The Historic District

I see your point and will have to do more research on calculating the size (by any chance do you have an links on calculating the correct size?) the keeping hearth is fairly straight as I can see the sky when I'm standing inside it, the others I'm sure have curves since they all come together by th...

A further thought about your flue sizes. Given the rate of chimney construction in 1720, unless it is very urban, the mason who built it probably did it part time and constructed fewer than 20 chimneys in a lifetime. Their mere existence is no assurance of proper sizing. I would not base my reconstr...

My first question, since your house is old, is are the flues straight? Both of my houses, a 1773 in Massachusetts and a 1737 in North Carolina, have bends in the flues. Believe me, I have taken a large number of whiskey bottles out of the walls of old houses. Just because your house is old does not ...

Quote: "am I being stupid? specs say the liners are for 38" windows but the liners themselves are 46" long...it doesn't spec how much weight each liner will handle...I think they are made for more modern sash...you need to make sure that the extrusion that acts as a parting bead will ...

Not sure what you want done. But if you simply want the fireplaces to be usable, why not just line them with stainless, it doesn't show. It has become so commonplace that there are even DIY kits available. All old chimneys seem to "break" just below the roof line. I have only had one of th...

In a reference from the TOH site, I found these: m on the Lowes website. Feeling a need to eyeball them, I went to Lowes. No help. No one knew what I was talking about, but thought they could order them for me. Is anyone familiar with these? They come in various lengths and I assume that they can be...

It isn't a matter of replacement. This is an old window which lights a staircase, the pulleys, weights, etc are long gone and the sash simply nailed in place.

When I was a kid, I remember replacing sash cords and weights with plastic channels. The each side of the parting bead was sprung from the center and this held the sash in place.

I have a use for one now and can't find them. Does anyone know a source?

"the only paint colors available to me if I leave the tar on are silver or black..."

I think you can paint over the silver, check it out.

I get it my house is post and beam with studs. But if there are planks on the outside and lathe on the inside then there is space for the insulation...right No, no studs just 1.5" X 18" chestnut planks. The lath and plaster are applied directly to the planks, so no space or "stud cav...