Please start by by taking a look at our home... www.52garfieldplace.com which made us build this site... www.historichousesales.com I look forward to be a...
hi, i have a 1888 house that has a brick chimney. the previous owner had it "repaired" by putting a coat of stucco on top (without any metal lathe) a couple of...
Hi Amy I looked at the pictures and you have soft bricks and that is the main reason the stucco didn't want to stick to it. The stucco and brick both expand at...
Hi all Thought I would catch you all up on my house. The grant I applied for like 3 years ago and was awarded this January they are finially inspecting the...
Amy, That chimney needs a significant amount of work. There are some severely spalled bricks (the hard "skin" on the surface has flaked off, exposing the soft...
Tom, it had been so long I had forgotton about your grant. I am glad to hear they are now finally getting around to giving it out so you can get something...
Thanks Jan I hope they can work things out. I think my having a website and restoring the house helped alot to make the guy want to try and help me. I am glad...
Hello Tom, First of all, congradulations on your sucess! I've been hearing about these grants but I'm clueless on the information.....care to share on the...
Hi Penny, Tom and all: My old (1832) house is in Missouri also and on the historic register. I am afraid there isn't any help to be had from the state of MO....
Hi Penny This grant was got by the town they got 10 grants and you have to meet certain income and othre requirments. It wasn't really for historical houses...
Hi Jan Yeah I know what you mean I am trying to get on my state non profit 501. I am trying to setup the house as a living museum and give tours and...
Group, Our 1886 New Glarus, WI Townhall that got struck by lightening on July 3, 2007 was placed in the Wisconsin Register of Historic Places this morning and...
Congratulations - good for you!!! Christine ... -- "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the...
Hello everyone! Hope all is well and that all of your restorations are coming along. I purchased from my mother/ family nine pieces of furniture/ antiques....
Heidi, I am no expert but most antiques, especially furniture lose about half their value if they are "refinished". I would certainly have ab antique dealer...
Heidi, Jan is absolutely right! Don't touch them until they've been assessed! Refinishing antiques is almost always a bad monetary decision until you know...
I can't agree more, don't touch a thing before you get a reputable antiques dealer to take a look at them. You have to keep the original color, patina and...
Thanks Jan, I have had them appraised by a dealer and am waiting to hear from her regarding the refinishing. I just know that many of you are so knowledgable...
I had them professionally appraised. I have them stored now but the dealer will be forwarding me digital pictures that I will share with you all. They are...
Hey everybody, This is Sarah from the 1780's Federal house in the Hudson River Valley. You guys are a total wealth of restoration info, and it's been really...
My family has recently purchased a historic home that is listed as a hisorical marker in our County. I would love to find someone near me here in Topeka, KS...
Just a quick note that I own a PaintShaver, and it does work quite well. It takes does take some practice to use, but the end result on clapboard is quite...
Does anyone have any experience with this? There are a lot of products out there, and I'd appreciate some guidance if you have tried one or more of these...
Do you need to remove all of it or do you just want to remove what is coming off. If it plaster molding and I assume its old then you might want to try...
I want to remove all of it to restore the ornate detail of the molding itself. 100 years of paint has hidden quite a bit. I will post a picture of the molding...
Nice plasterwork. I've seen accumulated layers of paint removed from complex, multi-element ornamental plaster with both spray-on (including, if I recall...
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