Painting a Radiator not Always as Trouble-Free as it Should Be
Possibly the paint, says Lawrence Wamanga, who owns a Massachusetts-based company that refinishes and refurbishes cast iron radiators. If you’re doing the job at home, use a high-temperature primer and topcoat. They should off-gas for the first few hours, possibly a day, as the paint cures. After that, you shouldn’t detect an odor.
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Sep 15, 2004 · Questions and answers relating to houses built in the 1800s and before.
Romanesque Houses, Photos, Styles, Architecture | Old House Web
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How do you use transom windows? - OHW
Nov 23, 2009 · In the summer - the same would apply for cooling - those rooms you want cooled - open up - transoms and doors - those you want to avoid cooling as much- keep the doors closed and the transoms closed. Old houses are big air circulators - between cross ventilation, drafty doors and windows and minimal insulation - you become a regular wind chaser!
How to Repair a Binding Wood Door | Old House Web
This procedure includes guidance on inspecting and repairing a door thatbinds or rubs unnecessarily. Some causes of a binding door may include paintbuild-up, thermal expansion or swelling of the wood, loose hinges, a worn hingepin, or an open joint between the rail and stile.
Bauhaus Houses, Photos, Styles, Architecture | Old House Web
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Oct 10, 2007 · Questions and answers relating to houses built in the 1800s and before.
What have I done!? - Page 3 - OHW
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read all about it! replacement windows - Page 2 - OHW
Apr 16, 2009 · In my scenerio, I own a 90 year old Craftsman Bungalow with the original gorgeous aged wood windows with the cool wavy glass. I am painstakingly, one by one, pulling each and reglazing and restoring with love and pride. At the end of the day I can honestly say "I have done no harm". Keeping the history of my home intact along with my dignity.
Elgin, Illinois Historic Architecture Website - Page 2 - OHW
Jul 20, 2006 · I moved from a "cookie box" townhouse on the east side of Elgin, where I lived with my daughter for 10 years. Every year I'd participate in the Elgin Historic House Tour in September and gaze at the beauty of our treasured old homes. Finally, I got up enough nerve to purchase a very modest home on the west side.