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- Fri Aug 18, 2017 3:36 pm
- Forum: District Common
- Topic: Retro
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3253
Re: Retro
Frankly, I never gave much though to the actual meaning of "retro," and would likely have used it interchangeably with "vintage." I don't do a lot of online shopping for things like that, so I never noticed. But, on the few occasions that I've window shopped for retro stuff, I'd ...
- Mon Jul 17, 2017 2:07 pm
- Forum: District Common
- Topic: Yearly maintenance budget
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1140
Re: Yearly maintenance budget
What are maintenance items: roof replacement, furnace replacement, repainting, (exterior and interior) appliance repair/replacement, cleaning/housekeeping? I guess you'd try to predict how much those items will cost, when they will need done, and do the math to see how much you'd need to save each m...
- Sat Jul 01, 2017 10:07 pm
- Forum: Craftsman's Guild
- Topic: Pictures on Photobucket
- Replies: 7
- Views: 652
Re: Pictures on Photobucket
I've been uploading to, and sharing images from photobucket for over 10 years. So, I'm just a little annoyed by this change. I think one of the following things will happen: 1. Hopefully, photobucket realizes that this will put them out of business, and comes up with a more satisfactory solution. 2....
- Fri Jun 23, 2017 7:22 pm
- Forum: Park Avenue
- Topic: Show me your gardens
- Replies: 1
- Views: 463
Re: Show me your gardens
That looks great! I've become acutely aware of what groundhogs/woodchucks will eat, and many of the plants in your first photo are on their preferred list. I planted some of the same things I see in your photos this spring, and many of them have been decimated. Some plants they ignored, and I plante...
- Fri Jun 23, 2017 7:01 pm
- Forum: District Common
- Topic: For your viewing pleasure.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 634
Re: For your viewing pleasure.
That's a very nice home! But, I'm pretty impressed with the tour presentation. If I ever sell my house, I want that kind of presentation made!
- Wed Jun 21, 2017 3:16 pm
- Forum: Craftsman's Guild
- Topic: Porch Decking wood species
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2231
Re: Porch Decking wood species
I didn't order my porch floor boards, the guy doing the work did. (he's sort of the go-to guy for neighborhood porch repair/rebuild) But, I'm pretty sure he had them custom milled. The owner of the house next door had his porch rebuilt, but used a different guy. They only used 3/4" t&g boar...
- Tue Jun 20, 2017 3:00 pm
- Forum: Craftsman's Guild
- Topic: Porch Decking wood species
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2231
Re: Porch Decking wood species
I had my porch floor replaced almost exactly 4 years ago. For budget purposes, I went with 5/4" t&g pine. But, I also applied, with a brush, two coats (per mfr. instructions) of opaque deck stain to all surfaces of each board, before installing them. (priming into the groove side was the mo...
- Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:43 pm
- Forum: District Common
- Topic: How do you force yourself to wait?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1320
Re: How do you force yourself to wait?
Based on some threads I've read here, in the past, I get the impression that some people get burned out more quickly, when they have too many ongoing projects around their house. I'm not sure that I'm good at following my own advice, but I try to save the "want to do" projects as rewards f...
- Wed Jun 14, 2017 6:40 pm
- Forum: District Common
- Topic: Old pictures of your house?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2211
Re: Old pictures of your house?
I love all of these original images; I'm envious. I wish I had an image of my own to share. (maybe someday...) So far, fate has only teased me by providing an image of the church at the corner of my block: m My house is only 3 doors up from (to the left of) this church, but you can't actually see an...
- Mon Jun 12, 2017 11:46 am
- Forum: District Common
- Topic: My Bathroom Odyssey
- Replies: 11
- Views: 787
Re: My Bathroom Odyssey
I echo the others' comments. That looks great!