"try this for a replacement ironing board. As for soapstone counters, you should be able to get those through any granite countertop dealer but they will cost you!
Wall-Mounted Fold-Up Ironing Board
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=10518"
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Share your old houses' hidden treasures and artifacts
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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 this discussion. Last reply by Jim Finley May 22.
How do you deal with ice dams in your gutters?
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This winter in Connecticut has been mild so far, but the last several have been humdingers. We had no sooner bought our old farmhouse in September 2008 than an early December storm dumped huge…Continue
Tags: dams, gutters, ice, snow
Started this discussion. Last reply by Franz Jan 24.
Ever encounter old house snobbery?
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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 this discussion. Last reply by Tom owns a Barber #1 Apr 9.
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Jim Finley replied to Jim Finley's discussion Share your old houses' hidden treasures and artifacts"Thats very cool - I would love to find cannonballs and old handcuffs! Legend has it our house was a garrison during the Revolutionary War and the militia did their drills out in the field. I've taken the metal detector out there but only find…"
SarahC replied to Jim Finley's discussion Share your old houses' hidden treasures and artifacts"We're thick in Civil War history in our area. Around our 1920's house we've found some old bullets or casings while cleaning up the landscaping. A neighbor a few houses down has found some cannon balls. Aside from that, a mummified…"
Jim Finley replied to Jim Finley's discussion Share your old houses' hidden treasures and artifacts"those are beautiful doors! What an awesome find!
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Annette K Weber replied to Jim Finley's discussion Share your old houses' hidden treasures and artifacts"In process of selling my 1898 Vicctorian that I have lived in for almost 30 years. I never spent time in the loft over the garage as there are no lights up there and I thought the piles of wood up there were all shutters for the ooutside of…"
Jim Finley replied to ralph ciardella's discussion dirt floor basement"I hear you! I say that same thing everyday....
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Jim Finley replied to ralph ciardella's discussion dirt floor basement"I see you live in Cranbury, NJ - thats definitely a pricey area! I used to work in Princeton - lived down in Ewing.
Every house is different and every owner is different. If your house has inherent value as a historic home then you want to…"
Jim Finley replied to ralph ciardella's discussion dirt floor basement"true but way more expensive
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Jim Finley replied to ralph ciardella's discussion dirt floor basement"My 1740's colonial still has its original dirt floor. I dont want to concrete as that would be an irreversible change to the house, but I do plan to rake it out flat, lay down heavy plastic sheeting and pour gravel or peastone over it."
Tom owns a Barber #1 replied to Jim Finley's discussion Ever encounter old house snobbery?""but most jobs call for patience, strength and common building/carpentry/masonry knowledge with a desire for preservation." That is perfectly stated. Like brilliant! Here is central Ohio, we 'patch' things as fast as we can. We…"
Jim Finley replied to R. Laughlin's discussion Any suggestions as to how to repair/paint/replace close exterior walls?"a really skinny workman?"
Jim Finley replied to Liz's discussion What in the world are my wall made of!?"I agree with you guys that the asbestos fear is way overblown but I would still use caution. You probably will not get mesothelioma from breathing a few fibers (like the TV ads say) but it can be extremely irritating to your respiratory…"
Randy Klepinger replied to Jim Finley's discussion Ever encounter old house snobbery?"There are really good craftsmen out there. The old materials are less suseptable to improper installation. You can't beat old growth. Fiberboard moldings and glued up "wood" can't compare."
David Hunt replied to Jim Finley's discussion Ever encounter old house snobbery?" Hey johninelgin , I too live in northern Il in the city to watch, or is it the city in the suburbs, or whatever. I agree with your assesment that builders in " good old days ", would have used many of the modern materials…"
johninelgin replied to Jim Finley's discussion Ever encounter old house snobbery?"I was talking to a guy at a neighborhood block party who got all huffy with me because I replaced several of my old single pane double hung windows (I live in Northern Illinois) and because I used fiber cement siding on one side of my house. I…"
"Lets face it there are all kinds of snobs out there and someone who knows better, lol my self included! I have simply worked on homes myself because I could not afford to hire contractors with their high pricing for restoration. I figure…"
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- Husband, father, scientist and old house owner
- Tell us about your old-house experiences and dreams:
- Currently in our second 18th century house in southeastern Connecticut. The 1741 Timothy Lester Homestead (Natl. Reg.) is a center chimney colonial with 5 fireplaces, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, large keeping room, parlor, hall with 3500 sf that is impossible to heat! The main fireplace is 8x5 ft with double rear bread ovens. Most of the interior walls are full length feather-edge panelling. Framing is post and beam with plank sheathing, and interior posts are gunstock, with exposed beams in many rooms. Flooring is wide pine in the front "formal rooms" and wide chestnut in the rear "working" rooms. We are not planning on changing the layout of the house, only cleaning, painting, insulating and updating systems as needed. I love searching for old artifacts in and around the house (I have many) and I love sharing stories and ideas with other old house owners.
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