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From the lens You know you own an old house when....

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  • Ladymermaid May 28, 2012 @ 8:46 am | delete
    Living in and restoring an older home can indeed be a labor of love. (I guess I should have capitalized the Labor huh?) Great article and as I love old houses I truly enjoyed this lens.
  • chesca7 Mar 20, 2012 @ 10:37 am | delete
    The house I'm living is also old but somehow most of its part is still strong. Above is made of wood and on the ground floor is made of cement. I leave on the cemented so nothing did I experience squeaky sound in the house. Now I know the reason why they have a bat at the house. Its because its old.
  • JoshK47 Mar 15, 2012 @ 11:26 am | delete
    I don't have any personal old house experiences, but definitely enjoyed reading yours. Thanks for sharing. :)
  • oxfordian Mar 12, 2012 @ 2:03 pm | delete
    I have a couple more for you: "You spend more time taking pictures of yourself doing work on your house than you do of you with your family." and "When somehow the phrase 'it will be spectacular when it's finished' comes up in every conversation." I LOVE this lens. It really brightened up my day.
  • Athelyna Feb 14, 2012 @ 5:21 pm | delete
    You hate the 1970s. And the '80s. And most of the '90s.

    You're not sure if putting in a half-bath for the house that previously had one bathroom and six occupants was worth sacrificing the original "sewing closet" on the first floor.
  • flycatcher Jan 21, 2012 @ 6:12 pm | delete
    ... when the exterior walls of your house are "insulated" with 5 parts wood shavings, 4 parts cold air, and 1 part mouse droppings.
  • glockr Oct 6, 2011 @ 1:30 pm | delete
    Like it:) We just bought a house that was built in 1920.
  • mrducksmrnot Sep 12, 2011 @ 3:51 pm | delete
    Great lens and I've got to visit your others for sure. I love old houses, especially real old log homes. The floors might creak, the rocker might bump, but in most cases those old house were built with a plumb bob as a level and are straight as an arrow. Any house old or new without a rocking chair is just not complete. Thanks for so many wonderful lens.
  • vallain Jun 25, 2011 @ 10:34 pm | delete
    I don't have an old house, but these sound like they fit my sister's situation. She owns the 1918 house that I made a lens about.it, Rebirth of a 1918 House.
  • Koupie May 23, 2011 @ 8:29 am | delete
    I can really relate to your list too, which is such fun to read. When we were younger we renovated two old homes, the first was a victorian but over the years people had changed so many things. We went in stripping woodwork, sanding floors (were we nuts?), stripping layer upon layer of painted wall paper. We were young :) A couple of years ago I wanted to buy another old victorian, for the charm you know? Hubby said no way, so we ended up in a brand new home, which I may add is also a lot of work. You can't win either way:)
  • partybuzz Apr 7, 2011 @ 5:24 pm | delete
    I love your list and can relate. My daughter's house is a 100 year old farm house. She is not really restoring it to original (it had been updated somewhat), but keeping anything original that is still there, the beautiful old woodwork (that she still needs to strip), glass door knobs (that tend to fall off), etc. You might also add, finding a plasterer. She had the hardest time finding a "real plasterer" to repair her walls. Ugh! She did finally find one and he did a wonderful job.
  • mismatch Apr 4, 2011 @ 2:56 am | delete
    it's not only Victorian and not only old. I moved into a house bought from an artist, fairly well known here in South Africa. We bought the house for the mosaics that artist left in it through out the building.After moving in we discovered that the previous owner made a number of alterations, quite according his own nonexistent building skills. Now, half of the house, (the new one) is contracting and rectracting.according to the rainy season so half a year the doors can not be closed/opened cause the become skew.The terrasses built on some pipes are crushing them. The pool is also cracking (it is a mosaic all over all right) one corner at a time.One can not even think about major improvements because of the mosaics. real works of art, when the author is a well and expensively selling artist on the rise. So, I can imagine swoping with you, other complaining owners. Any taker?
  • ---Chazz Apr 4, 2011 @ 6:14 pm | delete
    Is there some way to safely have the mosaics removed before all of that movement destroys them? You might want to see the forums at http://www.myoldhouseonline.com/
    Folks there are very friendly and helpful. I think you will find it helpful and supportive. Hope to see you there.
  • TapIn2U Mar 24, 2011 @ 11:26 am | delete
    I love Victorian houses. They are elegant and timeless. My house is every bit as modern as it can be but I buy furniture and art pieces that have a bit of antiquity to make a contrast. Fantastic lens!
    Sundae ;-)
  • dustytoes Feb 28, 2011 @ 4:31 am | delete
    I live in New England where there are plenty of old houses. I have lived in a couple and yes, they should be preserved!
  • ---Chazz Nov 10, 2009 @ 11:42 am | delete
    Thank you, Stazjia. Greatly appreciate the extra visit AND the blessing!
  • Stazjia Nov 10, 2009 @ 9:16 am | delete
    Revisited to give this lens an Angel blessing.
  • Stazjia Oct 30, 2009 @ 6:21 am | delete
    This brought a smile of recognition to my face. I used to live in a very old house here in the UK, parts of it were about 350 years old. The roof didn't have tiles, it had split stones and huge roof timbers to support the weight. Our first job was to have all the stones on the roof rehung and missing ones replaced at huge expense. It was downhill from then on.

    We now live in a small modern apartment - not as interesting but cheaper to maintain!
  • TheCheshireCat Sep 13, 2009 @ 9:41 pm | delete
    You own more "work" clothes (for working on your house) than clothes for work (to wear to the office).
  • ---Chazz Feb 19, 2011 @ 7:34 pm | delete
    That's the truth! We're starting another module with this one. Thank you!

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