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How We Will Help You – Old House Guy Services

Are you interested in the Old House Guy's services? Maybe you should be! Your house is our priority. Here's how we will help you and help your house. Why You Need Our Services Caution homeowners! Just because your contractor is skilled, and loves old and historic house renovation, does NOT mean your contractor knows about [...]

Improve Curb Appeal – Sample Consulting Projects

The following projects show various services performed for homeowners to improve curb appeal. The after image represents the homeowner’s decision on color and modifications. There may be other colors or modifications that I would better recommend to improve curb appeal. Although the homeowner is aware of these options, the image shows the work performed as [...]

Old House Renovation with YOUR Input

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An Old House Renovation gives this Ugly Duckling House a 2nd Chance. Most old house makeovers are done badly and actually make the house worse giving it bad curb appeal as you can see. This house at 59 Broadway, Freehold, NJ is a victim of Bad Home Improvements and in desperate need of help. Let’s [...]

The Window Casing – Original vs Replacement: What you need to know for proper function and design

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There are a lot of bad replacement windows out there and that is because most homeowners do not know or care how bad windows will change the appearance of their house. The window salesperson is usually a first level salesperson who will say anything just to get you to purchase windows from them. There are […]

Shutters as Art or Architecture?

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Shutters are the most misunderstood feature on a house that can really make a nice house look bad.  When shutters are mounted correctly (which is rarely done), they provide nice sharp shadow lines around the windows which creates the charm and character that stimulates our senses. Yes, the secret to adding character to homes is […]