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- Mon Oct 02, 2017 1:00 am
- Forum: Neighborhood Introductions
- Topic: It's been a while!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 443
It's been a while!
Hello again! I'm just getting back to working on my house after an 18-month downtime due to autoimmune issues. I'm finally up and moving again, and happy to be back! So, since it's been a bit, I've got a Victorian that was built circa 1890 and remodeled into a duplex in 1918. The style is what I lik...
- Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:52 am
- Forum: District Common
- Topic: I ;$&?@); hate plaster sometimes
- Replies: 6
- Views: 878
Re: I ;$&?@); hate plaster sometimes
raine wrote:Maybe you have no studs. Like post and beams or girts. Try the command stick on hooks.
90/10 %
No it's balloon framed. It just feels like I got expert craftsmen in some areas, and their lazy apprentices in others!
- Sun Sep 13, 2015 6:53 pm
- Forum: District Common
- Topic: Finally found time to post here
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1038
Re: Finally found time to post here
mattswabb wrote:Maybe if it goes up for sale I'll think about it.
I bet even you couldn't get all those windows restored!
- Sun Sep 13, 2015 6:46 pm
- Forum: District Common
- Topic: Cedar Roof
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1857
Re: Cedar Roof
My house is similar, in that nothing was ever removed. All changes were just piled on top of of the original materials. My roof had the original cedar shakes, plus four layers of roofing on top of that! Leaving it wasn't an option due to all the weight. My roofer pulled it all off and put down OSB a...
- Sun Sep 13, 2015 6:38 pm
- Forum: District Common
- Topic: I ;$&?@); hate plaster sometimes
- Replies: 6
- Views: 878
I ;$&?@); hate plaster sometimes
Most of the time I love my old plaster walls. But today I'm trying to hang a shelf, and I just drilled across a 38" expanse without a single stud, not even in the corner. At least 50 holes, every 1/2-1". I had found a 30" expanse before in two different places and later figured out th...
- Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:55 pm
- Forum: Craftsman's Guild
- Topic: Floor Finishes
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2536
Re: Floor Finishes
Does anyone here have shellac floors with pets? I love the idea of being able to do touch ups, and I worry about polyurethane limiting the life of the floors due to sanding. On the other hand, I have elderly pets (my house is a "pawspice" right now), so being resistant to stomach upsets is...
- Tue Aug 18, 2015 9:22 pm
- Forum: District Common
- Topic: Welcome back everyone!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1609
Re: Welcome back everyone!
Made it here! After eight years of inspiration and advice, I'm glad that this group sticks together.
- Mon Aug 10, 2015 7:48 pm
- Forum: WavyGlass: Old House Discussions
- Topic: Can of worms = open...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4564
Re: Can of worms = open...
It's amazing the difference the new box beam already makes. It's great that your house got such a good caretaker.
- Fri Aug 07, 2015 9:37 pm
- Forum: WavyGlass: Brag Books and Introductions
- Topic: From 1941 to 1915 - Hiding the new AC
- Replies: 24
- Views: 6913
Re: From 1941 to 1915 - Hiding the new AC
You can tell your wife that I adore the green tub! I wish my house had had one. Now you just need a gorgeous green sink to match! Lisascenic put one in her bathroom remodel, if you want to check out her thread.
- Sat Aug 01, 2015 12:37 am
- Forum: WavyGlass: Old House Discussions
- Topic: The Smellyhouse Redesign needs your help!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 624
Re: The Smellyhouse Redesign needs your help!
Well, I studied these for a long time. The u-shaped kitchen is by far the most useful, without being an ugly open-concept plan. (I'm a serious cook, and I hate open plans. I want to be by myself and concentrating only on cooking!) I don't like the dormer "wings" or the half gable either. I...