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Kathy Keen

How should I finish the wide-plank, unfinished wood floor in my attic?

Should I use polyurethane? If so, should I stain first (I'd like a dark, reddish - yellow finish similar to the other floors in the house)?…

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Clare Martin

What's on your home inspection report?

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 i…

Started by Clare Martin

20 Jan 31
Reply by Annette K Weber
Jessica Lemmon

Trying to identify existing light fixture - possibly Delft?

Recently we were up to Niagara on the Lake, and while taking a stroll through a local antique shop, came across not one but two chandeliers…

Started by Jessica Lemmon

3 Jan 24
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Clare Martin

Got a time capsule?

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…

Started by Clare Martin

9 Jan 3
Reply by James Olson
Shelley

Best primer for old plaster walls

Any suggestions for what to prime my old plaster walls before painting?  After removing the liner paper-have gray plaster walls.  Should I…

Started by Shelley

18 Nov 25, 2011
Reply by cblehmann
Martin

The Sorg Mansion picture collection

By popular demand I have created an album of the picture I have taken of the Sorg Mansion during a walkthrough over the winter. I have also…

Started by Martin

4 Sep 7, 2011
Reply by Martin
Clare Martin

What's the worst "repair" you've seen?

Unless your old house was in pristine condition when you bought it (in which case you probably wouldn't be seeking advice on this site!), y…

Started by Clare Martin

29 Jul 8, 2011
Reply by Jodi Click
Phil

A fabulous old house web site. This I guarantee. (And now with the link!)

http://oldhousedreams.com/For those of you who like to look at pictures of real old houses, the beauty and the warts, and to see what they…

Started by Phil

26 May 20, 2011
Reply by Martin
Janice S Morgan

Show off your best eBay find.

As I sit here looking on eBay for push plates for a swinging door in my home, I wondered what treasures have YOU found on eBay for your old…

Started by Janice S Morgan

12 May 20, 2011
Reply by Andy Streenz
John K.

Suggestion for this Forum

Although I haven't been here long, I've been involved with hundreds of various discussion forum programs over the years.   I have a small s…

Started by John K.

7 Jan 16, 2011
Reply by Donald Mitchell
Anita Rosenberger

season for roof replacement (complete tear off required)

Wondering if anyone can tell me whether a roof can be replaced in the winter?  I'm in MI and the temps are below zero with windchill, plus…

Started by Anita Rosenberger

10 Dec 30, 2010
Reply by John K.

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