I just bought a house and I need help with the kitchen remodeling.
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Yikes. I just bought an 1898 Victorian house
Comments (21)I restored a four story mansion located at 1420 16th st NW Washington DC I started from the outside and worked my way inn. Once you have insured that the foundation is inn good shape you want to give the roof and exterior a really good inspection, including the windows and doors. A lot of people make mistakes by rushing the exterior inspection, at a glance the paint job and shingle may look in great shape, however, caulk joints and other seams and joints may not be properly sealed and allowing moisture into the wood...rotting it from within. Paint can act as a shell..hiding the deterioration of the wood beneath. Shingle tabs can blow upward and then lay back down giving off the appearance of a roof in good condition however if you can lift the shingle with your finger that means that the seal tab has been broken and the shingle is no longer properly protecting your roof, if you can lift more than ten percent of your shingles, then its either time to get a new roof, or plan on trouble. As far as windows and doors, make sure that you always maintain the exterior jambs and casing.. no matter what. You do not want to start any interior projects until you have the exterior nailed down tight, and if you plan on adding to the structure, do the addition along with the exterior repairs, then do the two interiors at the same time. If you can get a trade inn and out and not have to call them back, you will save money. I have 18 years as a design/build specialist in Historic restoration/ preservation so you can email me if you have any specific questions. Halebuilt6@gmail...See MorePlease Help! I just bought a new home and need ideas on exterior!
Comments (13)Maybe the door would be good in red? But I always think that. Still.... Or how about a teal or soldier blue door? It's a cute, cute house. Maybe that horizontal rod going across the storm door is removable. I've had storms like that. If you could take the cross piece off, it would let the nice wood door show better. And the light that awmo3 posted would look great on your house. A variegated red-twig dogwood would be good, maybe on the left hand corner. They have nice bright red stems in the winter. (Oh-oh....there I go again with the red.) I'm in zone 4. My dogwoods are the nicest color I can have in the winter. Otherwise it's pretty blah in the middle of winter. You might also consider some Annabelle hydrangeas. They are so pretty in the summer and have a nice old-fashioned look. If you want to, you can leave the big pom-pom flowers on all winter and cut them back in the early spring. The blooms turn rusty brown color and it gives you something out there in the winter. And also one or two small evergreen shrubs would be nice out there so you have some dark green color during the winter. Then plant some daylillies and some asiatic lillies for summer color. If you expand those planting beds out a ways so they are deeper, and make them a curvy shape, that will add to the look too. If you leave the stained porch as it is, you could get some golden or medium brown cedar mulch for the garden and that will tie the porch color into the landscaping....See MoreI think I just bought a new house!
Comments (20)Sounds ambitious but I pick up a sense of excitement in your post. Congrats!...See MoreJust bought this house. Help me remodel it!
Comments (11)Well, it's a beautiful house! Congratulations! I have always wanted an island with a Carrara marble top. I absolutely love how it looks....and that includes the scratches and the stains and the imperfectness of it.... Yes....get rid of the wallpaper...but I don't see anything else I would change without living in it for about six months. You'll grow accustomed to the ceilings. They're norm for most parts of the country...they save energy. Think twice about adding windows in the family room. If you do, you loose that corner for a chair...or built-in. Unless there's not enough light, of course. Congratulations, again....See Moreloubob
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