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MARCH/APRIL 2017

MARCH/APRIL 2017

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ALL ABOUT

Metal Fences

By LOUIS HOUSTON10 min

grow your own

Spring greens

By SUSIE QUICK8 min

departments

ask This Old House

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ALL ABOUT

Metal Fences

Today, metal panels and posts framing a front yard are most likely aluminum or steel that evokes the look of wrought iron—for far less. Here’s what you need to know to sort through the options

By LOUIS HOUSTON10 min

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grow your own

Spring greens

Turn over a new leaf and plant these versatile alternatives to plain old lettuce. We’ve got tips to get you growing—and recipes to inspire

By SUSIE QUICK8 min

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departments

ask This Old House

Q I found a big bucket of old nails while cleaning out my dad’s basement. Any thoughts about what I could do with them? —JEFFREY GRAUMAND, EAST HARTLAND, CT Do you know how to weid? You could join them together in creative shapes, like this all-nail “hammer,” below.
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Roadside Attraction

In 1850, it was a busy tavern. Today, it’s a cozy stone house with a separate studio for a couple of design-minded owners

By DEBORAH BALDWIN7 min

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TOH TV: The Detroit House

Here to Stay

A couple of native Detroiters dive into the renovation of a 1939 house with the help of family, friends—and This Old House

By Liana Aghajanian7 min

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AN ORCHARD OUT BACK

Planting fruit trees is a centuries-old way to boost your household harvest—one that will enhance a landscape for years to come. This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shows how to put in a fledgling home orchard so it’s sure to flourish.

By SAL VAGLICA7 min

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Install a wall-mount vanity and sinks

With some basic bracing and strong screws, you can hang a cabinet that floats above the floor

By SAL VAGLICA6 min

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TOH TV

Good-bye, old tank!

Before the heating system at the Arlington TV project could be upgraded to natural gas, the old oil tank had to be taken away

By THOMAS BAKER4 min

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COVER See the listing for “Roadside Attraction” HOME SOLUTIONS (pp. 14-17) Home inspectors’ DIY don’ts > Thanks to Randy Sipe, American Society of Home Inspectors; ashi.com. Germ control: How to trap and zap ’em > Thanks to Dr. Amy E. Kirby, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health; sph.emory.edu.
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before + after

Hidden gem

Priority one in this reno plan: Transform a bare-bones basement into a comfortable family hangout

By KATE WOOD3 min

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