Q: My new home has so much condensation forming on the inside of the windows in the winter that I have to wipe them down with a towel every morning. Why does this happen? They're good-quality, double-glazed, low-e windows in insulated 2x6 walls. A friend of mine suggested that our vent-free gas fireplace might be the culprit.
Dave Todd, Seaford, Delaware
When installing hooks to hang Roman shades, rather than reading the spacing of the eyebolts off the yardstick, cover it with masking tape and mark the positions on the tape with a pencil. Then just transferred the pencil marks to the wall.