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rue replied to Martin's discussion Late Victorian house, is it a folk victorian?"Does anyone know how to access this site now? I can't log in."
rue replied to Julie J. Rohl's discussion Geothermal Systems"I'm so thrilled to know you won't have the same issue. I just kept thinking there had to have been a better way. Oh and you better believe I'll have it working again one day ;)"
rue left a comment for Julie J. Rohl"Yep Ohio. I love it here :)
Thank you for letting me know about the school! It's about 3 hours from my house (Dayton area), but next time we're headed that way, I'll have to stop by. It's always wonderful to meet old house…"
Julie J. Rohl left a comment for rue"Ohio! that's awesome! I went to college for Building Preservation and Restoration at Belmont Tech, which is in St. Clairsville, just the other side of the river from Wheeling, WV. You are not alone at all out there! Stop by just to meet…"
rue replied to Julie J. Rohl's discussion Geothermal Systems"The only thing that bothers me about the air-conditioning in our house is that the old owners had the company run the pipes up the fireplace and made it unusable. I'm happy to have the air-conditioning, but a working fireplace would have been…"
rue replied to andrew l hintz sr's discussion old windows"psychologist or sociologist? Perhaps LOL
I would guess that it is 50/50 as far as original vs vinyl on my street, maybe more with vinyl, as I haven't counted. I think you're onto something when you said "I think that deep down,…"
rue replied to andrew l hintz sr's discussion old windows"Amen Julie! I have a hard time understanding how tearing down an old home to build a brand new one is green. To me, buying and restoring is as green as you can get."
rue replied to andrew l hintz sr's discussion old windows"I'm sorry John, I didn't mean to sound as though they were having seizures LOL
What I meant to say is that people have actually gotten angry. I've had several neighbors talking about what a huge mistake we were making and that…"
rue left a comment for Phil"Grim death LOL Don't worry, I will! As far as the dormer, I talked to a man that grew up in the house during the mid 1940s and he said it was falling apart, so his father decided to just take it off. The porch was taken off before he lived…"
Phil left a comment for rue"Ah, your house had a full porch originally? That would alter the look. I wonder why anyone would remove a dormer. Trust me, I know that dormers can lead to roof valley leaks that are costly to repair, but surely demolishing one and patching in the…"
rue commented on Donald Mitchell's blog post Eight month parlor project"I think that must be what happened here too. Maybe covering up cracks?? Anyway, thank you for answering my question."
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- Tell us about yourself:
- My husband and I bought a home in Ohio, that we think is a 1904 foursquare, but it could have been built earlier. We are avid old house lovers living our dream.
- Tell us about your old-house experiences and dreams:
- We are in the process of restoring our old home and hope to find out it's secrets.
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- At 12:48am on September 16, 2009, Phil said…
- I don't have any of the Dover books for houses as new as 1904, and none of the 1800s reprint pattern books of mine have anything that resembles a foursquare or anything like your house. I am not sure that I would call your house a basic foursquare. It has the hipped roof, and I am guessing by calling it a foursquare that it has 4 rooms up and down, or 3 down with an entryway/stairway area. However, it seems different from the outside. Maybe Jane could weigh in.
- At 7:37am on September 16, 2009, Phil said…
- Ah, your house had a full porch originally? That would alter the look. I wonder why anyone would remove a dormer. Trust me, I know that dormers can lead to roof valley leaks that are costly to repair, but surely demolishing one and patching in the roof, then shingling it would be a lot more expensive. I like those upper window sashes, by the way. Your neighbors who where aghast at you keeping them might have suggested the faux mission replacement windows, with the outer sash patterns, or other wrong pattern windows. I have _never_ actually seen those mission replacements put on a house that is appropriate for them. Hang on to yours like grim death.
- At 4:55pm on September 16, 2009, Julie J. Rohl said…
- Ohio! that's awesome! I went to college for Building Preservation and Restoration at Belmont Tech, which is in St. Clairsville, just the other side of the river from Wheeling, WV. You are not alone at all out there! Stop by just to meet everyone, you will be welcomed with open arms. When I was in school (I'm from MA) there were people of all ages (18-71!) from Cali, Minn, Canada, CT, Utah, Penn, FLA...everywhere! I loved it! The program has changed a little since I graduated, most noticably in the loss of Vicki Burton, who dealt with most of the artistic portions of the program. Dave Mertz is still the head professor, though, and a wealth of knowledge and inspiration. Graduates are spread all over Ohio, WV, Penn and farther. The school would be an awesome place for you to make friends!
- At 8:42pm on September 16, 2009,
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