Paul Cummins
1981 Attic with Dissolving Sheathing
These wood fibers are are just pealing off of the plywood. The OSB sheets used now are sometimes referred to as vertical mulch because...
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Paul Cummins
- Aug 25, 2021
- 1 min
Menagerie in the attic:
This gorgeous coyote greeted my at the top of the attic stairs. His companions included a tom turkey, owl, bear head, and buck. ...
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Paul Cummins
- Aug 3, 2021
- 1 min
Revitalize that old ceramic tub with a new drain basket!
Old drain basket delaminated (Drain cleaner can do that. Use a plastic funnel next time!) Beautiful new assembly. Click on image for...
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Paul Cummins
- Jul 28, 2021
- 1 min
Put this under your sink!
Weather Tech moves from your car to your kitchen.
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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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Paul Cummins
- May 30, 2021
- 1 min
Too many flues!
Just because it's a new build and costs over a million bucks doesn't mean there will be fewer problems. This unit had only two...
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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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Paul Cummins
- Apr 29, 2021
- 1 min
New Options for Roofing
Asphalt, Architectural, Cement, Ceramic Tile, Metal, Solar (shown above) and more. Click on image for link to all 18.
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Paul Cummins
- Apr 5, 2021
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Paul Cummins
- Mar 27, 2021
- 1 min
Great financial tips for first time home buyers
Did you catch this in the Real Estate section of the Washington Post this week? I have taught at some of the classes mentioned and...
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Paul Cummins
- Mar 10, 2021
- 1 min
Getting up in the world
Inspecting at Paws veterinary office on Connecticut Avenue.
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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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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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Paul Cummins
- Jan 31, 2021
- 1 min
Crepe Murder
Take a tree that is beautiful all year and can survive the vagaries of the current Virginia climate and give it a flat top? This is a...
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Paul Cummins
- Dec 31, 2020
- 1 min
Good News in a Bad Year: My Angel Wife on TV
Piece from Channel 9 on preventing evictions, (click on image) yet this is only part of her work. Melanie is head of outreach for Christ...
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Paul Cummins
- Nov 22, 2020
- 1 min
DIY Wariness
When I inspect a house that seems to have unlicensed work in important systems like siding, plumbing and electrical work I note this in...
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Paul Cummins
- Nov 20, 2020
- 1 min
No more stinky ovens!
Cut these to fit the bottom of your oven. Make sure it doesn't block the open holes of your gas oven floor. The heating elements on...
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Paul Cummins
- Oct 26, 2020
- 1 min
Stab-Lok breakers made by Federal Pacific don't trip reliably: if at all.
The rule in real estate sales is: if it isn't broken, it doesn't need to be replaced. Well, this doesn't account for systems that have a...
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