Fix It Homestead on MSN

The electrical upgrade that becomes required once you open a wall

Once you cut into a wall, you are not just exposing studs and insulation, you are exposing the history of your home’s wiring ...
Fix It Homestead on MSN

The inspection item that keeps failing after DIY remodels and why

Home inspectors keep seeing the same problem after do‑it‑yourself remodels, and it is not the paint color or the tile pattern ...
Nature

Insertion of β-satellite repeats identifies a transmembrane protease causing both congenital and childhood onset autosomal recessive deafness

Approximately 50% of childhood deafness is caused by mutations in specific genes. Autosomal recessive loci account for approximately 80% of nonsyndromic genetic deafness 1. Here we report the ...