tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post624029054214321279..comments2023-10-19T05:40:59.162-04:00Comments on Sippican Cottage: I Think I'm Supposed To Pony Up Before And After Photos SippicanCottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-14887556834011444942013-11-19T21:11:36.129-05:002013-11-19T21:11:36.129-05:00Wow I don't visit for a couple of days and a l...Wow I don't visit for a couple of days and a lot of catching up on your posts to read :)<br /><br />You would enjoy a bit of archeological joinery at my place. I am not certain of its age, I have a deed from 1890 but I can see a house here from maps dated 1850 and possibly 1780. The letter slot in the front door is obviously not original which hints that it is pre 1850. There are I think 5 sets of wiring on top of the iron pipes for gas lighting. The sheathing for the wiring runs: metal, rubber, PVC in two different colour standards.<br />When I first came to live here the simplest change, "I want to fix a light fitting" ended up with structural work and things like digging a trench to replace the lead water main.<br />Sadly the previous 'improvers' got rid of the original window shutters and fireplaces.<br /><br />Still you can feel happy to get a house which is habitable for $25k, that probably would not pay your rent for the year here in London. Lowest rents around here are around £1200pcm for a 3 bed apartment and this is not a fancy area. That rent doesn't include property tax either, add around 10%.marvonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-40625721074779126312013-11-19T03:42:45.206-05:002013-11-19T03:42:45.206-05:00Dang. I've been writing my own blog about my h...Dang. I've been writing my own blog about my home-restoration struggles for several years now, and you said in one post more basic truths about the activity than I have in all of mine.Otis Criblecoblishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02637526308513869931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-3590856594486516912013-11-18T23:23:00.379-05:002013-11-18T23:23:00.379-05:00Linked from Ace o' Spades- great article. I ag...Linked from Ace o' Spades- great article. I agree- most homes today have no 'identity'. Just box o' bolts n wood from a bigger box.<br /><br />And that band? That drummer has a groove. Freakin' awesome. I can dig their jazz. Moar pleez...mr.wolfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-91422619704170300992013-11-17T11:38:52.620-05:002013-11-17T11:38:52.620-05:00Good groove.
It's cool.Good groove.<br />It's cool.Dan Pattersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-27713729616846298812013-11-16T11:32:24.461-05:002013-11-16T11:32:24.461-05:00Who fixes their broken windows anymore? First, eve...Who fixes their broken windows anymore? First, everything is double or triple pane and the spaces in-between the sheets are filled with dessicated argon, or maybe that is supposed to be Nitrogen. <br />But in the old days, single pane windows and exterior storm windows. I did all the windows in my old house (the burnt down one); first fixing the broken panes which were either half sheet or eighth individual pane. Then affixed the first storm windows that the old shack had ever had. <br /><br />Donie complained that when I finished the house smelled "flat". I had her step outside and take a breath, "That's what the living room used to smell like!" she exclaimed. So I went down to the hardware store and bought a can of air freshener in "Alpine Meadow". I sprayed that stuff around and she could enjoy the atmosphere of being outside, but with heat.John The Riverhttp://onthenorthriver.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-41862871616003636502013-11-16T10:34:24.826-05:002013-11-16T10:34:24.826-05:00Sip,
I know you trashed the ceiling fans, but what...Sip,<br />I know you trashed the ceiling fans, but what material(s) did you use for the counter tops??leeluhttp://redlionwindow.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-43453505542792714792013-11-15T15:40:50.331-05:002013-11-15T15:40:50.331-05:00Trombones are good. Better than, say, the soprano ...Trombones are good. Better than, say, the soprano saxophone. And the light fixture in your dining room (library?) is very lovely.lohwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09717459108343125487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-7471537285271105282013-11-15T15:14:07.767-05:002013-11-15T15:14:07.767-05:00Those painted hedrons are like great war dazzle ca...Those painted hedrons are like great war dazzle camo, you were not supposed to notice the tatter.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-84684918469593104972013-11-15T14:55:29.838-05:002013-11-15T14:55:29.838-05:00Actually, I think you're supposed to "cow...Actually, I think you're supposed to "cowboy up". Don't seem right for Maine, but whatcha gonna do?<br /><br />Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.com