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Jessie Kaufman replied to Jessie Kaufman's discussion This is not a Victorian, right?
David Hunt replied to Jessie Kaufman's discussion This is not a Victorian, right?
lyn joy replied to ralph ciardella's discussion dirt floor basement
Will H replied to tinkersouthernbelle's discussion What is the style of this 1920 home in TN???
David Hunt replied to PStewart's discussion Shellac over apple green paint? Historical finish?
Will H left a comment for Megan ButtonMay 20, 2012 from 11am to 5pm – Northeast Portland, OR Irvington Neighborhood
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This house was built in 1908, it's in a historic area in Joliet, IL.The kitchen is in the middle of the house. 1 bedroom, the main bathroom, and the door to the backyard is off of it. There's also an…Continue
Started by Jessie Kaufman in Old Houses: 1900-1945 6 hours ago.
My husband and I recently purchased this house. It was listed as a Victorian, built in 1908. It's in the Cathedral area in Joliet, IL where there are old houses of every sort. The thing that throws…Continue
Started by Jessie Kaufman in Old Houses: 1900-1945. Last reply by Jessie Kaufman 7 hours ago.
Hi. I have a house from 1830 with the original dirt floor still in it.I want to concrete it over and use it for storage. What is the minimum slab thickness (or thinness) that I can go? Is there a…Continue
Started by ralph ciardella in Old House How-To. Last reply by lyn joy 7 hours ago.
HiCan anyone tell me more about the style of this house?Records show it was built in 1920. And this is in the "downtown area" of a small town in middle TN.I would love to find some floor plans and…Continue
Started by tinkersouthernbelle in Old Houses: 1900-1945. Last reply by Will H 8 hours ago.
All - One our 3rd floor I recently discovered what seemed to be a wood finish on paneling based on shellac on top of a pale green or apple green paint. Seems like a way to perhaps achieve a…Continue
Started by PStewart in Old Houses: Pre-1900. Last reply by David Hunt 8 hours ago.
I am thinking about removing an architecturally uninteresting and unflashed chimney in order to help simplify my extremely complicated roofing system. It currently is only being used for my gas hot…Continue
Started by Phil in Old-House Products. Last reply by Andy Streenz 11 hours ago.
Recently I've been doing some minor repairs in the attic of my 1890s victorian home, and when I pulled up the floor carpet last week I found a beautiful rug that a previous owner had covered up and…Continue
Started by juliann in Old Houses: Pre-1900. Last reply by Will H 12 hours ago.
When I was about 8 years old, my parents were gifted some lakefront property in our hometown, on which they eventually built the house they now live in. They decided we should mark this momentous…Continue
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Started by Clare Martin in The Old-House Attic. Last reply by Alex - Old Town Home yesterday.
I created a "basic" floor plan for my builder to get some idea of what I want to do.This is for this 1920? Victorian Farm House/Revival/Bungalow???I'm not trying to make it historically "accurate"…Continue
Started by tinkersouthernbelle in Old Houses: 1900-1945. Last reply by Andy Streenz on Monday.
Was it the grand foyer, the stained glass, all of the originals hiding under years of paint and veneer, or maybe the vision of what you knew your house would be? What was it that made you buy your…Continue
Started by Liz in The Old-House Attic. Last reply by dawn mohrbacher on Monday.
For some time now, the faucet sink in the master bath has had a slight drip from the hot water. We were aware of it but it wasn’t so bad that I needed to fix it asap. Well, recently the drip has pick up speed. No only was it not good for the water bill, I could hear it at night. The drip…drip….drip was causing me to loss sleep. …
ContinuePosted by TriDog on April 9, 2012 at 4:43pm
As mentioned in previous postings, shortly after moving into our new Old House, we had a major roof leak. The interior walls in the first floor dinning room got wet, but we got lucky that the ceiling escaped the rainwater. Unfortunately, the built in hutch got the worst of it. So, in the mid fall of 2005, we ended up gutting around that built in hoping we could save it.

A little surprise…
ContinuePosted by TriDog on April 16, 2012 at 2:25pm
I have never had a kitchen that I designed to fit my own cooking style until now. While so many people are taking down walls to create an open design, I was very happy with my kitchen partitioned off from the rest of the first floor.
I love to cook, but if I am sitting at my dining table, I don't want…
ContinuePosted by Karan Andrea on December 18, 2011 at 8:00pm — 3 Comments
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