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Bill Kibbel

Contributing Writer

Bill Kibbel is a contributing writer and review editor for The Old House Web. Bill is an inspector and consultant that specializes in historic buildings with Tri-County Inspections . He has inspected more than 10,000 buildings between 100 and 350 years old and has been a consultant to historic sites in several States. Bill is a veteran old-house owner and restorer and has been contributing to OHW since 2001. For a full list of Bill's columns visit The Home Inspector in our How-To Advice section. Bill welcomes questions for possible future blog posts and articles. You may contact him at wkibbel(at)oldhouseweb.com

Ten Minutes Could Save Two Grand

By: Bill Kibbel , Contributing Writer
In: Old House Inspection, Home Improvement Tips, Garden And Lawncare

That’s two-thousand dollars in water damage from a frozen pipe that burst. That’s in addition to the $250.00 for the repair of the pipe. I see this at

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Dec

2009

Dutch Colonial Homes Part 2

By: Bill Kibbel , Contributing Writer
In: Old House Inspection, Obsolete Design Elements, Old House Construction, Old House Terminology, House Styles, Old House History

In a previous post, I discussed a significant structural feature of many early Dutch homes that resulted in a specific form of house. Below are some other

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Nov

2009

The Real Dutch Colonial Home Part 1

By: Bill Kibbel , Contributing Writer
In: Old House Inspection, Old House Construction, Old House Terminology, House Styles, Old House History

Every house that I’ve inspected, listed as a “Dutch Colonial”, has had very little in common with homes built by the Dutch in colonial America. They

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Oct

2009

Their House is a Museum When People Come to See ‘em

By: Bill Kibbel , Contributing Writer
In: Old House Inspection, Old House Musings, House Styles

A local TV station is having its pre-Halloween Addams Family Show marathon. This, of course, leads to the annual comments from the wife about how she thinks

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Oct

2009

Newel Posts and Newel Postlore

By: Bill Kibbel , Contributing Writer
In: Old House Inspection, Old House Terminology, Old House History

In case you aren’t familiar with the term, a newel is a central column around which winding stairs are attached. A newel post is (the often highly

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