The Historic District

Thanks for all the detailed posts! I knew I would get some substance here. The technique advice is great and will be very helpful when I get back to this project. Unfortunately I discovered a couple of rotten window sills this week so this one is going on the back burner until I can get the sills re...

So I peeled a layer of linoleum, a layer of 1/4’’ plywood, pulled out about 1,000 staples, pried off the 50’s green tiles and spent several evenings with a wallpaper steamer scraping off the nasty black mastic to reveal the original maple flooring in our kitchen. The first half I stripped looked gre...

I have removed this type of glue in the kitchen floor of my current house and the last one and have had the most success using a wallpaper steamer. After letting it sit on the glue for a few minutes the black stuff will peel right off with a scraper. The glue residue beneath was water soluble and wi...

I installed four Larson Gold series storm windows last fall on my west facing upstairs bedrooms and have a few observations. Our local retailer does not stock the gold series so I ordered four to see them in person and try them out before biting off for the rest of the house. I was initially a littl...