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Q: We moved into an existing home that has granite countertops. When we looked at the house, there were cleverly placed trivets in certain places. I have come to discover that they were hiding what ...

Q: Water leaked into our below-ground, wood-paneled den and seeped into the wall and baseboard. We fixed the source of the leak, and the wall is dry now. But the wood is heavily stained. I think the ...