Joan Harding's Page

"Sue Ellen, Thanks, I love being able to warming your coat. I really miss using my radiators. They are very long.( they may have come out of a school or some place. The man who owned the house was a contractor and scrounged stuff. For example,…"

"Joan, sure. No problem (although I'm not a technical expert, that's for sure). Actually the big kerosene whole-house units are very safe. On extremely cold and windy days I used to sit right up against the heater and enjoy the warmth on my…"

"Sue Ellen, Thank you so much for the info. I had just about give up of getting a reply. We haven't decided which room to put it in but I was wondering if it got so hot you couldn't sit near it. Our oldest dog set himself on fire twice by…"

"Joan, you have a great find! My first home, a 1950 4-room summer cottager, had a heater quite similar to your as the only source of heat. It actually worked quite well unless the wind was blowing strongly outside (and that was due more to the lack…"

"The problem with poisons and such is that the animals can die in unforeseen places that may create bigger problems in the long run. I do have good luck with my cats. At the very least they manage to get the dumb mice and let me know I have a problem…"

"The only thing that I might suggest is that after you spot sand and feather you spot paint those areas to bring the paint up even with the surrounding trim and then paint the whole thing. It seems to give a smoother finish. But really our houses are…"

"Speaking of poodle wallpaper, When I was growing up I was out shopping for wallpaper for my room ( try finding yellow roses like at your Grandmothers house in the 60's) My mother found some wallpaper with pink and blue poodles with french…"

"Here are some pictures of the Dr Grubbs house. I have more if anyone is interested. I spoke to the Jack Evans Chevrolet Cadillac dealership and they have ask for a extension to have more time to find a buyer for the house. They have had it listed on…"

"I agree that you should have the kids lead levels checked if only to establish their base line for any follow up tests. I recommend to not try to sweep too much. Do the house in sections or room by room. Chose an area and seal it off from the rest…"

"I know its been awhile since you posted this so you may have moved on but have you though of a slightly darker or lighter shade of either the salmon/ pink or blue? Sometimes by continuing the same colors it actually tones things down because there…"

"Ruth, Sometimes as old house owners we just need to take some time off. I know that it puts the schedule on hold but trust me the projects will still be waiting for you later. Some times these hiatuses are from other parts of your life needing your…"

"Details , Details. Sadly it has been a few years since I did the couple windows I insulated. I haven't gone back to to the others but it on THE LIST. My memory is foggy but I will do my best. I was stripping trim and I had actually taken the…"

"I don't know why glass would'n work. I didn't think about it. ( another duh moment ) I was just thinking about what I had seen but those were probably put up in the 1970's so of course they would use plexi. Also it might have…"

"Lovely house, You might try looking at the tax records.The tax rate would change once the lot was improved. I used that for mine since there were no lot/ street numbers or they had change and didn't match the modern street numbers . So it was…"

"In our part of the country it was called Large Item Pick Up and we had it twice a year. The powers that be thought it was to get rid of stuff but everyone else knew it was so we could trade trash. My kids used to try and hid rather than go with me .…"

"Fred, I know a little about stained glass because I use to do it but I won't say mine is the last word. However, I might be able to explain some things so you understand what you are dealing with and can figure out some possible solutions. 1)…"