http://www.oldhouseweb.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:34:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.oldhouseweb.com/blog/why-annual-pest-inspections-matter/#comment-94596 jacqueline Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:56:46 +0000 http://www.oldhouseweb.com/blog/?p=8018#comment-94596 I am calling my pest control person today. Thank you! I am calling my pest control person today. Thank you!

]]> http://www.oldhouseweb.com/blog/salvage-tips-for-restoring-your-old-house/#comment-94594 jacqueline Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:50:43 +0000 http://www.oldhouseweb.com/blog/?p=7952#comment-94594 These are all good suggestions for locating old house restoration items at attractive prices. Thank you! These are all good suggestions for locating old house restoration items at attractive prices. Thank you!

]]> http://www.oldhouseweb.com/blog/take-advantage-of-a-buyers-market/#comment-94542 The housing market: is 2012 the rebound year? | Old House Web Blog Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:23:05 +0000 http://www.oldhouseweb.com/blog/?p=5958#comment-94542 [...] have written posts discussing my annual housing market predictions for the past two years. Unfortunately, they were pretty much spot-on. I felt that as long as high [...] [...] have written posts discussing my annual housing market predictions for the past two years. Unfortunately, they were pretty much spot-on. I felt that as long as high [...]

]]> http://www.oldhouseweb.com/blog/surprising-new-information-on-fire-safety/#comment-85246 jacqueline Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:05:02 +0000 http://www.oldhouseweb.com/blog/?p=7874#comment-85246 Very helpful information, thank you for publishing this. Very helpful information, thank you for publishing this.

]]> http://www.oldhouseweb.com/blog/lessons-in-blending-history-and-energy-efficiency/#comment-85110 Roaring Twenties Mega-Mansion Targets Net Zero Energy | Old House Web Blog Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:27:10 +0000 http://www.oldhouseweb.com/blog/?p=7834#comment-85110 [...] Lessons in blending history and energy efficiency to learn more about what you can do to your old house. The Felt Mansion today is used for community [...] [...] Lessons in blending history and energy efficiency to learn more about what you can do to your old house. The Felt Mansion today is used for community [...]

]]> http://www.oldhouseweb.com/blog/old-house-moving-its-a-part-of-our-heritage/#comment-83778 A unique way to rescue an old house | Old House Web Blog Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:36:42 +0000 http://www.oldhouseweb.com/blog/old-house-moving-its-a-part-of-our-heritage/#comment-83778 [...] before modern conveniences made lifting a house look easy, homeowners were taking apart a house one piece at a time, starting with the siding and ending with the plumbing and other major internal [...] [...] before modern conveniences made lifting a house look easy, homeowners were taking apart a house one piece at a time, starting with the siding and ending with the plumbing and other major internal [...]

]]> http://www.oldhouseweb.com/blog/save-big-bucks-by-restoring-your-old-windows-making-them-energy-efficient/#comment-80126 Window condensation & frost causes and cures | Old House Web Blog Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:43:01 +0000 http://www.oldhouseweb.com/blog/?p=3302#comment-80126 [...]  Weatherstripping and caulking your old windows will help stop these air leaks.  Read “Save Big Bucks By Restoring Your Old Windows & Making Them More Energy Efficient“).  Ultimately, this will save your windows and save you [...] [...]  Weatherstripping and caulking your old windows will help stop these air leaks.  Read “Save Big Bucks By Restoring Your Old Windows & Making Them More Energy Efficient“).  Ultimately, this will save your windows and save you [...]

]]> http://www.oldhouseweb.com/blog/iphone-godfathers-create-coolest-thermostat-ever/#comment-75224 lucy Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:06:47 +0000 http://www.oldhouseweb.com/blog/?p=7736#comment-75224 Very cool. I want one too. What does it retail for? Very cool. I want one too. What does it retail for?

]]> http://www.oldhouseweb.com/blog/is-that-old-house-really-haunted/#comment-74448 Rebecca Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:36:39 +0000 http://www.oldhouseweb.com/blog/?p=7730#comment-74448 I have a rare new-house haunted house story. It's John Wesley's boyhood home in Ipswich, England. The testimonies are amazingly compelling. I wrote about it on my other blog, read it if you wish. I remain incredulous! http://freakyfrugalite.com/the-very-strange-story-of-the-wesley-ghost/ I have a rare new-house haunted house story. It’s John Wesley’s boyhood home in Ipswich, England. The testimonies are amazingly compelling. I wrote about it on my other blog, read it if you wish. I remain incredulous! http://freakyfrugalite.com/the-very-strange-story-of-the-wesley-ghost/

]]> http://www.oldhouseweb.com/blog/going-batty-and-squirrely-in-my-old-house/#comment-73300 jacqueline Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:33:38 +0000 http://www.oldhouseweb.com/blog/?p=7766#comment-73300 I'm glad you had such success with the bats in Georgia. The ones we had in Massachusetts were really comfortable in our attic and managed to enter the house during a dinner party one night. Three of us barricaded ourselves in the powder room while others tried to shoo the bats out the open doors to the patio. Quite a spectacle. I’m glad you had such success with the bats in Georgia. The ones we had in Massachusetts were really comfortable in our attic and managed to enter the house during a dinner party one night. Three of us barricaded ourselves in the powder room while others tried to shoo the bats out the open doors to the patio. Quite a spectacle.

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