The Historic District

I have three. The one I live in, one I'm almost done with that will be sold or rented and one that will be a rental. Originally, the Cottage was not meant to be our full time house-we were going to live at the Old House and rent the Cottage (vacation rental) and stay here weekends when it wasn't re...

I have a second house. Very old, in need of major structural work, and a 17 hour drive from here. Its purchase is one of my greatest regrets. We were romantic, thought we could be it's saviours. Not possible from this distance. Major foundation, roof problems, and theft, and wildlife inhabitants. C...

That seems lovely. The only thing I'd weigh in was later life medical needs due to the distance mentioned to (I guess?) the nearest wherever, but that's always on my mind given my family's stellar gene pool to pull from. This is a good thing to consider and one reason why there are so many homes fo...

eclecticcottage and lily...regarding the unusual wall with no windows, the interior wall seems to be floated in about 6". This weirdness only exists on this wall. I know this because the wood flooring (around 1910/20s) extends underneath the drywall. I have seen houses of this age with cupboard...

awomanwithahammer wrote:I love it! Are you replacing the one in the second picture?

That's the plan! Thanks everyone!

Does the wider bottom part of the chimney indicate there was also a fireplace? ... I'm going to stay tuned to see what lurks under the siding! The fireplace was bricked over for a gas stove...I don't know what's left if anything behind the brick, and it's another later project. There's still a cool...

Kashka-Kat wrote:Wow - stunning photos, Oaktree .... may I ask what kind of camera. Although I know full well that photographer skill and having good eye accounts for most of it!

It's a pixel phone...it has a surprisingly good camera for a phone! Thank you!!!

I was outside at the perfect time yesterday and got some really good pictures of the other side of my house: https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4339/37000985105_8def4e9aa2_b.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4383/36829635422_95ea2cb4f5_b.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4353/36860541351_a7fef5a94d_b.jpg...

Manalto wrote:You sure did!

Thanks, Manalto and Lily! I may have finally killed the paper wasps living on the porch last night after they went to sleep...I soaked their nest with poison and ran like heck...so I hope to install it soon!

I found a pretty great cast iron porch fixture!