The Historic District

Hi all, I need some help from the forum with this. I am looking for a 2 or 3 light cast iron street lamp between 8' and 10' tall. This is for some friends as thiers was taken out by an errant snow plow last winter. If you or any of your contacts might have some leads on this either a post or PM on h...

Some roof work Had to care care of some squirrel damage. I really dont like these critters. Nothing like spending half a day on a ladder pulling old slate and replacing the sheating. Thank fully in St. Louis I found a place that sells slate by the piece and spent a few hours there getting the proper...

Garage torsion spring project. Also brought the pros in for this one. The old and original torsion springs had it after 80+ years of work. There was no way that I could keep the original equipment. Ordering springs was just not cost effective so to save a few pennies I diassembled the old system and...

Drive way project. Great crew got this done in under a week. Asphalt driveway just needed to go. It was cheaply done and falling apart. Maintanence costs were just not worth it, plus we have plans for the expanded portion of the driveway. After some back and forth decided that concrete was the best ...

Hi everbody I'm back again. After a long year or so my wallet is a lot lighter in the process. Lots of things have changed around the homefront. Progress Report: Portion of the drive way poured. New electrical in the garage and shed was run. New lighting was installed on the outside of the house and...

It has the louvered type floor to ceiling window. The proper name for them escapes me. Jalousie? If so, it's unlikely they'd be original to a house built in 1937. It would be interesting to learn what was there originally. Sometimes those spaces were transitional areas - open air, roofed, screened ...

Lets go oustside for a bit shall we. The new veggie garden. This was a fun project. Took 2 seasons but was very worth it. It is about 40' by 40'. The fencing around it is approximatlly 8.5'. This was done to prevent the infiltration of deer. Construction materials used were 8 x 8 posts and 2 x 8 all...

The Dining Room

Repaint and get rid of the nasty curtains ( is anyone noticing a theme here?)

The French doors on both sides of the fireplace are a nice feature. Do they lead out onto a veranda? Yes, they do lead into an enclosed sun room. Not a very efficient room. Winters are cold and summers are hot and humid. It has the louvered type floor to ceiling window. The proper name for them esc...

The Living Room (before pics are in introductions) We decided to repaint the room and get rid of the awfull curtains. 20150207_125451.jpg 20150207_125441.jpg 20150207_125423.jpg 20150210_192338.jpg 20150210_192305.jpg 20150210_192324.jpg 20150402_172053.jpg 20150402_172110.jpg 20150402_172128.jpg 20...