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by Old house lady
Tue May 16, 2017 1:57 am
Forum: Neighborhood Introductions
Topic: Hello!
Replies: 6
Views: 656

Re: Hello!

Welcome and congratulations on buying your home!
by Old house lady
Sun Apr 16, 2017 1:12 pm
Forum: District Common
Topic: Old House Stained Glass show and Tell
Replies: 14
Views: 826

Re: Old House Stained Glass show and Tell

These are in the master bath (still a work zone :() They need alot of cleaning.
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This is a closer look at the center one - looks like when it was repaired back in the 80s, the glass was put back into the sash upside down!
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by Old house lady
Sun Apr 16, 2017 12:28 pm
Forum: District Common
Topic: What I did at my house today...
Replies: 3042
Views: 1073477

Re: What I did at my house today...

We finished scraping every square inch of the east section of porch railing! Used a combination of heat gun, ABR citrus stripper and carbide scrapers/elbow grease. What a tedious task but so rewarding - the wood is beautiful! IMG_2652.JPG Too bad these 31 balusters only equal 25% of the total on th...
by Old house lady
Mon Apr 10, 2017 1:35 am
Forum: District Common
Topic: What I did at my house today...
Replies: 3042
Views: 1073477

Re: What I did at my house today...

Put inside chores and projects on hold for the day to try to tackle some yard work on a beautiful sunny day. Trimmed the junipers some to let some air and sun into them, cut down the 'weed' trees (no idea what its called, but it grows wild along the roads in this part of PA), planted some perennials...
by Old house lady
Sun Apr 09, 2017 4:59 am
Forum: Neighborhood Introductions
Topic: New here :)
Replies: 15
Views: 1239

Re: New here :)

Welcome Stacy! You'll find alot of friendly, knowledgable folk here. Looking forward to pics ;)
by Old house lady
Sun Apr 09, 2017 4:58 am
Forum: Neighborhood Introductions
Topic: Just Bought a Philly Rowhouse
Replies: 31
Views: 4883

Re: Just Bought a Philly Rowhouse

Welcome Devyn! She's beautiful and was waiting for just the right new owner.
by Old house lady
Tue Apr 04, 2017 2:19 am
Forum: District Common
Topic: I learned...
Replies: 22
Views: 2013

Re: I learned...

I made this particular discovery back when I restored cars.... I also learned (the hard way) that it removes skin real quick... leather gloves, eye and breathing protection are an absolute must Leather gloves make sense {shudder} I can imagine what it'd do to skin - certainly never want to experien...
by Old house lady
Tue Apr 04, 2017 2:11 am
Forum: Construction Zone
Topic: Attic renovation
Replies: 28
Views: 2344

Re: Attic renovation

I love the way you designed this! You kept the spacious feel of the room - not always easy when finishing an attic.
by Old house lady
Sun Apr 02, 2017 2:52 am
Forum: District Common
Topic: I learned...
Replies: 22
Views: 2013

Re: I learned...

I learned that a wire brush attachment on a drill is nowhere near as good at surface rust removal as one on an angle grinder.
by Old house lady
Wed Mar 22, 2017 3:33 am
Forum: District Common
Topic: For sale in Dunnville, ON...
Replies: 5
Views: 282

Re: For sale in Dunnville, ON...

Congratulations!!