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It kills me that they go in and tear down the houses. I watched the first season or 2 it was out and remeber there being only 1 or 2 houses that probably needed to be torn down. Why dont they just renovate that house and give it to someone else in need and then build the family a new house from scra...

My Uncle is a pro painter and told me to always use oil based primer on exterior. You will never cover some the alligatoring enough where you cant see them, but newer paint seems to hide alot of the aligatoring since it is so thick now.

On our front door we have the original mortise lock that i just leave unlocked all the time, and a newer Keyed Deadbolt at the top that i lock. Instead of Patio doors i would think French dooors would look better than an all glass patio door, and would let in just as much light.

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does it work or leak at all?

I had an uncle that used to work on houses down in Old Lousiville and he told me once a upon a time that most of the houses were quadruple layer brick. I would be willing the bet they are at least 2 minimum. When it gets cold here in a few weeks feel the wall and see how cold it is. Also you can hav...

Here in Louisville, ky the courthouse or something burned down in 1908 and that was were all the deeds were, so anything built before that just says 1908 as the build date on the listings which isnt correct.

The way they did it in one room in my house was just screwed an extender onto the gas pipe and attached a metal ceiling box to the end of the pipe. As long as the pipe is supported in the ceiling, ie doesnt move now, then it should support the weight of a newer ceiling fan. I am sure the weight of a...

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Thats what they did on brick. They werent concerned with insulation back then, also the walls are so thick that any insulation added on top of that would be of minimal value.

We live In Louisville, Ky and in the area we live they typically wont let you make a single family into a duplex, but if its already a duplex or triplex then its fair game. Of course this is in a large metro area with an active neighborhood assoc