By Bill Primavera
By Bill Primavera It was quite some time ago, but how well I remember that “almost” house showing. As soon as the front door opened, it was evident that the sellers were smokers and animal lovers. All it required was
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera Not so long ago, the sweetest young lady who worked at my firm had attached a ring sound to her iPhone signaling her mother-in-law, which was the theme song from “The Addams Family.” Her husband, even adoring
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera When I first started buying mattresses on my own many years ago, all I had to consider were the size and degree of firmness. Today, with high-technology “smart” beds that sense and automatically adjust all night to
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera Having just arranged to have my gutters cleaned of the leaves that accumulated there during the fall, I am reminded of another issue concerning a house’s roof care that is of utmost importance in snow season: the
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera – The beginning of a new year is the very best time to make resolutions for improvements around the house. To our aid comes House Logic, the online communications arm of the National Association of Realtors, which has
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera Oh, how the years of repeated ritual can produce a strong desire to create a shorthand to achieving final results. That certainly has been the case for me after almost a half century of assisting my wife
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera About this time every year, I am reminded by my friend “Fireman Joe” Pascarelli that I should write something about fire safety in the home. While my friend is retired from a 30-year career as a Mount
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera The most interesting aspect of my recent move to a new residence was the discovery of an old footlocker in the attic that had been locked for 45 years and never opened. I had lost the key
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera If you’re staring at a blank plasterboard wall that is begging for a little dressing up, consider adding a dado rail, also known as a chair rail, fixed horizontally to the perimeter of the room. I seriously
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera – When is someone going to invent the self-cleaning window and take it to Shark Tank? After all, we have the self-cleaning oven, don’t we? Of all the chores I’ve considered doing myself as a homeowner, window
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