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by KJS (WavyGlass)
Mon Feb 24, 2014 3:19 am
Forum: WavyGlass: Old House Discussions
Topic: plaster washers?? good or bad?
Replies: 10
Views: 1856

Re: plaster washers?? good or bad?

We discovered Big Wally last summer and used it pretty extensively in a home we had just purchased. Not cheap, but very pleased with the results.
by KJS (WavyGlass)
Sat Feb 08, 2014 4:16 pm
Forum: WavyGlass: Old House Discussions
Topic: Finding a house is proving rather difficult...
Replies: 54
Views: 3637

Re: Finding a house is proving rather difficult...

#3 gets my vote. I like that you can see the floors and I'm a sucker for all the windows. My mind's eye can see a beautiful porch stretching all the way across the front. Hate what they did with the bathroom, but that's an easy fix. #1 has been too remuddled and all the ornamentation lost when they ...
by KJS (WavyGlass)
Mon Feb 03, 2014 12:36 am
Forum: WavyGlass: Old House Discussions
Topic: Need to Find Vintage Sheet Linoelum? (1950s kitchen)
Replies: 19
Views: 2165

Re: Need to Find Vintage Sheet Linoelum? (1950s kitchen)

Put "mid century clock" and "mid century light fixture" into the antiques category of ebay. Tons will come up.

Love the walls!
by KJS (WavyGlass)
Tue Jan 28, 2014 1:18 am
Forum: WavyGlass: Old House Discussions
Topic: Need to Find Vintage Sheet Linoelum? (1950s kitchen)
Replies: 19
Views: 2165

Re: Need to Find Vintage Sheet Linoelum? (1950s kitchen)

I might know of a couple that would be PERFECT in your retro kitchen. We found these two when we were looking for flooring for our rental last summer (have yet to order it): Flexitec Astro (each color has white specks in it. Link -->): Flexitec Astro Flexitec Planet (each color has tiny silver SPECK...
by KJS (WavyGlass)
Sat Jan 18, 2014 10:12 pm
Forum: WavyGlass: Brag Books and Introductions
Topic: New From N. Central WI
Replies: 6
Views: 813

Re: New From N. Central WI

Greetings from a fellow cheesehead!

Can't wait to see pictures of your place!
by KJS (WavyGlass)
Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:38 pm
Forum: WavyGlass: Old House Discussions
Topic: FHA appraisals for Refi (Sad Story)
Replies: 17
Views: 1477

Re: FHA appraisals for Refi (Sad Story)

Sorry to hear about this.

Can she quit claim it to you?
by KJS (WavyGlass)
Thu Jan 09, 2014 2:24 am
Forum: WavyGlass: Old House Discussions
Topic: Shutter Styles
Replies: 8
Views: 731

Re: Shutter Styles

I'd let her go shutter-free. How lucky you are to have such an old photo!
by KJS (WavyGlass)
Tue Jan 07, 2014 3:44 am
Forum: WavyGlass: Brag Books and Introductions
Topic: Happy winter morning!
Replies: 19
Views: 1960

Re: Happy winter morning!

I've always wondered how people can take the winters in Wisconsin and Minnesota. As long as I don't have to drive in it, I think the winters are beautiful. Now, the bizarre weather we've had in the past couple of days (-14 right now, supposed to get down to -20 tonight) isn't comfy, but generally w...
by KJS (WavyGlass)
Fri Jan 03, 2014 7:08 pm
Forum: WavyGlass: Brag Books and Introductions
Topic: Wife's ancestral home
Replies: 14
Views: 1880

Re: Wife's ancestral home

Pictures! Pictures!