Archive for the ‘old house construction’ Category

Historic Sidewalks

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

By William Kibbel, Old House Inspector What would have been here? Is your sidewalk the same age as your house? If you own a home that pre-dates the Civil War, probably not. According to primary documents from the early nineteenth century, it looks like the most common material for sidewalks in America ...

Poisonous Plaster?

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

By William Kibbel, Old House Inspector Old-house folklore -- I hear it everywhere.  Unfortunately, some home owners believe it if they hear it from people that hold themselves out to be professionals. In a Canadian newspaper, the Toronto Star, a home inspector was interviewed as the sole source for a piece titled ...