The Historic District

I just saw a really nice cast iron pedestal sink but with a faucet setup that I've never seen before. I'm guessing it's set up like the thin tub spouts to connect a rubber hose for hair washing? It looks to be in good condition. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 4085475231

Daniel has put up a post reviewing the progress of his front hall in his Kingston NY federal house. I'm hoping he'll keep going on the review posts soon! I might not have made all the same choices or process, but he really has brought that big, beautiful house back.
https://manhattan-nest.com/2020/08/19/7 ... loor-bath/

I have the same bathroom tub and fixtures, though mine are not in as nice condition. My house was built in 1927-28.The tub is ok, though fairly etched on the inside. I got most of the discoloration out around the drain. The tub supply is called a standing waste and drain tub valve (or a bi-waste dra...

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I think just doing the front door face and that left face of the front door vestibule would look great (painted the same as the house); maybe 5" reveal with smooth shingles, not staggered. I would definitely do those two faces, ending in the inside corners. There's a lot of labor involved in in...

My house had textured plaster walls (kind of a stamped design) but the texture was failing in various places and old fails had been patched but with no way to match that pattern. Plus many, many cracks. I have learned that, long-term, smooth is the easiest to patch seamlessly. I, and a helper, used ...

A new exterior trim color might freshen it up if the white exterior paint is in good condition. In a several block radius there are 2 other houses that have a very similar double gable front like mine. All slightly different proportions to the homes. We all have cedar shakes painted gray with white ...

Hi Gina, I'm waving from another double gabled Englishy cottage in New England. Mine was built in the 1920s and is cute as a button with cedar shakes. All my trim is poplar, so was always painted (original color was a peachy-melon --> yikes!). https://www.thehistoricdistrict.org/gallery/image/1567/m...

Very cool! I'm in a town nearby and my family ran Johnson's Bookstore for over 100 years on Main Street in Springfield. Here's a photo (Johnson's is to the left of Grayson). https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPUmlMKJ1VRK-zA3c1oF1wMBW0gLW1cG-vKj4vA4txt3DApZuVxTU9hCPe_lFdO_w/photo/AF1QipMTWa8JmtyS3...

That's called a sawtooth shelf. Woodcraft has a blog post with some history. I like the half-round "teeth" they show an example of! https://www.woodcraft.com/blog_entries/the-history-of-sawtooth-shelf-systems Lee Valley has pre-cut sawtooth standards ready to be installed: http://www.leeva...