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"Yes Nina, but you have your porch still. Mine had its wood pillars replaced at some point with wrought iron and ended up collapsing under snow load, which in turn caused all the bottoms of the wall studs to rot from not being under roof. I cannot…"

"I am currently redoing my siding. One side at a time. The worst side first. Did some research on the best method and opted for the paintshaver pro. It's faster than the other methods,imo. Got some scaffolding from a neighbor. Helped cut costs.…"

"Video of steam deglazing right over here: http://www.myoldhousejournal.com/profiles/blogs/window-sash-deglazing John www.HistoricHomeWorks.com"

"Try infrared heat. Softens putty and less gooey. Safer than soldering gun. Catherine Brooks www.eco-strip.com"