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Q. A cavalcade that is allotment of my stockade fence is loose. Back the wind assault the fence rocks aback and alternating and makes the cavalcade weaker. Can I fix this myself? I am a chief aborigine and don't appetite to be cheated.-- Chicago, Ill.
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A. If the cavalcade is in acceptable action -- not addle -- you can buy QUIKRETE Fast-Setting Accurate or Sakrete Fence Cavalcade Accurate Mix in building-supply, accouterments or box food like Home Depot or Lowe's. These food may backpack agnate articles beneath altered cast names. Follow instructions on the package. Some of these articles alone appear in 50-pound accoutrements -- apparently added than you need. And cement-based articles do not accumulate well. Be abiding that you mix the dry capacity thoroughly as they accept a addiction to choose back stored for a continued time.
Q. I accept apprehend your cavalcade for as continued as I can bethink and consistently adore it and apprentice a lot. Would you amuse advice me with this? About six years ago, I purchased new vinyl, double-insulated bottle with argon gas, windows from a aggregation alleged Farley Windows through Bonnette Supply in Swanton, Vt.
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They are double-hung windows. I had a able carpenter -- who had done added assignment for me in the accomplished -- install them. The windows are actual nice attractive but are actual aerial and algid and accept been back day one. I afresh had the branch man attending at them, and he said the bottle in the windows is still sealed. Is there any way to attach a area of artificial or Lexan (very big-ticket to purchase) for the winter months? I was cerebration of acid Lexan or bedding of artificial to exact admeasurement and sliding it amid the awning and the window to cut airflow from outside.
The artificial bedding or Lexan could be a one-sixteenth of an inch blubbery or alike thinner. The botheration is that I anticipate the wind will draft it entering and acquiesce a abundant accord of air through and get noisy. It would alone be bound at the point area the two windows appear calm to lock. I apprehend that I could put approved artificial on the central and use a beard dryer to bland out the creases, but I am abashed that the alternate band may accident the autogenous copse trim. This action additionally has to be activated anniversary year for the heating division and detracts from the adorableness of the windows.-- Burlington, Vt.
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A. The bottle in the window may still be sealed, but the air arising occurs about the sashes. I googled Farley windows and begin an absorbing account blue-blooded "Ripoff Report" in which addition complains that his Farley windows are leaking. Apologetic you accept this problem.
Your best abiding band-aid is to make, or accept made, and install alluring storm windows. Magnetite storm windows, originally developed by MIT, are now accessible at Acme Bottle in Burlington. They can be put on in the abatement and removed in the bounce while a alert metal anatomy or band charcoal on the window frame. They are expensive, but over the years they should abate your activity bill and anon add to your comfort. Additionally accumulate in apperception that acrylic ceramics is far added energy-efficient than glass, so it's an advance all around.
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Although abacus alluring storm windows would break the air-leakage problem, it will do annihilation to booty affliction of the baptize arising the "Ripoff Report" cites -- if you accept that botheration as well. This may be added serious, as the baptize may get into the walls and eventually account structural damage. I accept consistently brash readers to buy vinyl windows of the accomplished affection from a absolute dealer/installer afterwards calling several antecedent barter to ask them how the windows are performing. Too backward for you, I am apologetic to say.
Write to Henri de Marne c/o United Features, 200 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016-3903, or e-mail him at homeimprovement@starledger.com.
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