Historic Pendleton Heights Virtual Tour
Here's are a few shots of an American Foursquare in Kansas City, Missouri. I've posted photos of dozens more restored historic homes in the Pendleton Heights Neighborhood Virtual Tour. …See More
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Bill Hendrickson replied to Bill Hendrickson's discussion 'Ideas for Cleaning and Painting Basement Walls and Floors'
I am discussing this topic remotely, as I am overseas and the good wife is ramrodding the cleanup and renovation.
Except for a few windows where water has intruded due to the windows being at ground level, this I will fix in another month, the…
Bill Hendrickson replied to Jim Finley's discussion 'Share your old houses' hidden treasures and artifacts'
Now that is neat!
Bill Hendrickson replied to Jim Finley's discussion 'Share your old houses' hidden treasures and artifacts'
Jim,
Talking horror, a lot of the folks who grew up around our house, kids then, adults now, always thought it was haunted. However, my sensitive wife gets nothing but good vibes from the house, even at night. So we believe the buckles were from a…
Andy Streenz replied to Jim Finley's discussion 'Share your old houses' hidden treasures and artifacts'
When the previous owners were restoring my house, they found in one of the walls, a piece of roof slate which had scratched into it, "Gust Lundquist carpenter forman (sic) of this house." So far I haven't tracked down any of…
Linda Brown replied to Linda Brown's discussion 'Paint removal'
Again, thanks to each of you for your suggestions. I was hesitant to use a chemical product assuming that it would also desolve everything down to bare wood. I was hoping that someone had discovered a " homemade" solution that I could try.…
Steve Zarpas replied to Jim Finley's discussion 'Share your old houses' hidden treasures and artifacts'
Any time I open walls in old homes, I leave some pocket change. I try to find coins with the current year. In one house that had been a boarding home I found at least 100 paper tops from bottles of chocolate milk. Somebody must have cut a slit in…
Introduction - Hello!
Hello everybody. I found this site by luck while searching for info on steam boilers. I am a general contractor. Until 2008 I specialized in 1900-1945 renovations. As the market fell out I went from being booked 3 months in advance to yikes! Today I work for a mechanical company selling HVAC. I wish I had access to load calculation software when I was a GC. We use it to properly size heating and cooling systems for each specific home. It's great for conducting cost benefits analyses on a home…See More
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Ideas for Cleaning and Painting Basement Walls and Floors 3 Replies
We are nearing the point of installing the new bolier. The previous bolier was oil and coverted to wood, and now removed. This half of our basement will not only have the boiler, but will also house…Continue
Tags: primer, TSP, paint, lead, basement
Started by Bill Hendrickson in Old Houses: Pre-1900. Last reply by Bill Hendrickson 1 hour ago.
Share your old houses' hidden treasures and artifacts 11 Replies
Let's hear what types of trinkets, treasures, artifacts and oddities people have found in their old houses. Whether it be in the floors, walls, ceilings, cellars or underground. Post pictures if you…Continue
Started by Jim Finley in Old Houses: Pre-1900. Last reply by Bill Hendrickson 2 hours ago.
Paint removal 10 Replies
Anyone know of a product that will remove latex paint without disturbing the hand grained finish that lies beneath the latex paint? Hand graining was done to doors and woodwork in the 1870's .Thanks Continue
Started by Linda Brown in Old Houses: Pre-1900. Last reply by Linda Brown 7 hours ago.
Introduction - Hello!
Hello everybody. I found this site by luck while searching for info on steam boilers. I am a general contractor. Until 2008 I specialized in 1900-1945 renovations. As the market fell out I went from…Continue
Tags: load, calculation, J, manual, efficiency
Started by Steve Zarpas in Old Houses: Pre-1900 8 hours ago.
best way to refurbish interior woodwork and doors? 15 Replies
Greetings everyone! I'm new to OldHouseonline and am hoping I can glean some advice on restoring my 1940 Cotswold/Tudor The home is in fairly good shape overall, but the woodwork and panel doors…Continue
Tags: finish, pine, fir, shellac, tudor
Started by Jill Perkins in Old Houses: 1900-1945. Last reply by Nick 9 hours ago.
Tung Oiling floors - need pointers 2 Replies
Well it's almost time to finish the kitchen. We screened the original wood floors from our 1850 farmhouse. They look nice and have a great patina. In order to expedite cabinet installation, I did the…Continue
Tags: restoration, floor, wood, oil, tung
Started by Jessica Lemmon in Old House How-To. Last reply by Nick 11 hours ago.
Arts and Crafts or Mission style radios?
I thought that I would look for an arts and crafts or mission style radio, but realized that radio had not really become omnipresent until after the peak of this movement. I figure thats why most…Continue
Tags: radio
Started by Nick in Old Houses: 1900-1945 11 hours ago.
Ever encounter old house snobbery? 28 Replies
How many of you out there have ever encountered the attitude about old houses that "common" people should not touch them, much less own them. In my part of New England this is fairly common among the…Continue
Tags: specialists, restoration, century, 18th
Started by Jim Finley in Old Houses: Pre-1900. Last reply by KenK 23 hours ago.
Old Wallpapering Found 10 Replies
The plaster in our stairway walls to the second floor had a lot of cracks in it. I thought it was like other areas in the house where the plaster keys broke and all we had to do was pull it back up.…Continue
Tags: repair, paper, wall, Plastering
Started by Bill Hendrickson in Old Houses: Pre-1900. Last reply by Bill Hendrickson yesterday.
What's on your home inspection report? 19 Replies
Going through a home inspection is enough to make anyone reach for the Maalox—especially if you're buying an old house, where the list of items to repair can seem endless. If you've just purchased…Continue
Tags: home inspection, From the Editors
Started by Clare Martin in The Old-House Attic. Last reply by desiree mccrorey yesterday.
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The Fireplace Mantle
We are trying to get a picture of the original mantle. It was supposedly very ornate and matched the 1/4 sawn oak trim and corinthian columns in our stairway. It is missing, and there are two areas of thought. It was either stolen or the old man who owned the home and may have had some dementia, let it go some how.
In any case it was not there when we bought the house:…
ContinuePosted by Bill Hendrickson on January 19, 2012 at 8:00am — 2 Comments
The Roof & Chimney
I am a little late in updating. The major work has occured during the month of November 2011.
The original roof was shake shingles and was replaced sometime with asphalt. We replaced the old shingleswith Owens Corning Duration Premium, which provides that same shake-like look. This was finished between snow storms this week.
The main chimney was rebuilt so that a new gas boiler could be installed. A liner will be put in as well. The chimney was only rebuilt back up to the level…
ContinuePosted by Bill Hendrickson on December 20, 2011 at 6:00am — 2 Comments
Open Floorplan: Arts & Crafts Style
The first time I walked through the first floor of my house, it struck me that the house was built in 1924, yet the first floor had a beautiful flow to it, and an open floorplan. The kitchen is separated from the rest of the rooms by a swinging door and a half-stairwell that leads to the basement and the backyard. This was fine with me - I'm not crazy about the contemporary floorplans that slam the kitchen right in the middle of the 'living space'. I don't really want my dirty dishes, and…
ContinuePosted by Karan Andrea on December 18, 2011 at 1:21am — 4 Comments
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Repurposing Old Buildings as Houses
After moving into a new home, you’ve likely never had to ask yourself which end of the hayloft should hold the pool table, or whether a choir balcony will fit two twin beds or one. You’ve probably never shopped for kitchen fixtures in a railroad yard, either. But others have. Lured by the frisson of [...]A Designer’s Guide to Lace Curtains
My days are often spent on the telephone, guiding clients who I know are standing near a window, atop a ladder (or kitchen chair) with a clacking tape measure in hand. As a designer and merchant of period-inspired lace curtains, I can offer them—and you—help in selecting appropriate window treatments. From 20 years of advice: [...]Pasadena Bungalow with Original Woodwork
One word comes to mind to describe the approach taken by Carol Polanskey and Martin Ratliff for their restoration: scientific. Beginning in 1992, these committed homeowners used their analytical experience—both are rocket scientists—to take restoration to a higher level, researching the era and looking for evidence on site. The result is a house that glows. [...]Elegant Neoclassical Kitchen
If you owned a premier company specializing in period-inspired cabinets, what would your kitchen look like? How about this: “A design aesthetic inspired by the classical vocabulary of ancient Roman architecture—more specifically, by the Swedish neoclassical movement —but with an updated sensibility.” The kitchen belongs to Crown Point Cabinetry founder Brian Stowell and his wife, [...]Gingerbread Millwork for Old-House Kitchens
Used judiciously, decorative millwork has a place in a kitchen of almost any era. Think of it as the icing on the cake. “Gingerbread” denotes the purely decorative woodwork identified with the Victorian era, when houses were festooned with whimsical and often elaborate sawn and turned wood ornaments. But decorative trim isn’t just for late [...]Get Connected:
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