that are buckling and wants to know how to fix it.
• Christy in Delaware has a back porch that has chipped away around her storm door.
• Rudy from Tennessee had a leaky roof that was fixed but still may have moisture in the drywall after having it replaced.
• Marilyn in South Dakota wants to know how to preserve kitchen cabinets from her old home and put them in her new home.
• John from New York wants to know how to slope soil away when there is an overwhelming grade from the property going into the house to deal with overflowing.
• Anna needs help with a sticky doors after having her doors repainted.
• Brian in Washington is having a problem with bleeding galvanized nails and wants to know how to fix it.

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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