old house: How Old is My House? A Greater Chicagoland Home Inspection Primer Pt 3, St Charles, IL
- 05/18/10 07:15 AM
Greater Chicagoland Home Inspection's new blog, "Life at the OLD Homestead" is meant as a primer forthose interested in intricacies of old homes. I love old homes...I love inspecting them, I love restoring them, I love living in them. This is dedicated to that passion, and hopefully will shed some light on some of the finer points of these time capsules.
Determining the age of a residence, Part 3 Wood Framing and Dating Most wood framed houses in the history of the United States fall into three categories: Timber, balloon and platform. Prior to the early 19th century, timber framing … (0 comments)
old house: How Old is My House? A Greater Chicagoland Home Inspection Primer Pt 2, St Charles, IL
- 05/12/10 02:32 AM
Greater Chicagoland Home Inspection's new blog, "Life at the OLD Homestead" is meant as a primer for those interested in intricacies of old homes. I love old homes...I love inspecting them, I love restoring them, I love living in them. This is dedicated to that passion, and hopefully will shed some light on some of the finer points of these time capsules.
Determining the age of a residence, Part 2
Floor Covering Older homes most likely have hardwood as original flooring. It's common in the Chicagoland area older homes to have a few different wood species throughout the … (4 comments)
Greater Chicagoland Home Inspection's new blog, "Life at the OLD Homestead" is meant as a primer forthose interested in intricacies of old homes. I love old homes...I love inspecting them, I love restoring them, I love living in them. This is dedicated to that passion, and hopefully will shed some light on some of the finer points of these time capsules.
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