The Historic District

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...

raine wrote:Maybe you have no studs. Like post and beams or girts. Try the command stick on hooks.
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No it's balloon framed. It just feels like I got expert craftsmen in some areas, and their lazy apprentices in others!

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!

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...

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...

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...

Made it here! After eight years of inspiration and advice, I'm glad that this group sticks together.

It's amazing the difference the new box beam already makes. It's great that your house got such a good caretaker.

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.

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...