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What never to buy secondhand for a home
Some things are cheap secondhand for good reasons: mattresses, child car seats, helmets, smoke alarms, anything with a lithium battery. Eight categories…
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Measure the doorway before you buy the furniture
The piece is rarely too big for the room. It is too big for the turn at the top of the stairs,…
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Inspecting a secondhand sofa: frame, joints, springs
Tip it on its back, open the dust cover and sit on one corner before you agree on a price. A kiln-dried…