By Bill Primavera
By 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
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera When I opened my own PR firm ‘lo those many years ago, my very first assignment was to write a speech for an icon in the hospitality industry. It was to be delivered at a university where
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera – “I’ve got one last question to ask,” the very pleasant woman said after an almost two-hour showing of my lovely colonial home. “Does this house make any kind of strange noises that can’t be explained? Noises
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera – As I drive through Westchester and Putnam counties, I always enjoy the rugged beauty of stone walls harking back to our 18th century agrarian roots, but I appreciate the newly constructed versions as well. We have plenty
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