"A good place to start is to pull the deeds , and check the tax records, at some point they will show a house being added. judging from the roof brackets i will guess 1930s also . is or was the walls originally plaster ?"
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I have a top to a mantle ,i…Continue
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Started this discussion. Last reply by helen liu Feb 17.
Need help on window screens
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Hi ,my home was built around 1910, the windows have tracks on the on the inside trim I belive it was for sreens , Im slowly glazing and reparing them and removing the storm windows that are bad ,I…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Andy Streenz Feb 17.
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kevin replied to SarahC's discussion Help: What type of house do I have?"Hi sarah , thanks for adding me to your friends , I would call yours a foursquare, or as an elderly friend used to call them a sears house ! He had a home very similar to yours, and told the story of being a carpenter and erecting…"
kevin replied to Clare Martin's discussion Ghost Stories" Its kinda neat that there are so many stories out there , most have innocent happenings ,but pets dying sets me on edge, again if it didnt happen to me i dont think i would belive it !"
kevin replied to Martin's discussion Exterior Storm Window Options"Here it is, new srorm windows,I have not used these yet but found a maker of new storm windows it is called styleline phone # 313 930 2723 hope this helps , I e mailed and got a quote"
kevin replied to Richard Pryor's discussion door sweeps? draft beaters?"Thanks for this info,my father taught me how to repair windows useing these weather strips as needed about 30 years ago , ive been looking for these for 6 mos now !!"
kevin replied to Martin's discussion Exterior Storm Window Options" I was hoping that someone had a "new" product !! We are also in need of some , Im planning on painting some and replacing the screens but its just so time consuming . And like the others my windows are odd sizes by todays standards.…"
kevin replied to Clare Martin's discussion Ghost Stories"Ive been in a house that was truley haunted ,it had the loud footsteps ,slamming doors, it only acted up on bad behavior (we where not married ) or changes ,during painting we took down about 20 crosses , I told her i thought her aunt was warding…"
kevin replied to Phil's discussion Here is a depressing article"Well , Its kinda scary , I guess it was luck that I have not tested positive for lead even though I work with it everday and sand and paint on my house ! When we where kids we never thought of eating the paint , my parents where…"
kevin replied to Clare Martin's discussion What's on your home inspection report?" Well it seems that there are as many opions of inspectors as there are ...well you know what. Its not a bad idea to have someone else look it over that is not caught up in thoughts of granduer, Ive inspected cars for 25 years and its easy to…"
kevin replied to helen liu's discussion About the history of your old house" The old was we own now was choosen because of the interior trim and deatails where mostly intact,not the panneled 70s room, or drop ceilings , it was mostly all there, later I was to find out the previous owner was just frugal…"
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"I love the crock pot idea !! for shannons question , you may try a roasting pan, fill it up with shingles add some water and steam em !!"
kevin replied to PStewart's discussion Do we have a victorian tilt-out window??"Hi yall , I have seen tilt out windows in 2 churches they worked very well when maintained, we used ivory soap to keep things moving freely on all wood windows . The tilting windows really let the air flow on those dog days,sadly though…"
Andy Streenz replied to kevin's discussion Need help on window screens"Here are pics of my screen frames and tracks. Pretty simple system. Not totally fool proof in practice, though, since you still have the gaps that are created between the two sashes and between the lower sash and the…"
"But do you need a new fireplace mantle? I have a website to show you different style marble mantle, you can custom the mantle from this website:
http://www.stonecarving7th.com/garden/fireplace.html"
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I have a top to a mantle ,i think, anyway its for sale .call kevin at 443 225 5184 or hoffmanhomekevin@aol.com…See More
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