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Bouncy Floors 7 Replies
I have read many opinions on how to beef up joist strength to eliminate or decrease the bounce of the old wood floors. I would like to know if we should completely eliminate the bounce or have some…
Started by Shelley in Old Houses: 1900-1945. Last reply by jane 3 hours ago.
Type of Wood?
My husband and I were pulling up the carpet in our third bedroom and found this! Any advice as to what type of wood it is? We've heard people say ash, poplar, or pine. I've attached a photo of the ar…
Started by Cassie Marshall in Old Houses: 1900-1945 5 hours ago.
SW Duration paint
For you paint experts out there...what do you think about using SW Duration paint on old houses? Is it 100% acrylic?
Started by Kathy Keen in Old House How-To 10 hours ago.
Proper Paint Color For Fixed Window 2 Replies
I have an 1894 shingle style Queen Anne house. Upper story sidewall shingles are painted a dark green and first floor claps are a deep red. All trim is a dark gold. Window sashes are a few shades dar…
Started by Diana in Old Houses: Pre-1900. Last reply by Diana 10 hours ago.
Help on Trim/Frame/Sash color choices 6 Replies
Hello Experienced Old Home Restorers,We have chosen a three-color scheme for our 1901 home. We are installing new Seacoast Gray cedar shingles, the trim will be Sherwin Williams' "Classical White" (…
Tagged: colors, paint, sash, trim
Started by Hope Straw in Old House How-To. Last reply by Kathy Keen 10 hours ago.
Making Wood Shutters 11 Replies
All - My research seems to indicate that my chances for obtaining antique, properly sized , exterior shutters for my 1889 Queen Anne are about nil. My windows are pretty large (32" X 74" inter…
Started by PStewart in Old Houses: Pre-1900. Last reply by jane 1 day ago.
Appraisals for Old Homes 7 Replies
We are currently in the processing of refinancing our house to take advantage of lower interest rates and to cut in half our loan life. As part of that process, an appraisal was required. No problem,…
Tagged: appraisal
Started by BenningtonColonial in Old Houses: 1900-1945. Last reply by BenningtonColonial 1 day ago.
For sale: vintage bathroom fixtures and double kitchen sink
I have a 1930s Cotswold cottage that needed one of its bathrooms and its kitchen renovated. We were able to salvage the toilet, pedestal sink, the bathtub and shower plumbing fixtures and the double…
Tagged: fixture, plumbing, kitchen, bath, bathroom
Started by Patricia Shih in Swaps and Sales 1 day ago.
Here is a depressing article 34 Replies
Old House Journal, I believe, was started as a NYC brownstone restoration newsletter. Here is an article by a Wall Street Journal editor on a brownstone "restoration." Note how she is removing 7 fi…
Started by Phil in The Old-House Attic. Last reply by Shelley Aug 31.
Smart vents
I have a small cottage that was built in the 20s. I have been getting some condensation in the atttic in the winter and am about to have a new roof put on. I did install wall installation and the hou…
Started by Peg Barton in Old Houses: 1900-1945 Aug 30.
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flr stains
Posted by John Leigh on September 1, 2010 at 10:39pm
The window is stripped
Posted by Phil on August 31, 2010 at 8:37am — 5 Comments
Our New Old House
Posted by Dianne on August 19, 2010 at 11:17am
Progress on George L. Chesbro
We are making progress! We have decided to keep the house on the hill on a 1.5 acre lot. The house is in the process of being approved for an historic restriction which has just been drafted. Preservation Worcester has agreed to hold the restriction and the house has moved to market! Wish us luck as we are looking for someone to fill the home with a family and to restore the old lady! Another photo by Andrew Barr, Photographer, for your pleasure!
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Posted by Linda Weber on August 17, 2010 at 8:59am
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Tile Patterns for Old-House Baths
Unfortunately, we’ve all seen them—restored bathrooms that almost got the details right. Often they boast spot-on period fixtures, faucets, lights, and medicine cabinets, but are accompanied by a floor that looks as though it belongs in a 1950s science fiction movie—or worse yet, in the summer palace of an Italian baron. Don’t let flooring selections [...]Editors’ Picks: 9/01/10
Although its peak in popularity was relatively short (roughly the period between the two World Wars), Art Deco—and its close cousin, Art Moderne—nonetheless remains completely captivating. During its heyday, the architectural style offered a nation plagued by war and economic hardship a view of a brighter future; today, it’s a nostalgic look back on the [...]Early Colonial Revival Architecture
The first waves of America’s most enduring architectural obsession . . . As the Victorian era drew to a close, nostalgic Americans looked to the architecture of the original Colonies for inspiration. Vernacular traditions (chiefly English, but also Dutch and German) were thrown into the mix, and everywhere the decorative vocabulary was that of 18th-century [...]Hydrangeas in the Historic Garden
Let me introduce you to my colorful friend LEONA . . . the acronym for five types of hydrangeas that will give you blooms for half the year or more: Limelight, Endless Summer, Oak Leaf, Nikko Blue, and Annabelle. Hydrangeas are native to the Appalachian region of the U.S. and to the islands of Japan. [...]Saving a Dallas Foursquare
Whether you call it “electric blue” or “painter’s-tape blue,” the startling hue that coated the front-parlor woodwork in Clark Mitchell and J.W. Brasher’s turn-of-the-century Foursquare most definitely could not be called “period.” The house had been built circa 1905 by renowned Dallas architect Otto Lang for himself and his family. But as the years passed, [...]Get Connected:
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