We have bought an old farm house 1812... I am nervous about the beautiful exposed beams..they are so dry and we are heating with a wood stove .... I feel this...
I don't know abopur fireproofing, but we installed stainless steel flue liners before using the fireplaces for anything. We qwere told by the flue inspector...
As the renovation of the 1850 miners cottage is drawing to an end I need to come up with a front door. The current door has one big pane of glass in it but it...
I don't know your location, but I've visited several PA anthracite coal mining towns and villages of the mid-late19th century. 4-panel and some 5-panel doors...
In the heart of East Tennessee at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains , you'll find Sweetbriar Hill. Offered for purchase at $595,000. Own a piece of...
Hello,My Wife and I just want to thank you all for letting us join your great group,We are fixing up our old family Farm and House EST. in 1853,We both look...
thank you for writing... my home is a youngster compared to yours... mine was built in 1908 and just celebrated her 100th birthday! welcome aboard. Jerry ...
Hello Jerry,Thanks for the nice welcome,Here Is a pic of our house with new sideing and a front porch not done yet,lol,Take care buddy,...Ron ************** ...
I have inherated a house in Michigan. It was built in the 1800's by my Grandparents. I want to start remodeling the house so that it is liveable. House has not...
CALL A BEE KEEPER... THEY MAY BE HAPPY TO DO IT FOR THE BEES... JERRY _____ From: historichomes@yahoogroups.com [mailto:historichomes@yahoogroups.com] On...
... day,...Ron&Janine. ***Ron and Janine, Why not tell us about the old family farm and house you're fixing up? Location, style of house, long range plans and...
I have a very old house that has peeling lead paint & wonder what is the safest way to remove? I have sanders, scrapers & gook to disolve it. What is the least...
I used sanders attached to a vacuum with a HEPA filter for the flat parts and gook for the molding. Locally, paint removal companies would only remove it with...
There really is no easy way to remove any paint, unless you count waiting for it to weather away to nothingness as a technique! There are a few ways that are...
Thank you both. I will take my varied sanders into Lowe's & see what they have to collect & filter my mess. This is in an area I can screen off from the rest...
Hi Everyone, When removing paint or old varnish from woodwork to include floors why can't you just use a chemical removal like Formby's. Wouldn't that be much ...
I am not a fan of chemicals and most of those are all pretty caustic. I tried the "safer" versions on the exterior of our house - they did nothing. The...
Has anyone ever tried those soy paint strippers? Or are those worthless?? I was thinking of window moldings in a room upstairs... Kim Breuer 1914 Craftsman ...
I think that was the first one we treid and it was completely ineffective. BUT that was on an exterior vertical surface. IIRC it dried before it loosened...
I have been in the process for perhaps the past 5 to 7 years of restoring the outside of our 1900 Colonial from the hideous and horribly attached vinyl siding...
Does anyone have some suggestions on how to decorate my miners cottage for Christmas circa 1855? The cabin is nearly finished and will be in the Shullsburg,...
Hi Kim, The folks at historic Old Sturbridge Village in Massachussets have done a lot of research on early to mid-19th century Christmas traditions. They used...
Old Sturbridge Village contact info: http://www.osv.org/museum/contact.html ... From: waldofritz To: historichomes@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 05,...
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