How I stripped my 1910 woodwork that was painted. Step by step. Also information on antique furniture restoration (don’t strip!). [Read more]
Insulating Old Homes – Is Yours Toxic?
Insulating old homes can be toxic and shorten the life of your old home. Be Green! Save energy by insulating old homes! New high energy products are being pushed on homeowners everywhere you look. But what effect do these products have on our health? How can something so toxic be considered Green? Insulating old homes, [...]
The House With Nobody In It
474 W Main Street, Spotswood, NJ - demolished 2021. This is NOT the subject house but one I found to use as an example. The House with Nobody In It Whenever I walk to Suffern along the Erie Track I go by a poor old farmhouse with its shingles broken and black. I suppose I've [...]
A Bungalow Then and Now
If the original owners of your house came back to visit the house today, would they recognize it? Probably not! Beautiful houses are built but over the years homeowners change them into something unrecognizable that they were never meant to be. Look at this lovely Bungalow. This photo looks like it was taken not long [...]
Historic House Restoration to be Admired
Historic house restoration in need! Many people would look at this 19th century house and admire it and be satisfied with it as you see in the photo. But Dan Miller, a retired teacher and his wife knew there was beauty hidden under the aluminum siding just waiting to escape. What wasn’t covered up with […]
