Quiet din over home noise tips from a Chicago expert
Chicago consultants outline budget friendly ways to reduce street noise at home. Priorities include sealing with caulk, upgrading to quiet window units or storm doors, installing solid doors, adding attic insulation, and considering thermal pane storm windows for long term energy and sound benefits.
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Karen E. Klages
Chicago Tribune
Howard Schechter
Office of Noise Abatement and Control
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Midwest Environmental Assistance Center
Schechter
Chicago
Latex gloves for garden tasks gain popularity
Gardeners seek protection from dirt and nails with ultra thin latex gloves. The gloves stay dry and flexible, resisting tears. A powder helps slip on and off. Sold in medical supply stores, about $10 per hundred. Cynthia Byers of northern Virginia praises their durability.
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Washington Post
Cynthia Byers
Northern
Virginia
Norm Abram Turns Carpenters into TV Stars on This Old House
Norm Abram, 46, co hosts This Old House and leads The New Yankee Workshop. He rose from local carpenter to media figure after Russell Morash hired him in 1978 to build a barn for filming. The PBS hit airs nationally while Abram’s workshop draws millions of viewers.
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Jim Shea
Hartford Courane
Boston
New Yankee Workshop
Norm Abram
Planet Hollywood
Abram
This Old House
The
America
Russell Morash
Morash
Norm
United States
Yankee Workshop
Norm Abram carpentry in books TV and online
Bookshelf title presents Measure Twice Cut Once by Abram from Little Brown 208 pages. TV shows The New Yankee Workshop airs on PBS at 6 30 p m Tuesday and 1 p m Saturday, This Old House with Abram and Steve Thomas airs 6 30 p m Friday and 1 30 p m Saturday. Online link pathfinder com TOH prowides digital content.
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Norm Abram
Abram
Little, Brown and Co
PBS
Steve Thomas
Pathfinder.com
Measure Twice Cut Once From Norm Abram
Carpenter Norm Abram shares practical carpentry wisdom from over thirty years in the trade. He stresses power comes from grip position, minimalist tool kits, and rust prevention, plus tips on consistent measuring practice and reading measurements upside down.
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Norm Abram
Books for home decorators overview
A compact snapshot notes several home decorating and woodworking books. Design Sense by John Wiley & Sons covers stylish rooms for 29.95 hardcover. Home Office Design discusses organizing work spaces for 19.95 paperback. Woodworking Simplified from Chapters Publishing shows beginner projects like bookcases and tables for 18.95 paperback.
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Associated Press
John Wiley & Sons
Linda Blair
Neal Zimmerman
Chapters
Thomas Chippendale
David and
Jeanie Stiles
I Can Fix That: Women Learn Do It Yourself
Susie Tompkins argues women can save money by teaching themselves basic home maintenance and repairs. Her Harlequin book guides readers through simple fixes with practical steps and tips.
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Orange County Register
Susie Tompkins
Time to Improve Your Garden This Season
Brad Anderson of Earl May Nursery offers tips for gardeners. Check pond plants for aphids and treat as needed. Choose long lived trees suited to soil, avoiding silver maple willow and cottonwood in exposed sites.
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Brad Anderson
Iowa
Earl May Nursery & Garden Center
Edgewood Rd
Display collections effectively
A decorator suggests organizing collections by color shape pattern or material. Use a curio cabinet wall shelf or etagere to unify small items. A skirted table suits paperweights or antique photos. Then illuminate with track lighting to showcase the pieces.
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Associated Press
Audrey Morgan
Westport
Conn
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