Lynne Allison's Page

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"Although I prefer the quarter sawn oak (have it myself in my living room) I have seen Bradbury and Bradbury wall paper, lincrusta, decorative plaster techniques (like Venetian), grass cloth, burlap and even leather. If this is in the kitchen I would…"

"Dead sand shark in a cracked jar of formaldehyde...yeah,my house adventures suck!"

"Interesting point I had not considered. I have yet to notice any moisture but the pockets are definitely not sealed up absolutely airtight. You are the first I've ever heard say this and I did my research before installing the insulation."

"You'd have to pull off the face trim and pull out what you needed to get to the broken one and then re-foam. I'd replace all the sash-cords with new prior to doing this so the chances of the cord breaking would be pretty slim, or replace…"

"You have to be really careful when you do this. I did it with 1/4" rigid foam and despite checking and rechecking the fit as the window were used and the weights moved they eventually jammed up. In retrospect what I should have done was used…"

"The snobbery I've run into is that my house isn't on THE national register, isn't historically or even architecturally significant, certainly isn't fancy and at around 98 years old isn't old enough to really matter. One…"

"I was just talking about this to a yuppie couple of friends looking to buy an old house. They have no skills whatsoever and have no intention on learning to be DIYers. They also can't afford to hire out the work. Their response to me…"

"I have a similar but not exact arrangement in my 1910ish bungalow. There's a smaller than normal door from the back porch that opens (well, used to) into what is now a very small half bath. We finally determined that it was for grocery…"

"I don't think it's heresy. After all, you don't live in a museum. Can you imagine living 18th century style. Ugh! Here's my solution for you. Buy neutral foundation furniture (couch, love-seat, chair, etc) and accessorize with…"

"I agree, I think the side door was the original entrance. When you enter from the side what does the interior space look like."

"Any pictures of it before it was remuddled?"

"Most assuredly not a Foursquare. Not sure if there is a specific name for this rather ubiquitous type of house. Hopefully someone smarter than I will pop in soon. Is it yours?"

"I used Benjamin Moore "MooreGard" exterior acrylic nearly ten years ago. It has held up very well except where we have had a moisture problem (roof leak) and a few spots on the southern exposure which since it's such a small area may…"

"More 4-fingered adventures can be had with a table saw."