Paint color that resembles wood
There are about 4 layers of paint on the stairs in my 100-year-old house, the last color being deck gray. The stairs are sturdy so no need to repl...
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Best flooring for warmth & kids/big dogs
The kitchen in our 100+ year old house here in New England is an addition. No basement, just a rock foundation/crawl space that doesn't keep out t...
over 5 years by jkathlj
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Have a ?structural question
Hi, My daughter is looking at buying a 1920s home in Tampa. Don't know what the foundation is, would assume it is up on blocks or something like t...
almost 6 years by Billhart
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We don't have gutters, the icicles are just hanging off the edge of the roof. Don't know if that makes a difference. jkathlj
over 8 years by jkathlj
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Biggest icicles on the block!!
I hope this is the right board to post this question. As we were digging out from under snow once again here the northeast my husband and I looked...
over 8 years by theeagle
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Lonny, how far underground?
We live near Boston. That sounds kind of tricky for up here. We were wondering about some way of insulating the pipe or keeping it warm. Thank...
over 8 years by jkathlj
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Plumbing in an Unheated Crawl Space
We live in an old house with a main structure, a kitchen addition, and then another "area" before the barn. We plan to turn this "area" into a stu...
over 8 years by LonnythePlumber
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Cast iron vs. steel boiler
Sorry for the lack of info. We have forced hot water heat. There is a boiler in the basement that heats both the water that runs in the loop insi...
over 8 years by jkathlj
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Cast iron vs. steel boiler
OK, we're getting closer to a new heating system in our 100 year old house, or so we thought. Now for the latest problem. Our basement does not h...
over 8 years by stefanweiss
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Efficiency in a new hot water heating system
We are getting ready to purchase and have installed a new forced hot water baseboard heating system. I read somewhere that one should look for eff...
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Need advice on new heating system
Will be buying a new heating system this summer and I need some advice. Our heat is forced hot water fuled by oil. At one point the hot water he...
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Where to buy small amount of hardwood flooring
Hello all, Does anyone know where one can buy just a small amount of hardwood flooring, no more than one bundle? Most places want you to buy a ...
almost 9 years by jkathlj
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old house/water in bsmt/help!
Greetings from the waterlogged Boston area. We've been in our house six months now, and through all the rain of last fall and snowmelt this year w...
about 9 years by cellarwater
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Paint Stripper Recommendation
We have lots of moldings and a staircase that need to be stripped of 80 years of paint. Obviously we don't want to take it down and outside, and o...
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To replace or not to replace old furnace
Greetings from New Hampshire - the coldest place on earth according to the weatherman. We recently bought a 100 year old house with a forced hot w...
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How to refinish painted pine floor
My husband and I recently purchased his grandfather's house. We want to refinish the random width pine floor in the master bedroom. It has at lea...
over 9 years by JenT
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Unlevel floors
Hi, We recently bought an 80 year old house that belonged to my husband's grandfather. What do we do about uneven floors? Our bedroom has nice wi...
over 9 years by k2
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