The previous owners of my 1920 cottage replaced the original windows and saved the original sashes but not the frames. I have gutted the interior and easily can take out the smaller replacement win...
Started by doctorjoey3 in Old House How-To. Last reply by John Leeke 2 hours ago.
Well, since I asked about shellac, I figure that I should ask about old mortar. I am getting to the point where I will need to repoint the old bricks before I put the kitchen together. So from what...
Started by Martin in Old House How-To. Last reply by Randall Marder 21 hours ago.
I winced when I saw the closeup of the paintbrush on page 16 of the current issue--the painter had gotten paint into and over the ferrule. A clean ferrule junction supplies the spring in your brush...
Tagged: technique, painting, brushes, paint
Started by Pat Scheible in Old House How-To 1 day ago.
I'm up in the attic of my 1865 double-brick wall Italianate house, desiring to remove its 2-inches of loose-fill insulation (possibly rock wool?) and replace it with higher R-value insulation. Floo...
Tagged: XPS, attic, insulation, polystyrene
Started by Italianate in Ionia in Old Houses: Pre-1900. Last reply by Phil 1 day ago.
I own a two-story building in a small Kansas town, with a tenant (art gallery) in the first floor commercial space. Upstairs in the unoccupied residential space, asbestos-laden floor tiles were suc...
Tagged: removal, paper, tar, Floor
Started by Swede in Old House How-To. Last reply by Daniel C. Hiebert 1 day ago.
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