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Jason,Go for it. When I was 24 (thirty years ago) I was in the same boat. Old 8 room school house that no one wanted. Stone frame, 4 rooms down and 4 rooms up,all exactly the same size. When I went thru some walls upstairs the old caulk board was plastered over. Was one great learning experience. Yo...
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hi friends: looking for a pair of old iron fence posts (or hitching posts) to use as posts at end of stone wall, flanking both sides of a country driveway. Will not support a gate - just decorative. Any thoughts on where to look? thanks!!
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I have a 1920s Stucco Tudor on a stone foundation in the NY metro area. The interior walls and the exterior stucco are sound and look good. However, the exterior walls are very cold in the winter and hot in the summer, as if there is air leaking. The prior owner added blown-in insulation (more than ...
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I recently drove through Findlay, Ohio where I saw many old houses (some restored and some in bad condition) that had very ornate and decorative wooden lintels (trim above windows in arched, curved, and ogee curves). Though I can find lots of references to masonry and stone lintels I cant find any c...
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There is a dry compound that we refer to as Triple that bonds, has fiberous strength and is hard. I will have to dig out a bag to see who makes it. my only concern is it may be too hard for kind sanding. We use it on corners where heavy furniture will be moved or in traffic areas where there will be...
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Julia I am a Historical Restoration Contractor and I am here in Michigan. Most likely the addition was done to acoomodate modern conveniences and so it would be a reasonable guestimate that the addition was done ealry 20s to early 30s. We normally get a rough determination by when the city went to a...
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Denimrevival, I currently have 88 pcs of antique rusted tin roofing salvaged from old barns. I also have a large inventory of reclaimed hand hewn rough sawn beams lumber, antique hay trollies, pulleys, barn siding and foundation stone. I am located in the heart of farm/Amish country in central Ohio....
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Not sure where to put this, so Ill start here with you old house lovers! I live in Central NY (small town near Syracuse) where the local fire dept has just purchased an 1804 2 story Federal style house that they are planning to demolish to make room for a new firehouse. This is a post and beam struc...
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Sorry if what im tring to write dosent make any sense, english is my third language. Is there any way to fix a badly sloped floor? Heres the situation: Half of the house is over a 100 years old, the other half is about 60 years old. The old house is slanted foward (towards the street) the rest of th...
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My turn of the century farmhouse has a peeling paint problem mostly on the outside, but also inside on one side of the house. On that side, the house sits directly on the stone foundation. There may be a spring running underneath the house--I see fresh wetness on the stones in one spot, like a trick...
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