Just put an offer in on our first house...and it's 100-years-old
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Comments (6)The only mistake he made was washing the mower with the hose. There shouldn't be any rust on a one-year-old mower. As for running it dry, that's how I was raised to treat seasonal small engines. For my pressure washer and generator, I use Sta-bil and run the carb dry (by shutting off the fuel). For my push mower, which has been used maybe five times (backup mower), I drain the tank and run it dry. I should probably remove the oil too for as infrequently as it gets used. For my JD, I start using Sta-bil in late summer, and keep a battery maintainer on it while it sits in the shed over the winter, used once a month or so for tilling, leaf collection or cart hauling. Chainsaw sits year-round with a dry tank till needed. Trimmer gets run dry in late fall. I also try to keep the car and truck at least 2/3 full to reduce the condensation which builds up in the ullage of the tank, preventing fungus from growing or water in the lines. But I don't know if that actually does anything....See More100 year old bick and motar foundation moisture
Comments (1)See page 5 in the link below for the advice of building scientists. Using an impermeable coating on the brick will result in damaged brick as the moisture drive in the winter is to the interior. Here is a link that might be useful: Renovating Existing Basements...See More100 year old bick and motar foundation moisture
Comments (4)A stucco finish on this wall would allow moisture (water vapor) to travel in any direction without creating a bubbling paint situation like you now have. The amount of water vapor needed to ruin the paint is quite low- lower than is usually objectionable for comfort in your basement. Paint is delicate that way, and neither was the mud/compound moisture-resistant. The moisture causes problems when it gets trapped between the "source" and the "impermeable barrier". We recently were using a interior stucco product on an old-house restoration project, but the name escapes me. I'll try to discern it on Monday; we have about 40 bags of it left over. Casey...See MoreFinally refinished our 100 year old floors and don't know why we
Comments (26)Thank you everyone! Marti8a, I am not sure the exact technique that was used. But we had many estimates years ago when we first took ownership, and had so many opinions from different companies and one of them told us that too. We had another guy tell us we needed to rip them up and replace because they couldn't sand them with all the nails in them! Really? Rip them out? Umm, no thank you! It really pays to be persistent and find someone very experienced and knowledgeable. Cyn, we aren't in the DC area, we are in NJ, not that far, but I doubt the gentleman who did our floors would travel, he lives in our town....See MoreHot Rod
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