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    Top View Mirror: Boon to the Bald!
    Paul Cummins
    • Jul 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    Top View Mirror: Boon to the Bald!

    https://www.lowes.com/pd/Delta-Flynn-Tilt-Mirror-1-per-pkg/1003011622 This Flynn tilt mirror allows for a good view of your whole head:...
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    Lots of folks enter their house through the garage!
    Paul Cummins
    • May 26, 2021
    • 1 min

    Lots of folks enter their house through the garage!

    This water absorbing mat from Sharper Image seems like it would be very useful. It also will catch oil spills....
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    Windows painted shut!
    Paul Cummins
    • Mar 10, 2021
    • 1 min

    Windows painted shut!

    This window zip tool can be used as a last resort. Best first to push on the sides of the windows and push up or pull down to free the...
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    Be kind to marble!
    Paul Cummins
    • Feb 26, 2021
    • 1 min

    Be kind to marble!

    It's porous and reactive to acids and bases. In my case I spilled toilet bowl cleaner, a strong base, on my untreated marble, and it...
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    Could not believe it: beautiful finish after extensive urine damage.
    Paul Cummins
    • Sep 5, 2020
    • 1 min

    Could not believe it: beautiful finish after extensive urine damage.

    This oak floor had been completely covered in dark urine spots. I thought it would have to be replaced. Not so, just the right finish...
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    Solution for sagging lintel over garage!
    Paul Cummins
    • Jun 16, 2020
    • 1 min

    Solution for sagging lintel over garage!

    See cracks all the time over those two-car garages on brick townhomes. Click on image or text to find LINTEL LIFT.
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    New Home Maintenance Books in Spanish!
    Paul Cummins
    • Sep 19, 2019
    • 0 min

    New Home Maintenance Books in Spanish!

    Ask for a copy during our next inspection!
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    Get Lots of Questions About Home Warranties
    Paul Cummins
    • Apr 25, 2019
    • 1 min

    Get Lots of Questions About Home Warranties

    Well, as with any insurance, they're betting against you. They're trying to get you to make a monthly payment forever that maybe you'll...
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    Install that new dishwasher easily under your granite countertop!
    Paul Cummins
    • Apr 4, 2019
    • 1 min

    Install that new dishwasher easily under your granite countertop!

    No need to damage your cabinets with a side mount! Click on image for link. #maintenance
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    Outdoor hinges
    Paul Cummins
    • Mar 15, 2019
    • 1 min

    Outdoor hinges

    Door to lovely rooftop deck had interior hinges installed. They are rusting and the pins can be knocked out easily and the door removed...
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    Loose Vinyl Siding
    Paul Cummins
    • Sep 29, 2018
    • 1 min

    Loose Vinyl Siding

    Just takes a very simple tool: Click on image for link. #exterior #maintenance
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    Make anything less squeaky, without the oily drip!
    Paul Cummins
    • Sep 7, 2018
    • 1 min

    Make anything less squeaky, without the oily drip!

    I use this on stiff windows, reluctant sliding doors and those spring-loaded steel balls used to keep doors closed. Click on image for...
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    Sharp Knife in Seconds!
    Paul Cummins
    • Feb 21, 2018
    • 1 min

    Sharp Knife in Seconds!

    I've only used whetstones. They're messy, hard to hold. They wear quickly. With this model you just draw over each slot three times...
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    3200 psi Strength Glue!
    Paul Cummins
    • Feb 14, 2018
    • 1 min

    3200 psi Strength Glue!

    Well, a good day to think about sticking together...people and things! Happy Valentine's Day! This cross was made from an centuries old...
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    The perfect flashlight!
    Paul Cummins
    • Oct 31, 2017
    • 1 min

    The perfect flashlight!

    This is extremely bright, can be dropped repeatedly (which I have done!), and can be focused to get just the right exposure when taking...
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    Garage Door Lubricant
    Paul Cummins
    • Oct 23, 2017
    • 1 min

    Garage Door Lubricant

    Talk about squeaky wheel! How about dozens of them! This is a lot simpler than getting out the grease gun. Click on image for link....
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    A Lifetime Searching: for this scraper!
    Paul Cummins
    • Jul 11, 2017
    • 1 min

    A Lifetime Searching: for this scraper!

    OMG, trying to remove that awful caulk which dries as hard as stone but grows mold like a Petri dish from around my second story windows....
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    Forget the furniture crayons!
    Paul Cummins
    • Jun 11, 2017
    • 1 min

    Forget the furniture crayons!

    These new pens have real stain in them, great for touching up any stained surface. Click on image for link. #cleaning #maintenance
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    What can happen to a new house in a year!
    Paul Cummins
    • Apr 13, 2017
    • 1 min

    What can happen to a new house in a year!

    Called in to do a check up on a new house before their one year warranty was up. Here are some of the problems I found. Erosion down...
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    Repair List Made Easy!
    Paul Cummins
    • Mar 29, 2017
    • 1 min

    Repair List Made Easy!

    Realtors, ain't technology grand when it works for YOU? The report software I use now has a new feature where you can make your repair...
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