Home prices seem to be continuing to decline throughout most parts of the country. The First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit has been extended, and expanded, to allow current homeowners a $6500 credit if they have lived in their current home at least 5 years. It sounds like a great time to purchase an old house, and it is.
If you are considering buying an old house, and I hope you ...
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31
I realize that some people might object to Halloween decorations being regarded as a home renovation topic. But it's not your parents' Halloween anymore where you carve a pumpkin, hang a cardboard skeleton on the front door and wait for the candy grovelers to show up. Technology, marketing and plain ol' show biz have made Halloween a neighborhood DIY competition worthy of at least a little notice from the home ...
Ever since the article, Sagging Floors - Serious flaw or charming old house character, appeared on OldHouseWeb, I regularly receive questions from readers about their own sloping floor issues. I can’t reply to all the e-mails I get and of course, I can’t offer specific advice without seeing all issues first hand. I can however, offer some insight. I’ll spare you my usual comparison of old buildings to aging body ...
