Washing a duvet at home a tough trick

While it's recommended to use the instructions on the label, a bathtub scrub can do the job

QUESTION: Can you tell me if it is possible to wash a duvet (a good-quality one with goose down) and then dry it in the dryer? In the past I had it dry cleaned but I don’t care for the . . .

Posted: 2017-02-04

Be wary of neighbour's pool plans

Consulting with experts is thebest plan of action before signing off on big construction next door

Question: What are the risks to neighbouring properties of an in-ground pool installation? Our house and our neighbour’s house were both built about 30 years ago. They are both two-storey, four-bedroom houses of about 2, 500 square feet in size. . . .

Posted: 2017-02-04

Sold

A look at recently sold homes in and around Winnipeg

SOLD: East Transcona ADDRESS: 218 Whittier Ave. W.ASKING PRICE: $254, 900SOLD PRICE: $250, 000TAXES: $2, 675.98SQUARE FOOTAGE: 877BEDROOMS: 4BATHROOMS: 2LOT SIZE: 40 x 100LISTING AGENT: Connie Levesque, Property Exchange Group, 204-444-4646   SOLD: Fort Richmond ADDRESS: 946 Greencrest Ave.ASKING PRICE: $329, 900SOLD PRICE: $346, . . .

Posted: 2017-02-04

Style, space, location

Spread out in this beautifully designed family home

Buying a resale home can be a scary proposition.The reason for that is simple — you’re buying a home that can be anywhere from one year or 100 (or more) years old. Whether a home has been around for a . . .

Posted: 2017-02-04

Universal appeal

Bungalow's functionality works for empty nesters and families

Question: how do you build a home that appeals to everyone?While the answer to that question isn’t simple, the short answer would be to conceive a design that is, above all, functional. From there, you would complement that inherent functionality . . .

Posted: 2017-02-03

Reserve Fund Study Requirements in Manitoba

If you are an owner in a condominium corporation in Manitoba, your condo corporation is required to have a Reserve Fund Study completed. These are complex financial documents, therefore it is important to understand the requirements, as well as whom . . .

Posted: 2017-02-03

Make Velcro stick again with hairdryer and brush

Question: Is there a way to bring the "stick" back onto Velcro?— ColleenAnswer: Here are a few options: heat the Velcro with a hairdryer and comb it with a pet brush to rejuvenate and clean it. Or stitch a new . . .

Posted: 2017-01-28

Stories to be filed under Murphy's Law

Sometimes things are just fated to go the wrong way

If you read last Saturday’s edition of this column, you’ll remember I showed you a "mystery object" owned by Baldur Holm, who needed help identifying it.Baldur’s query triggered a slew of emails, among them what well-informed Free Press reader Mary . . .

Posted: 2017-01-28

The growing future of indoor gardening

Uri Zeevi is used to skepticism. People hear about his Seedo indoor home cultivator and they’re astonished."Nobody has seen anything like this, " he said from his office in Israel. "It’s really new, just coming onto the market."But someday, indoor . . .

Posted: 2017-01-28

To keep or not to keep

Several variables determine whether to fix a hot water tank or buy a new one

Question: Our hot water tank is approximately 12 years old. No leaking, but sometimes we have the feeling that we don’t have enough hot water. We don’t have a dishwasher so I assume we use a lot of hot water . . .

Posted: 2017-01-28