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1616:Home repair
1413:Belt course
1321:Hidden room
1250:Lumber room
1166:Antechamber
1157:Great house
1137:Wine cellar
1108:Root cellar
1061:Boiler room
1042:Crawl space
713:Living room
706:kitchenette
691:Home cinema
676:Family room
671:Dining room
661:Common room
525:Smoke alarm
500:Home wiring
485:Handyperson
428:heating oil
420:lung cancer
267:Maintenance
261:mold growth
197:, worn out
195:light bulbs
164:handyperson
152:Home repair
1660:Categories
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1596:Front yard
1528:Sill plate
1476:Foundation
1418:Bressummer
1331:house plan
1300:Undercroft
1285:State room
1235:Great hall
1204:still room
871:dumbwaiter
856:Cubby-hole
686:Great room
656:Bonus room
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574:1008853527
536:References
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298:defrosting
282:electrodes
183:renovation
172:contractor
83:newspapers
1550:Threshold
1433:Colonnade
1378:Townhouse
1316:Furniture
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990:Vestibule
975:Staircase
914:Inglenook
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846:Breezeway
718:Gynaeceum
444:allergies
345:asphaltic
276:systems,
199:batteries
1591:Driveway
1586:Backyard
1545:Skylight
1508:Plumbing
1503:Ornament
1498:Lighting
1408:Baluster
1396:elements
1368:Detached
1363:Terraced
1215:Orangery
1194:scullery
1171:Ballroom
1147:Workshop
1132:Wardrobe
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949:screened
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878:Entryway
866:Elevator
780:Bathroom
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314:creosote
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240:plaster
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223:plumber
217:traps,
97:scholar
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1491:Portal
1442:Column
1358:Duplex
1336:styles
1295:Turret
1127:Studio
1103:Pantry
1076:Larder
1066:Garage
1037:Closet
971:Stairs
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892:hearth
882:Genkan
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785:toilet
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288:, and
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1533:Style
1481:Gable
1471:Floor
1451:Eaves
1341:types
1326:House
1309:Other
1280:Solar
1260:Sauna
1159:areas
1098:floor
1017:Attic
944:Porch
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919:Lanai
899:Foyer
759:Study
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434:, or
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389:beams
310:paint
302:traps
274:alarm
207:tools
104:JSTOR
90:books
1666:Home
1621:Shed
1606:Home
1565:Wall
1538:list
1518:Roof
1486:Gate
1461:Door
1456:Dome
1403:Arch
1007:and
961:Ramp
924:Loft
904:Hall
861:Deck
570:OCLC
560:ISBN
505:HVAC
436:mold
391:and
354:and
242:and
156:home
76:news
1466:Ell
666:Den
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