A View from the Attic Window
 Janie has a temper, and it often gets her into trouble. For instance, there was the time she threw a book the most popular guy in the school, Radford Reese, when he and his friends taunted her - even though he happens to be her crush. It also got her ... [... more]
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Case of Eight 16 x 16 In. On Center Attic Flooring ...
Simple easy to use attic flooring panels to create additional storage or easy access to those hard to reach attic areas. No cutting or measuring required. Simply lay the panels on top of your ceiling joists and secure with screws provided. [... more]
$44.95
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Doors, Landscaping And Curb Appeal
Safety first: If the outside of your house is not very well lighted, consider painting the outside steps white so they're easier to see in the dark. Clean and vacuum your sliding-door tracks instead of lubricating them. The lubricant will attract ... [... more]
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Doors And Windows
Common air leaks occur around the edges of doors, which typically measure 232". Industry figures show that 3 out of 4 residential entry doors today are metal. The Complete Guide to Home Plumbing (Black & Decker Home Improvement Library) The ... [... more]
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Doors And Windows
Hollow core doors only have a minimal support at the bottom edge. Next time you need to shorten a door past this support, clamp stiff boards to the sides of the door and fill the bottom with expanding foam. Trim the excess foam after it dries and ... [... more]
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Windows And Doors
Reverse the disk of a drill-powered sander and you'll be able to trim the bottom of a door without removing it. Be sure to protect the floor from scratches with a piece of cardboard. A hinge placed in an appropriate length 2 x 4 will allow you to ... [... more]
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Flooring, Doors And Refinishing
A deck of playing cards can help you smooth a curved surface. Wrap the deck with sandpaper, hold it on edge, and press it firmly against the surface. The cards will conform to the shape and sand it evenly. Before putting down new vinyl flooring, ... [... more]
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Mold Basics
Molds are usually not a problem indoors, unless mold spores land on a wet or damp spot and begin growing. Molds have the potential to cause health problems. Molds produce allergens (substances that can cause allergic reactions), irritants, and in ... [... more]
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Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the ...
When prize-winning war correspondent Tony Horwitz leaves the battlefields of Bosnia and the Middle East for a peaceful corner of the Blue Ridge Mountains, he thinks he's put war zones behind him. But awakened one morning by the crackle of musket fire, ... [... more]
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The Earth in the Attic (Yale Series of Younger Poets)
Fady Joudah's The Earth in the Attic is this year's winner of the Yale Series of Younger Poets competition. In his poems Joudah explores big themes-identity, war, religion, what we hold in common-while never losing sight of the quotidian, the specific. ... [... more]
$16.00
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A Light in the Attic
Last night while I lay thinking here Some Whatifs crawled inside my ear And pranced and partied all night long And sang their same old Whatif song: Whatif I flunk that test? Whatif green hair grows on my chest? Whatif nobody likes me? Whatif a bolt of ... [... more]
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My Christmas Attic: Some Things Can Never Be Explained
In the early 1950s, eight-year-old Jake Jennings lives in a California mountain town and struggles with the loss of his father in the Korean War. School is hard for him, too. His classmates tease him because he is a poor reader and cannot pay attention ... [... more]
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