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October 2001

October 2001

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Keeping in the Heat

By ZACHARY GAULKIN13 min

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A HOUSE GROWS IN BROOKLYN

By Dan DiClerico10 min

REMODELING

HOMEOWNER'S HANDBOOK

By CHARLES WARDELL,Leslie Monthan10 min

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Keeping in the Heat

His face illuminated by the blue glow of a laptop computer, This Old House host Steve Thomas took the bad news with obvious dismay. He sat at his kitchen table with Stephen Cowell, a home-energy expert, who was walking him through a spreadsheet that showed how much heat the Thomas family’s house was losing every day.

By ZACHARY GAULKIN13 min

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A HOUSE GROWS IN BROOKLYN

How a once humble home claims some modern-day glory

By Dan DiClerico10 min

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REMODELING

HOMEOWNER'S HANDBOOK

INSTALLING CROWN MOLDING

By CHARLES WARDELL,Leslie Monthan10 min

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ASK NORM

ASK NORM

Advice on finding studs, reusing beadboard, and silencing a noisy air conditioner
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EXPLORING new turf

No grass is required to create a lush, lowmaintenance front yard

By NANCY BEAUBAIRE9 min

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tv project/manchester

the walls come tumbling down

The Demolition crew preps the show's project house for big changes

By JEFFERSON KOLLE9 min

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TRANSFORMATIONS

With a Little Help From Their Friends

Step by step, Michigan family rebuilds and restores an old farmhouse

By LOU HARRY9 min

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FINANCES

Common Ground

What you need to know about easements that give others use of your property

By ANNE KRUEGER9 min

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shaping up

With the foundation poured and the framing under way, This Old House’ Atlanta show home takes form

By AMY LAUGHINGHOUSE9 min

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LUXURIES

Homey Ranges

Whether vintage or brand-new, classic stoves are hot

By JUDY OSTROW7 min

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