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Note: This articlefirst appearedabout this time lastyear. However, theconditions are stillfavorable for con-tinued problemswith this weed.

One thing youcan count on withnear certainty, ifyou had sandbursin your landscapelast year, you willhave them againthis year.

No, this is notthe right time ofyear to take actionagainst sandburs.However, we’ve hada rash of callsabout this peskyweed recently so Ithought it might behelpful to go aheadand talk about itnow so you can for-mulate your actionplan for this grow-ing season. As inall things plantrelated, there areexceptions, but thefollowing informa-tion should pertainto the vast majorityof those of you deal-ing with this prob-lem. If you have

any questions,please don’t hesi-tate to contact me(see contact infor-mation below).

It is important tounderstand thatsandburs aregrassy weeds. Inother words, theyare much moreclosely related toyour turf grassthan most of thecommon weeds inyour lawn. Thismeans productslabeled for controlof broadleaf weedssuch as dandelion,chickweed, spurge,etc. will offer nocontrol of thisplant. To compoundthe problem, thereare very few costeffective post-emer-gent grassy herbi-cides (meaning the

product is to beused after the weedcomes up) availablefor use to thehomeowner.

The best chemi-cal control option isthe proper applica-tion of a good pre-emergent herbicidelabeled for controlof sandburs. As thename implies, theseproducts must beapplied (and acti-vated with rainfallor irrigation-veryimportant) beforethe weed germi-nates. All the prod-ucts that controlsandbur also con-trol crabgrass, soapplying the prod-uct in time to con-trol crabgrass aswell is the prudentthing to do.

Based on weath-

er from the last fewyears, you shouldtarget March the15th as a good timefor application. Ifyou prefer to letmother natureguide you insteadof the calendar,make sure youapply these prod-ucts as the redbudsare just passingtheir peak bloomcycle or the for-sythia plant beginsto drop its brilliantyellow blooms.

When shoppingfor herbicide, lookfor products con-taining the activeingredient pen-damethalin ororyzalin. As withall pesticides, it isvery important toread the label andfollow the instruc-tions carefully.Failure to do sowill result in lessthan desiredresults at best anddamage to yourdesirable land-scape or the sur-rounding environ-ment at worst.

Even if properly

applied, herbicidesare only marginallyeffective unlesscare is taken tomaximize the com-petitive advantagefor your turf grass.Strong healthy turfis your bestdefense.

Check back next

week and we willdiscuss this compo-nent in greaterdetail.

For more infor-mation of this orany other horticul-tural topic, you cancontact Keith Reed,the Horticulturistin the Payne

County Extensionoffice. Keith can bereached via emailat [email protected], phoneat 405-747-8320, orin person at thePayne CountyExtension office,located at 315 W.6th in Stillwater.

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Five affordable ways todress up your bedroomBy Cathy HobbsTribune News Service

The master bed-room is a place forprivacy, tranquilityand relaxation. Formany, the masterbedroom is also aplace where theymay choose tosplurge, perhaps onsumptuous beddingor the hand-craftedbed they havealways wanted. Butthe reality is youdon’t have to breakthe bank to createan appealing bed-room.

With the bed, thefocal point of thebedroom (and typi-cally the biggestticket item), hereare my top five tipsfor an affordableand aestheticallyappealing look.

1. Use the hutchof a sideboard or abookcase. Perhapsyou are looking tocreate a sleekerlook in your diningroom and want toremove the upperportion of an over-sized hutch. Whatbetter way to giveit a new purposethan to turn it intoa functional head-board!

2. Use a largehorizontal stripeacross the wallwhere the bed sits.A 9-inch-wide hori-zontal stripe in aninteresting contrastcolor can make acolorful and cre-ative headboard,especially for thosewho desire the lookand feel of a lowplatform bed.

3. Use a doorpanel or old door.Companies that sellkitchen cabinetsare a great sourcefor large filler pan-els or pantry doors.Simply grab oneand place it in frontof a mattress on aframe.

4. Use a series ofphotographs or alarge canvas. Whatbetter way to createa headboard thanto use a great can-vas or series ofinteresting photos?

5. Pallets areperfect for creatingan affordable bed.You can use woodpallets as a head-board or place sev-eral of them on thefloor to create abase for a platform-style bed. Want tohave a little funwith it? Considerpainting them!

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Sometimes it takes a villageto grow a diverse gardenBy Maureen GilmerTribune News Service

They started theexchange the year I headedout in my VW to hippie lifein the wilds of the SierraNevada. That was the firstback-to-the-land movementwhen we all sought a nat-ural lifestyle beyond subur-ban origins. Some reallysmart folks got a big ideafor rediscovering and recov-ering garden varieties thathad been passed down infamilies or communitiesand keeping them in culti-vation. If we could some-how contact other garden-ers and farmers in townsand villages around theworld, we could requesttheir own unique strainsdirectly. There had to be acentral clearinghousewhere everyone could cometogether to announce whatthey had to offer so otherscould make contacts andexchange their seeds.

It was first called theTrue Seed Exchange in1975 and is still a nonprofitwith 501(c)3 status sup-ported by membershipdues. This was an interna-tional effort that proved nosmall challenge due to thedifficulty of typesetting andprinting the yearbookbefore the computerstreamlined the process.Moreover, the languagebarriers that divided agri-cultural communitiesaround the world neededtranslations. There were nopictures due to the cost ofcolor separation and offsetprinting, but neverthelessthis gathering of the tribesgrew and grew.

It’s been 40 years, andthe Internet transformed

what became Seed SaversExchange into a much moreefficient and user-friendlyoperation. There is now awebsite to augment theannual Yearbook of SSEmember offerings, whichallows instant access withthe ability to search andcontact the members listingeach variety for exchange.You can log on right nowand start wandering theworld’s seed offerings athttps://exchange.seed-savers.org.

While you can browse,you can’t participate in theExchange unless you join,which entitles you to theannual printed Seed SaversYearbook, The HeritageFarm Companion (SSE’smember publication) andother member benefits.Affordable terms are on thesite that open the doors tosharing seed with villagefarmers from nearly everycontinent. The ease of post-ing digital photography hasbrought an eyeful to theExchange, making it mucheasier for novices to perusethe varieties beyond read-ing sometimes expansivedescriptions about wherethey come from. Here’s agreat example:

“Mako akokosrade (pep-per) Capsicum chinense.Plants produce abundantquantities of pointed, wrin-kled, dark yellow peppers.By far, the most aromaticpepper variety I’ve encoun-tered anywhere, with anintense habanero aroma,with strong notes of melonand even a little mango.Ghanaians use this to addextra aroma to pepperydishes. ‘Mako akokosrade’means ‘yellow pepper’ inthe Twi language. The orig-inal seeds were collected on

2011.08.29, at a roadsidemarket in Nkrakum vil-lage, outside Koforidua,East Akyim District,Eastern Region, Ghana.”

This African pepper isjust one example of a foodplant integrated into thecuisine of Ghana. Its uniqueflavor may indeed definesome dishes. For immi-grants from this region orfor those who simply loveAfrican cuisine, growing thepepper can be the pivotalingredient for authentic fla-vor. The Exchange is a vir-tual treasure trove for thefoodie-gardener who is look-ing for specific plants, anunusual experiment orfamiliar varieties withregional variation.

The Exchange’s missionis to preserve open pollinat-ed seed varieties. Somewere developed by farmersand gardeners and otherscame into the market earlyon. These heirlooms includeU.S. historic commercialvarieties selected for unifor-mity, sharing a pre-1950history of being offered inAmerican seed catalogs.

To make their best offer-ings widely available togardeners, the Exchangegrows seed at HeritageFarm in rural Iowa, so youcan buy from one sellerwithout joining the groupwhere you buy from many.Shop this catalog online orrequest a copy atwww.seedsavers.org or byphone at 563-382-5990.Join the 40th anniversarycelebration by supportingthis amazing organization’ssuccess. Join and you’llbecome part of a singleglobal community wherecities and villages cometogether in peace withoutboundaries.

By Mary CarolGarrityTribune News Service

What decoratingprojects and plansdo you have instore for the newyear? Are you reno-vating a key spacelike your kitchen orbath? Redecoratinga well-used room,like your bedroomor family room?Hoping to add a bitmore personality toan area that feelsblah or unfinished?I like to make deco-rating-related NewYear’s resolutionsevery year to sparkmy creativity as Imake my spaceslovelier. Want tojoin me? A few NellHill’s designers andI share resolutionsfor making yourhome more beauti-ful in 2015.

RESOLUTION#1 FROM MARYCAROL: STOPHOARDING

After many yearsliving in ourbeloved old home inAtchison, Kan.,Dan and I haveofficially moved toa bungalow nearKansas City. Iloved my majesticfixer-upper and willalways treasure thefabulous memorieswe made there, butI was more thanready to downsize,to have less hometo take care of. Aswe got ready tomove, I was blownaway by how hardit was to gothrough all our

stuff, decidingwhich things wouldgo with us to ourcottage and whichwould have to finda new home.

I had no idea Iwas such a hoard-er! Not to the pointwhere someone wasgoing to do a TVdocumentary onme, but still! As Istood in my base-ment and looked atthe tubs and tubsof accents I hadsaved through theyears, I wished Ihad undertakenthis task earlierand purged on aregular basis. Butwhen I was doneemptying out myclosets and garageand basement, Ifelt fabulous andfree. You don’t haveto move to begin tosift through yourbelongings andsimplify.

During 2015, I’dencourage you toset aside some timeto review the itemsin your home. Ifsomething is nolonger of use toyou, or no longerbrings you joy, giveit to someone whoneeds it. Then,when and if youever move, you’ll beso thankful this bigjob is done.

RESOLUTION#2 FROM MARY-CHRISTINE:FIND ANDEMBRACE YOUROWN STYLE

As an interiordesigner, Mary-Christine has seenlots of trends comeand go. While it’s

fun to incorporatenew looks you loveinto your decor, heradvice is to alwaysbe true to yourselfand embrace astyle that suits you.In 2015, sheencourages you todiscover your sig-nature style. Itsounds really hardto do, but she saysit’s actually supersimple to pinpointyour decoratingpassion.

First, she says,figure out what youneed from yourhome. For example,since she workswith so much colorand pattern everyday as a designer,she needs her ownhome to be verysimple and serene.You may be just theopposite. Next, fillyour home withthings you reallylove. You want tolook forward towalking throughyour door every dayand drinking in thefurnishings andaccents you’ve usedto feather yournest. What do yougravitate toward?What colors or pat-terns or styles cap-ture your eye overand again? It’s thatsimple to find yourstyle.

RESOLUTION#3 FROM SCOTT:WHEN DECO-RATING, DON’TJUST STOPWITH THE FUR-NITURE

Scott says he’snoticed that whenpeople redo spacesin their homes or

move to a newhome, they usuallystart the decoratingprocess by selectingthe upholsteredpieces they want toinclude in theroom. The style andfabric they choosedoes a great job ofsetting the tone forthe space. Butthat’s only the firststep, Scottexplains.

Too often, he seespeople stop withtheir redesign oncethe new sofa is inplace. Then, theyaren’t quite satis-fied with theresults, and aren’tsure why. There’san easy explana-tion, he says. Theroom isn’t done. Awell-designedspace includesmuch more thangreat furniture.

All the other ele-ments in the room,like the artwork,accessories, rugsand lighting, areessential for com-pleting the design.They work togetherto give the room itsindividuality anddramatic flair, toensure the space isa reflection of you.If you’re redecorat-ing a space thisyear, Scott advises,“Make sure to seethe vision throughto the end!”

RESOLUTION#4 FROMNICOLE: ADD ABIT OF LUXURYTO YOUR HOME

Everyone lovesindulging in a littleluxury now andthen. And Nicole

says 2015 is theyear to exploreways you can addsome glitz to youreveryday lifethrough your homedecor. Even if youlike things casualand simple, a dot ortwo of glam willgive your spaces aspark of new ener-gy.

Nicole suggestspicking one littlespace, maybe a cor-

ner of a room orone piece of furni-ture, and adding atouch of luxurythere. Perhaps it’stossing a pillowcorded in a yummyvelvet onto yourbed, sofa or favoritechair.

Gold accents aresuper hot rightnow, so you willfind lots of optionsfor adding sparkleto your home. How

about replacing atired old lamp withone that features agold base or a gold-line shade? Place acluster of gold pot-tery on your mantelor weave gold pic-ture frames intothe display on aside table. You willbe surprised byhow much a dash ofgold warms up yourspaces and makesyou feel pampered.

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Three steps to pickingthe perfect side tableBy Mary CarolGarrityTribune News Service

The world is fullof important side-kicks (where wouldBatman be withoutRobin?). In the dec-orating world, oneof the all-importantbut unsung heroesof a room is a greatside table. Whenwe are designing aliving room, most ofus have a blastpicking out a sofaor chair, but thenwe forget about itsbuddy, the tablethat will snuggleup and completethe look of the seat-ing arrangement.

It’s not as easy asyou’d think to pickthe perfect sidetable. The wrongtable can throw offthe look of theroom. Here arethree key questionswe will be askingcustomers whocome to Nell Hill’sin quest of a sidetable, so they getjust the right onefor their space:

1. WHAT ISTHE SCALE OFTHE SEAT THATWILL BE NEXTTO THE TABLE?

It’s essential thatthe table you pickmatches the scaleof the furniture itwill stand by. Besure to pick a tablethat isn’t so largethat it overwhelmsthe sofa or chair orso small it gets lostin the space. Your

goal is to have bal-ance in the group-ing, and the tablewill play an impor-tant role in achiev-ing that sweet spot.

I like tables to beabout 5 inchesabove or below thearm of the chair orsofa so you can eas-ily reach the table-top when you’reseated.

2. HOW WILLYOU USE THETABLE?

Every piece offurniture in yourhome plays a rolein the overall func-tion and form of thespace. What jobwill your side tabledo? I like tables bigenough to holdpretties, plus a fewessentials, like alamp.

Since I live in ahome where stor-age is very limited,I like furniturethat offers meplaces to stashstuff. Don’t over-look the help yourside table can offer.

3. WHATSTYLE FITSYOUR SPACE?

I’m not a fan offirm lines when itcomes to decorat-ing styles. Whileit’s key to pick aside table thatcomplements theseat it stands by,don’t let yourselfbe hobbled by thenotion that all thepieces in a roomhave to fall into arigid decoratingstyle category.

In fact, when I’m

designing a room, Ilike to mix a vari-ety of styles togeth-er so the overallspace is morereflective of thehomeowner’s per-sonality.

My favoriterooms are thosethat appear tohave evolved slow-ly over time,becoming morebeautiful as thehomeowner addsnew treasuresthrough the years.An interesting sidetable is a greatway to add anunusual layer toyour look.

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How gardeners can help Monarch butterfliesBy Maureen GilmerTribune News Service

“It is now within thepower of individual gardenersto do something that we alldream of doing: to make adifference.” This quote byDouglas Tallamy, in his book“Bringing Nature Home,”speaks to the growing prob-lem of habitat loss. He veri-fies that all gardeners havean opportunity to help withthe current concern: dwin-dling populations of Monarchbutterflies. These amazinginsects carry on a greatmigration each year, restingat “waystations” along theway to feed.

The problem is waystationsare growing fewer and fur-ther between. Areas wherenative plant communitiesremain undisturbed aregrowing rarer by the day. The

loss of prairie, replacement ofopen space with housingdevelopments and invasion ofexotic plants are some causesof this decline.

Just imagine if all thosehomes that replaced field andfen grew habitats in theirbackyards. What if every sub-urban home site became awaystation? Would the but-terflies begin to follow pat-terns of development, flyingfrom neighborhood to neigh-borhood feeding all along theway? It’s an encouragingthought that can easilybecome a reality if we ceaseplanting gardens and startgrowing habitat.

This is the theme of animportant grower of nativeplants dedicated to creatinghabitat for backyard garden-ers. Prairie Moon Nurseryoffers a fabulous catalog fullof the most beautiful native

perennials and grasses to re-establish habitat. Theirapproach to planting is notbased on the gardeningmodel, but one developed forrevegetating damaged sites.This process used by ecolo-gists, botanists and wildlifebiologists blends large num-bers of individual plantsoverseeded with grasses andother ground coveringspecies. The system can alsoinclude native trees andshrubs, which naturalize justas well to survive on rainfalland eliminate the need forirrigation. Revegetativeplantings return habitat todisturbed sites or thosestripped by mass grading,but this system is equallysuited to smaller spaces infront or backyards asMonarch waystations thatsupport dozens of otherwildlife species. Unlike static

landscapes, these plant com-munities are awesome reflec-tions of each season bringingan ever-changing visualappeal to your landscape.

This year the Prairie Moonfolks have done somethingreally important for thosewho live in tree-shroudedhome sites. While prairie andmeadow plant communitiesare fine for full sun openspace, they don’t do well inwoodlands. Now the catalogis focusing on natives thatnaturally reside beneath theshade of tree canopies. Thisis a super problem solver forold, shaded neighborhoods orrural sites in coniferous orhardwood forest ecosystemswhere a sustainable groundtreatment solves many differ-ent problems.

Plant communities natu-rally adapted to live beneathour nation’s woodlands are

composed of understoryspecies. These can be smallertrees like dogwood, plus ahost of ferns, perennial wild-flowers such as bleedinghearts and grass-like sedges.The young plants sold byPrairie Moon as bare root,which allow you to buy manymore for less money than thesame species containergrown. Bare root also allowsthe plants to immediatelyroot deeply into native soilsin order to maximize earlydrought resistance.

The seed mixes are collec-tions of native plants can behand sown or hydroseededwhere tree roots crowd thesurface soil and sun pene-trates only enough to dapplethe earth. Here the ShadyWoodland Seed Mix includesSolomon’s Plume,Columbine, Wild Geraniumand early Meadow Rue.

By SandiGenoveseTribune News Service

In my efforts tosimplify and cleanup in this new year,I put my old gardentable and chairs inthe trash. They’reover 15 years oldand are literallyfalling apart. But ifyou could see mybags of ribbonscraps and drawersof old buttons, youwould likely knowwhat comes next.Yes, I brought themback into the patiooutside my studio,brushed them offand decided torefurbish them.

If I ever getenough time, I willsand them down,reglue and paintthem, but in themeantime, here iswhat I did to fixthem up a bit: Iwent to the nearesthome improvementstore and bought aninexpensive, pre-cut24-inch unfinishedwooden circulartabletop. I added acan of chalkboardspray paint andwhite chalk to mycart and thusbegan my patioup-cycle project.

Because thetabletop was pre-sanded, it wasready to be paint-ed. Once the paintdried (in a coupleof hours), I wasready to begindoodling. I discov-ered it works bet-ter if you sharpenthe chalk with a

pencil sharpener ...just make sure yoursharpener has thesize opening that ismeant for a primarypencil.

Before I begandrawing, I die cutcircles from posterboard and usedthem as stencils todraw perfectlyround plate circles.I also die cut aknife, fork andspoon out of whitepaper. You can sim-ply lay the papersilverware on thetable (it looks likechalk) or onceagain, use the nega-tive die cut to drawthe utensils withchalk

It was easy to setthe wooden top overthe old table for aquick fix. The chalkimages are easy toerase whenever youwant to change itup; however, youcan add a matchingsize sheet of glassover the top if youwant to protect theoriginal chalk draw-

ings.And if you want

to add a littleValentine’s Dayflair, simply includea flower centerpiece_ mine are madewith sucker centersand paper heartsfor the flowerpetals.

The beauty ofthis project is theease with which youcan erase and startover. And if theweather outside isstill frightful, sim-ply bring the topinside and store itbehind a door orunder the bed untilyou are ready foranother dinner fortwo outside.

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ABOUT REAL ESTATEBy David W. Myers

A growing numberof homeowners wantto see what theirfamily members aredoing.

DEAR MR.MYERS: My fatheris 87 and lives withus because he hasAlzheimer’s dis-ease and cannottake care of him-self. While my hus-band and I wereasleep, Dad wokeup and decided tomake a sandwichand somehowstarted a small firein the kitchen. Daddidn’t get hurt andthe damage wasminimal, but we’dlike to get an inte-rior home-surveil-lance system thatwill let us monitorhis actions whenwe’re in anotherroom or outside ofthe house. Can yourecommend a goodsystem or manu-facturer?

ANSWER: First,I’m glad that yourfather and the rest ofyour family are OK.And though I don’trecommend specificproducts, there areseveral home-surveil-lance systems thatare hitting the mar-ket now that aremuch better than theones that were avail-able just a few yearsago. Their prices, inmany instances, alsoare lower.

Surveillance sys-tems made up a largeportion of the prod-ucts on display atthis year’s giantConsumerElectronics Show,which ended Jan. 9in Las Vegas. Most

are geared towardhomeowners whohave either young-sters or an elderlyrelative living withthem.

Technology giantHoneywellInternational Inc.introduced a hugeupgrade to its popu-lar “Lyric” line ofproducts that incor-porates interior andexterior video cam-eras with motion,smoke and intruder(broken glass) detec-tors. It can streamlive video to yourcomputer or hand-held device to seewhat your parent orkids are doing andalso alert you if, say,a fire breaks out or aburglar breaks in.

It even can adjustyour thermostat ordisarm your securitysystem with a singlecommand, whetherit’s by voice or viacomputer.

Another new hotproduct at CES wasNetatmo’s “Welcome,”a sleek-looking canis-ter that’s about thesize of a Thermos bot-tle. A small camera atthe top of the devicedetects a person’sface and relays a pic-ture and identifica-tion to the owner’shand-held device sothey know who’s intheir home.

Welcome has avariety of uses, suchas checking on lovedones or determiningwhether a teenagermade it home by cur-few time or a babysit-ter is entertaining anunwanted guest. Italso has night visionand video-recordingcapabilities, whichcould be especially

helpful if your homeis ever robbed andyou file a report withthe police. The devicewas one of the win-ners of a CES 2015Innovation Award.

There were evennew surveillance gad-gets for pets.Petcube’s newPetcube Camera,about the size of asmall portable televi-sion, streams real-time images of whatyour pet is doingwhile you’re away,and has a built-inmicrophone that letsyou talk to it (think,“Get off the couch,Fluffy!"). You caneven click on its built-in laser and playwith your pet byremotely moving thebeam around theroom.

Motorola’s Scout5000, meantime, letsyour pet “spy” on you.The tiny, lightweightcam mounts on itscollar to let you seeexactly what yourdog or cat is lookingat, even if it’s staringat you while you’redoing somethingnaughty.

* * *REAL ESTATE

TRIVIA: About 73percent of folks intheir 40s and 50scontinue to pro-vide financialassistance to theirkids who are 18 orolder, the nonpar-tisan PewResearch Centersays, but only 32percent providehousing or otherhelp to parentswho are 65 orolder.

* * *DEAR MR.

MYERS: My son is

in college, and Ipay $330 a monthfor his part of therent for an off-campus apart-ment that heshares with hisother roommates.Can I deduct thiscost on myupcoming federaltax return as an“educationalexpense"?

ANSWER: Sorry,but no. Though yourkid has to live some-where, the cost isn’tdeductible becausethe apartment is pri-marily utilized forsleeping, eating,studying or otherpersonal use. Olderrenters can’t deducttheir rental pay-ments, so theInternal RevenueService won’t letyounger people -- ortheir benefactors --take them either.

Get a free copy ofIRS Publication 970,Tax Benefits forEducation, by call-ing the agency at800-829-3676 or bydownloading it fromwww.irs.gov. Consultan accountant orsimilar tax profes-sional for moredetails.

* * *DEAR MR.

MYERS: What isthe cost of a realestate agent’ssales commission?

ANSWER: It’susually 6 percent fora house, and 10 per-cent or 15 percentfor vacant land. Butfederal anti-trustlaws prohibit agentsfrom demanding auniform sales fee, soyou’re free to negoti-ate any commissionthat you will pay.

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By Angie HicksAngie’s List

Dear Angie: Dohandymen bringtheir own tools?

– Wendy H.,Spring Lake, N.C.

Dear Wendy: Yes,and they prefer itthat way. Part oftheir job is makingsure they have allthe tools necessaryto complete theirwork.

While somehomeowners wantto be helpful by pro-viding certainheavy-duty tools,such as an exten-sion ladder or mitersaw, a reliablehandyman orwoman will have hisor her own tools,and they’d ratheruse their own.

Why? Pros typi-cally buy profession-al-grade tools. Evenif your ladder isbrand new, it maybe a lower gradeand not as safe asthe one the handy-man plans to use.

Handymen pro-vide a wide range ofservices, such asrepairing drywall orfixing faucets, andthey’re accustomedto using their owntools. For instance,a handyman work-ing on crown mold-ing will want thehighest qualitymiter saw possible.

So don’t sweat itif you’re hiring ahandyman but don’thave any tools.They’ve got you cov-ered. But there area few things toknow about hiring a

handyman service.While handyman

services may marketthemselves as jacksor jills of all trades,there are situationswhen it’s best to hirea plumber, electri-

cian or other special-ist.

Common handy-man services includecarpentry work,asphalt repairs, dry-wall repair, faucetrepair, light installa-

tion, ceiling faninstallation, fencerepair, concreterepair, masonrywork, insulationwork, painting, trimwork, plumbingupdates and stucco

repairs.Since handyman

work varies so wide-ly, most charge bythe hour. Therefore,many offer esti-mates after first vis-iting your home to

determine the scopeof a job. However,unforeseen circum-stances can increasethe final cost.

When hiring ahandyman or otherservice provider, con-

firm licensing, ifrequired where youlive, as well asinsurance and bond-ing. Also, get a writ-ten contract thatcovers all pertinentdetails.

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1220 W 12th LOT — 2.34 acres m/l $258,000 Mike/ Mary

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2223 Copperfield SALE PENDING $375,000 Mary/ Mike

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By C. DwightBarnettTribune News Service

Q: I have beenlooking at buyinga home, and Iplan on having itinspected, and Iwould like toknow what tolook for beforebuying. Can yougive me someideas of what Ilook for myself sothat I can make agood offer beforepaying someoneto tell me I madea bad choice?

A: The inspectorshould remainobjective and nevermake choices forthe buyer. Theinspector will giveyou information sothat you can makean informed deci-sion. I have foundsituations wheresome buyers wouldhave decided to lookfor another home,while others areskilled in repairsand are looking topurchase a fixer-upper and savemoney on their pur-chase. There arecertain issues thatappear more oftenon almost all homesthat the averagebuyer can look for:

1. Grading anddrainage: When youfirst look at theproperty, check tosee if stormwaterwill drain toward oraway from thehome. It’s easy tosee if the yardslopes, but you alsoneed to check theconcrete next to thehome to make sureit drains as well.Driveways, side-walks and patiosoften settle, and therunoff from the con-crete drains towardthe foundation.Downspout drainsshould extend atleast 6 feet awayfrom the founda-tion. You do notwant water collect-ing in the basementor crawl space.

2. Whereas theinspector will mostlikely walk on theroof for the inspec-tion, it is preferredbefore the inspec-tion that the buyer

ask the owner whenthe roof was lastreplaced and if it isa single layer. Theaverage and steep-sloped roof shingleshould last a totalof 20 to 30 years; alow-sloped roof orflat roof will havean average lifeexpectancy of 15 to20 years. Shinglesin direct sunlightwill not last as longas those that areshaded.

3. With theowner’s permission,turn on all thefaucets to check theflow of water. Makesure none of thesinks or tubs over-flow during the test.

4. Open the out-side hose faucet andplace your thumbover the hose fittingto try and stop theflow of water. If theflow is easilystopped, then thefaucet is crackedinside the home and

will need to bereplaced.

5. Open the coveron the main electricpanel to see if thehome has breakersor fuses. An olderfuse panel may berated at 60 ampsand will need to beupgraded to a mini-mum of 100 amps.

6. Check eachlight switch and thenumber of outlets ineach room. Thereshould be an outletevery 12 feet. Olderhomes may onlyhave one or twooutlets in a room,which is not enoughfor modern equip-ment needs.

7. With the home-owner’s permission,operate the dispos-al, dishwasher andother kitchen appli-ances.

8. Look under thekitchen sink to seeif the electricalwiring is in a con-duit. Romex house

wiring needs to beprotected when it isexposed. If thewiring for the dis-posal and dishwash-er is a cord andplug to an outlet,conduit is notrequired.

9. Open all acces-sible windows tomake sure they areeasily operated. Allbedroom windowsmust be easy toopen in case of anemergency.

10. Check theglass over a tub orshower to see if it iscloser than 60 inch-es to the bottom ofthe tub or shower.Glass that is closerthan 60 inchesmust be temperedglass. Temperedglass will have a“Tempered” marketched inside the

panes or on theglass. Glass blocksdo not have to betempered. Windowsthat are larger than9 square feet, arecloser than 18 inch-es to the floor andhave a 3-foot walk-way on either sideof the glass alsohave to be tem-pered.

11. Check theheight above thefloor for a gas orelectric waterheater and furnacein a garage. Thearea that generatesa flame or a sparkmust be at least 18inches above thefloor. This is to pre-vent gasoline fumesfrom igniting.

12. A gas-firedfurnace and waterheater cannot belocated in a bed-

room or a bathroomor in a closetaccessed through abedroom or bath-room. A high effi-ciency furnace thathas two PVC pipes,one to vent and oneto take in com-bustible air, can beinside a bedroom orbathroom closet.

13. If the homehas a crawl space,put on your dirtyand disposableclothes and checkfor decay, mold,standing water,plumbing leaks,loose ductwork, etc.

There are many,many, more thingsto check and that isthe job of the homeinspector, but thisshould help indeciding to make anoffer or to look forsomething different.

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