The Historic District

That looks amazing! Wonderful choices!

Sad that the wealth of information is gone.. but glad that the site is not being overrun anymore.

I think you should reach out to him if Mick.. it can't hurt.

I just popped back on WG after receiving those emails. Turned off all notifications and the ability for anyone to email me from that site.

I wish we could just delete our accounts from that site, too. Or that it would be taken down.

Sorry to hear about your situation (and yours Don - I'm so sorry for your loss). But looking forward to a lot more beautiful pictures of gothichome while you make lemonade out of lemons. Hope you enjoy some rest and relaxation in there somewhere, too.

We removed the subfloor when we remodeled the first floor bathroom (still in progress.. maybe I shouldn't use past tense.) Mine was as you described - diagonal and under the walls. It had also seen it's fair share of moisture in it's day and I needed a nice even surface for tile. If I remember every...

Deb wrote:What he doesn't know, yet, is that in 1834 the Thompson's lost 3 children, ages 4,3 and 1, in less than a month. I wonder if it was their spirits that he felt?

If he's not into that sort of thing.. maybe you shouldn't tell him for a while.

Looking it up on Zillow.. the zestimate is only 123,000. And it looks like the 2015 tax assessment is only 30,320. Any idea why? That might scare me. Also.. in the bird's eye view there seems to be a huge parking lot very close. If the location was less than ideal that might make me look elsewhere. ...

I forgot to say.. I don't hate the white paint. I would never paint my own trimwork but if someone else had done it before me that might be kind of liberating. The 'private' sections of my own house always had the painted woodwork.

I actually think there's a lot to like here. Don't let the purists scare you off. The outside is kind of on the bland side but if you like it go for it. I agree, the things to be wary of that will eat your budget are plumbing, structural, and electrical. Get a plumber in that can scope the main line...

Happy birthday!!