Tim Carter, Tribune Content Agency
Q: The grout line between my kitchen granite countertop and the tile backsplash has cracked for the umpteenth time. Each winter the crack appears, and each year I re-grout it hoping it will be the final time. Am I using the wrong grout? How would you repair this, and why does the crack disappear on its own in the summer? I have the same issue with other cracks around my home that mysteriously open and close depending on the time of year. Gary K., Columbus, Oio
A: I swore off almost all gambling years ago when my wife caught me trying to make double-or-nothing basketball shots with my young son. She made me pay the $100 I was up to when she opened the garage door and discovered me frantically trying to make a basket. Of course, he ratted me out because he thought he was rich. Iâm pretty certain he still has that money, and the shameful incident is brought up with regularity at family gatherings!
Nestled in a grove of trees along a typical suburban street sits an atypical house.
Itâs not clad in brick or covered in siding. Its walls are not drywall affixed to wood studs.
This two-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath house is crafted out of four shipping containers.
Built by Maddox & Son Construction, the container house on Homestead Drive in Forest currently is offered as an Airbnb rental. Emily Rymer, rental manager, said the company wanted to experiment with crafting a house out of such an industrial object simply to see if they could.
The resulting home gives a nod to its industrial origin but still has the warmth of a modern home.