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by vvzz
Mon Mar 23, 2015 8:00 pm
Forum: WavyGlass: Old House Discussions
Topic: years from now 1990's McMansion restoration
Replies: 34
Views: 2392

Re: years from now 1990's McMansion restoration

20 years ago I painted moms harvest gold fridge white with auto paint, it worked great ! that fridge is still working but now white is again the new rage and stainless steel is getting to the end of it's craze, so my prediction is we will be painting stainless appliances white,or maybe bright color...
by vvzz
Mon Mar 23, 2015 5:25 pm
Forum: WavyGlass: Old House Discussions
Topic: Our historic district website
Replies: 11
Views: 759

Re: Our historic district website

Why would you get complaints? It's not illegal to take pictures of a house from a public road. I certainly didn't or never intend to ask owners permission to do write up about their houses.
by vvzz
Mon Mar 23, 2015 3:12 am
Forum: WavyGlass: Old House Discussions
Topic: Our historic district website
Replies: 11
Views: 759

Re: Our historic district website

Thank you(sorry if I'm invading Matts's thread here) We have quite a lot of info on many houses in East Boston(collected by few enthusiasts over the years) But it's all on paper so it's quite a feat to publish it. At the same time we have our hands busy - east Boston is quickly gentrifying and our h...
by vvzz
Sun Mar 22, 2015 9:43 pm
Forum: WavyGlass: Old House Discussions
Topic: Our historic district website
Replies: 11
Views: 759

Re: Our historic district website

Great job! I can't wait to read more about each house.

Funny enough, a little over a month ago, I started something very similar for our historic district in Boston: http://www.historiceaglehill.org
by vvzz
Fri Mar 20, 2015 8:50 pm
Forum: WavyGlass: Old House Discussions
Topic: years from now 1990's McMansion restoration
Replies: 34
Views: 2392

Re: years from now 1990's McMansion restoration

All the laminated/sawdust wood members starting to delaminate and fall apart as adhesives fail.
by vvzz
Thu Mar 19, 2015 7:41 pm
Forum: WavyGlass: Old House Discussions
Topic: Do you regret buying your old house?
Replies: 35
Views: 3076

Re: Do you regret buying your old house?

Hi Everyone, I'm a longtime reader, but decided to register to chime in on this. I've had my 1850s house for 4 years now and I haven't had a single regret. My house is not very fancy or anything(and also quite little of original detailing remains), but it still feels so much grander than typical mod...