jharkin said:
No worries, J,
I put H&G in proper perspective after I realized a trashed house couldn't be renovated by an amateur in three months for $20K and $100K profit.
I love old, and am saving anything worth saving, often at greater effort and cost--like the old, semi-reformed hippie that I am. Anyone else would have simply torn the house down, so anything I can salvage is a blow for history. Trust me, these are *not* good wood windows, and they already have decent cheap storms on them. I'll upgrade them when I replace the aluminum siding, which is low on my list, since the siding is still functional. If anyone has a source for good wood windows for anywhere near the price of good vinyls, I'm interested. I'm already scouring the local Habitat for Humanity ReStore.
The plaster and lathe was moldy and *stank*, thanks to decades of abuse. I do not like dry wall, and am not putting any in. All surfaces, ceilings included, will be wood, and the great room walls will be vertical T&G. Few can understand why I am going through all the trouble, since I could have gone for a standard new house with standard construction for 1% of the effort and half the cost . But I get great satisfaction from wood, craftsmanship, and thoughtfulness, and I see the same sort of emphasis on simple truths over artifice here. :coolsmile:
