My house is in the Feb. 2021 Issue of Old House Journal
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Comments (4)Would that I could have heard it purr! Your car is fun and I completely understand your love for it, but it had a major "head cold" when I met it and I'd have loved to make its acquaintance post plugs. Congrats to LF on the school thing. Of course this means that more homework you talked about. I wouldn't doubt that he's initially disappointed as he transitions from a lifetime of school being stupid easy to being challenged on a daily basis and being average among his peers, but once he gets past the "disappointment of becoming normal," I'm sure he'll thrive!...See MoreFirst old home-asbestos,water seep & foundation issues
Comments (1)First off, take the owners inspection report and toss it in the garbage. Not that it is useless, but it will be biased and more than likely missing the really scary stuff that may be wrong. Find your own inspector that has experience in older homes, make sure they can talk to you on YOUR level, this is most important. If the guy/gal starts getting frustrated with you because you are asking so many questions dump them and find someone else. The water could be from anything. Worse case a leak in the roof that is traveling down inside exterior walls, across the underside of a couple of floors, down an interior wall and finding a spot to drip in the basement. Best case the current owner spilled the de-humidifier when taking it out to empty. Let your inspector know where the puddle was (if it is gone when they come) and they should be able to trace it back if it is a bad thing. Foundation trouble would scare me away from just about any home, not all though. Some really horrible looking foundation issues can be cheaply and easily fixed, some minor looking foundation issues can cost more than the home will ever be worth to fix. On this I'd have your inspector check it out, then bring in a foundation company for an estimate of repair. Reduce your offer dollar for dollar on the cost of this repair unless the home is well below market anyway. Yes, shingles (just like about everything else) used to contain asbestos. I haven't looked, but I doubt shingles are very high on the friability list. More than likely asbestos was used to aid in the binding of the asphalt material. If that is the case then you would have to burn them or grind them up to get the asbestos airborne. HOWEVER, even if this is the case, first check if your city/state is hyper paranoid about asbestos, if they are then you will have to have them taken care of like they were made of powder. Research, research, research when it comes to asbestos. If it isn't friable, it isn't dangerous. Unless of course you do stuff to change it to make it friable....See MoreOld house journal - nice kitchen issue this month
Comments (10)My kitchen is (99%) done and I STILL couldn't resist picking up this issue! My husband thought I was crazy, but hey, eye candy is eye candy! I'm vacationing in the US right now, I've never seen this magazine where I live. But I'll be on the lookout now....See MoreWhat are we reading -- Feb 2021 Edition
Comments (94)Bunny, thanks for sharing your thoughts about The Four Winds. It’s been sitting on my kindle as a library loan for over a week but I’m torn as to whether I want to read it. The historical background interests me, and I love reading books that teach me about something I didn’t previously know. I think Hannah’s books are written to have broad appeal, and as a result, not necessarily be well written. I read The Nightingale and though I enjoyed it, I think I gave it a 3 star rating as I had to suspend belief for certain things that happened. Same with The Great Alone. I was incredibly disappointed with how that one ended, among other things. I have also had the same experience with the Amazon First Reads selections - many are poorly written yet get rave reviews. One book that people constantly rave about is The Tattooist of Auschwitz, another book that was written to appeal to the masses. I felt it read like a screenplay, and some parts were downright unbelievable, even though it was based on a real life story. To me, it was awful (I later found out the author was actually a screenwriter - now it made sense!) I have read a lot of WWII historical fiction, and have read many better books than Nightingale and Tattooist,, but these books are much more popular. I haven’t decided whether I will end up reading The Four Winds. I have three other hardback library books to get through and two others from the library waiting to be checked out on my kindle. I may let it go back unread since I have enough to keep me occupied for now. Had these others not suddenly become available in the meantime, I probably would have read it for sure. But I did wonder if the reviews on Goodreads were a lot of hype so thanks for the honest review!...See MoreZalco/bring back Sophie!
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