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Grab your hammer and get to work. (Photo: iStock) With the Labor Day weekend coming up, you may be planning your last trip up north or that final big barbecue party of the season. But a three-day weekend can also be a great time to get a jump on doing some maintenance around the house. Here are some projects you should be able to tackle during the Labor Day weekend . Caulking windows, showers and tubs While I wouldn’t ordinarily combine bathroom and outdoor projects, I do when it comes to caulking. If you already have the caulk removal tools and caulk gun out, you might as well accomplish both of these tasks. With winter on the horizon, it is a great time to ensure the cold air doesn ’t seep into your home get by doing some window maintenance. Start by checking the caulking around your windows to look for any gaps and seams that need to be caulked or hardened caulk that needs to be removed and re-caulked. If the caulk has hardened, first use a product like 3M’s Indoor/Outdoor Caul...

View All 25 Photos for $271,900 with 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths, 1 half bath. This 1,994 square foot townhouse was built in 2009 on a lot size of 0X0 . Property Information $271,900 3 Bedrooms 2 Full Baths, 1 Half Bath Townhouse 1,994 Square Feet Taxes are $8,508 Contemporary Active Lot size of 0X0 Built in 2009 Cinnaminson, NJ Burlington County Fees are $285 MLS/Web ID is 7036434 Just Listed  Virtual Tour Description Welcome to Cinnaminson Harbour, A Ryan Homes Development !! 1526 Jason Drive is A Broadmore model built in 2010 and has been Energy Star Certified . You enter this home on the ground level to a two story foyer. From the foyer you are lead up to the 2nd floor which is the main living area in the home. This floor features a large 21x16 living room with beautiful hardwood floors and a bank of windows that allows for plenty of natural light. The Kitchen and Living rooms are connected by a butler's pantry. The butler's pantry has upper cabinets with glass ...

Q. We clipped your column titled " Silicone caulk doesn 't stand up to polyurethane," knowing that we would need the product you recommended Sikaflex-1a which we couldn't find at Home Depot or any local supply houses . And since our clipping is missing the bottom of the column, we can't make out the other product you recommended. We intend to use it in our shower to caulk where the wall tile meets the shower base. A. The best answer to your question is a reprint of my advice regarding my experience with bathroom caulks: Over the years, I have been asked many times what is the best caulk to use to seal the joint of a bathtub and the wall above it. For years, I had been recommending Sikaflex- 1a polyurethane caulking , which I have been using in construction and home maintenance since the 1950s. A couple of years ago, I experimented with a different caulking, because several readers wrote to tell me that Sikaflex-1a was turning pink or yellow. I tried DAP Kwik ...

Creative floorplans and continuing advances in technology lead the charge for new motorhomes introduced to dealers; Class B’s are the fastest-growing segment There’s a good reason why toy haulers number among the most popular RVs going into 2015 — and it doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with a garage. Well, almost nothing. Sure, a garage-on-wheels is about the handiest thing to hit the RV industry since a 5,000- pound hitch receiver , but beyond the ability to haul toys is the fact that the ramp door of such units provides a whole new dimension to camping. Simply attach the provided support jacks and rails, and owners can enjoy outdoor vistas from the comfort of their own patio. That’s no small feat. Neither is the fact that a 10-by-8- foot ramp door , converted to patio use, can add 80 square feet of living area — an increase of 20 percent or more to the average motorhome floorplan . That’s something that even outdoor enthusiasts who don’t ride ATVs or motorcycles or even ...

View All 25 Photos for $294,900 with 4 bedrooms and 3 full baths, 1 half bath. This home was built in 1995 on a lot size of 0.36 Acre(s) . Property Information $294,900 4 Bedrooms 3 Full Baths, 1 Half Bath Single Family Taxes are $3,442 Traditional Active 1 Floors Lot size of 0.36 Acre(s) Built in 1995 Collierville, TN Eastbrook Neighborhood Shelby County MLS/Web ID is 10009736 Just Listed Description Well maintained & beautifully decorated home ! Your buyers will love the floor plan- high ceilings, open living area , huge master, dynamite gourmet kit . w/ granite counters, cooktop island & stainless appliances . New interior paint/tile. Master & 2 other b/r's dn & 4th b/r up plus a total of 3.5 baths. Luxury Master bth w/sep shower, dbl. vanities. Upstairs wrought iron balcony overlooks G/R. Screened porch .Fenced backyard. Corner private lot .Master & Babies room curtains don 't stay. 1 hr. notice. Room Information Bedroom (11x11) Bedroom (13x11) Be...

Bitter arctic air and a winter storm system are putting most of the country in a deep chill through the weekend with major ice storms , power outages and temperatures ten to 30 degrees below normal. The American Red Cross has ten ways people can stay safe during the deep freeze. COLD SAFETY TIPS 1. Wear layers of lightweight clothing to stay warm. Gloves and a hat will help prevent losing your body heat. 2. Bring pets indoors . If they can’t come inside, make sure they have enough shelter to keep them warm and that they can get to unfrozen water. 3. Protect your pipes - run water, even at a trickle, to help prevent your pipes from freezing. Open the kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors to allow warmer air to circulate around the plumbing. Be sure to move any harmful cleaners and household chemicals out of the reach of children. Keep the garage doors closed if there are water lines in the garage. 4. Keep the thermostat at the same temperature day and night. Your heating bill may be...

Description Newer house plus acreage and less than 30 minutes from Mankato....this is not a combination you see come around very often. This beautiful 2 story home sits on 10.82 acres! If you love to cook, bake or entertain, you will LOVE the kitchen area. It is definitely a space where people will want to hang out. It boasts a huge two tiered island, granite countertops, tiled backsplash, large pantry, breakfast nook surrounded by windows to let in all that natural light and dining area that overlooks the newly built deck . Worried about well water? No need.....there is a new oxygenated water system for the entire house and outbuilding. And, you won't be going up and down stairs with those bulky laundry baskets , the laundry room is conveniently located on the main level. The living room is open to the loft space above and opens to both the entrance and the dining area. Right around the corner is the master suite complete with a walk-in shower, jacuzzi tub, double sink vanity...

METRO DETROIT, MI — Even though the Metro Detroit real estate market is still white hot, it doesn’t mean there isn’t good, moderately-priced homes available. Patch has looked through updated listings with the help of our partner, Realtor.com, to find five homes that are affordable and attractive. 37355 Tall Oak Drive , Clinton Township $217,900 Priced to sell! Immediate occupancy! Move in ready colonial in the highly desired picturesque Moravian Forest subdivision . Many updates including: new siding 2014, new roof and gutters in 2013, new high efficiency furnace and a/c in 2016, paver patio in 2014, en- suite newly updated in 2017. Beautiful hardwood throughout most of the home. First floor laundry. Home office which could be a 4th bedroom. All appliances are included. Each spacious bedroom includes a walk in closet. Enclosed porch with a built in bar leading out to 1400 sq. ft. paver patio with built in fire pit surrounding a 16'x32' in ground pool in a fenced in yard. ...

Four years ago, a couple with three children from Mission Hills were looking for a home that would provide them with a Lake Quivira lifestyle . They stumbled onto the 6,500-square-foot, one- story home built in 1972 in rural Shawnee, about 20 minutes southwest of Kansas City, says Mike O’Dell, the listing agent with Keller Williams Realty Partners . They bought, gutted and spent close to $2 million remodeling and expanding on it. The result is a 16-room “ranch-mansion” that’s unassuming on the outside but crisp, polished and contemporary on the inside and surrounded by striking scenery and features. It’s listed for $2.95 million. The gated estate sits a quarter of a mile off Johnson Drive, encompasses nine acres and is adjacent to a 10-acre, spring-fed lake. A stone path leads from the house to a detached brown building called the “field house.” It holds one of the property’s most delightful surprises: a two- hoop basketball court . With its gleaming hardwood floors , vaulted ceili...

D.R. Horton’s luxury brand builds semi -custom homes Emerald Homes, a D.R. Horton company, has completed its first home in the Sandstone Edge development . Centrally located at Oakey Boulevard and Buffalo Road, it is a gated collection of 11 modern, courtyard- style luxury homes on 7,400-square- foot home sites . The recently completed home is being shown as a model and used as a sales office, which is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. “Our Sandstone model is approximately 4,623 square feet and includes both front and back yard landscaping with a pool,” said Scott Harwood, operations manager and broker for Emerald Homes. “Every home also includes a rooftop deck to enjoy the city views, energy-efficient designs and top-of-the-line stainless- steel Electrolux Icon built -in appliances.” Sales at Sandstone Edge are being handled by Shapiro & Sher Group, a Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties team . “Our sales team at Sandstone Edge has many years’ experience represent...