The Historic District

My attic stairs are "stacked" over a set of back kitchen stairs. They were servant stairs, so they did not need an open ceiling above them. One thing I almost have two many of is staircases. Six is a bit many. Yes, this is how our attic stairs are set up; they are a full set of walk-up st...

Rotted mortise and tenon:










And the repaired exterior side

Thank you all for the suggestions and input! You all are *almost* making me think I could try doing something myself... There is an old bottom sash that we found in the attic - judging by the size I am guessing it came out of the bathroom many years ago (the bath has had nothing but a tiny "new...

Oooh, I'm super excited the links look like they are working! I did fix the twin window - here is a picture of that one after stripping, before I put the shellac finish on: m With finish: m Have to show off the pretty hardware (I LOVE that this detail was in the unfininshed attic!) m And the exterio...

I have my first - and hopefully (probably) last irreparable window. Working on the attic windows, there are 2 side-by-side windows on the West side of the house. These are 2 of 3 single sash "openable" (is that a word?) in the house, the rest are all double hung. So, the bottom rail on one...

Thanks everyone, I appreciate the warm welcome! I'll find the long lost friend thread for sure. This group is such a valuable source of information and motivation!

I love this . I dream of a day when we can finish our attic. We will probably put a ceiling across the rafters so we still have storage space above. How are you heating your new space? We have some radiators already plumbed in, but they would need to be moved. looking forward to more pics. Yes, we ...

Drywall is in!!!

A little insulation...

Kneewalls going in..



We left the collar beams exposed and built the ceiling about 5 feet above them...