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What would you do if high winds took out all your phone service? An earthquake cut your water, gas or electricity? Or, you had to leave your home on a moment’s notice? Let’s hope you never see floodwater raging toward your front door or have to race from a blazing fire. But planning ahead for natural disasters is important. If the unthinkable ever strikes, preparation can help keep your family safe and make recovery easier. You can do-it-yourself but you don’t have to do it alone.
Tom Kraeutler & Leslie Segrete

Natural Disaster Planning

Mother Nature’s fury can cause death, injury and billions of dollars in property damage. No matter where you live, natural disaster can strike in one form or another. If you have a plan, you will be in better shape than most. read more

WIN A $5000 DOOR MAKEOVER

This is it, just a few days left to enter for your chance to win a brand new door worth FIVE GRAND! What are you waitiing for?

Your home’s entryway can be a beautiful reflection of your personal taste and style — unless you’re cursed with the ugliest door in all the land. And, an enhanced entryway can also add as much as $24,000 to a home’s perceived value, according to a study commissioned by Therma-Tru doors. Now, Therma-Tru Doors is breaking the spell of the ugly door with the search for the “Ugliest Door in America” contest, offering the winners an elegant front door makeover.

Whether it’s peeling paint, warped wood, crummy colors, lousy locks or gritty glass, it’s all fair game in this door to-door competition. Two winners will be chosen, one in a video category and the other in a written essay category, and announced this fall on “The Money Pit.”

The winners will receive a Therma-Tru door system valued up to $5,000. Enter your ugly door today! Contest entries will be accepted through July 1, 2008 - that's just DAYS away. Enter now!

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Backup Plan

Summer time means extra demand on the local power grid – is your home ready in case of a blackout? Have you ever considered backup power for your home? Coming up on the next Money Pit radio show, we’ll tell you all about backup power and how it can help in case of a power outage. To find out where we broadcast in your area or download our podcast visit www.moneypit.com. read more

Ridding Your Roof of Algae Stains

This week’s question comes to us from Mark in Westfield, NJ: “My 6-year-old roof has some nasty black staining that I believe is a moss or algae. Can you suggest a product to get rid of this and prevent it from returning? Also, is this a do-it-yourself project?” read more

Inspect Your Deck

This time of year we do hear the occasional news story about a deck collapsing – turning a fun backyard event into a nightmare. You can avoid this happening to you – if you know how to inspect your deck. read more

Space Saver

Want to add space and subtract clutter in a busy room? There is a way to take advantage of every inch of space in a room – even when it doesn’t seem usable read more

Home Safe Home

June is Home Safety Month, so you still have a few more days to make sure you are staying safe where you most likely spend the most time – your home. read more

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