New York Renovator

Welcome, Stumblers and Searchers!

Posted on28. Dec, 2007 by Mrs. Mecomber.

This blog has been experiencing a rise in the “polls”: search engine boosts. Lots of people visit me from Google, looking mainly for information on “cold air return vents” (my popular article is right here, by the way). This blog has recently been “stumbled” (stumbleupon) and I want to thank everyone who has stumbled me! [...]

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Nothing More Than Ceilings…

Posted on27. Dec, 2007 by Mrs. Mecomber.

I am betraying my age a little with that title. It’s a terrible spoof of an old Eric Carmen song that seemed it be in every TV satire skit of the 80s.
Anyway…
My son had his birthday party recently, in the Dining Room. I love my Dining Room (even though it’s not remodeled yet), but it [...]

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Vinyl vs. Wood Siding

Posted on25. Dec, 2007 by Mrs. Mecomber.

My house is, as you know, 150 years old. It still has its original siding. *gasp* However, the original wood siding is buried under a layer of black tar paper and slathered with asbestos shingle siding. It makes me terribly angry if I think too long about it. I hate, hate, hate the asbestos siding.
My [...]

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Im-Pediment No. 2

Posted on21. Dec, 2007 by Mrs. Mecomber.

Today my husband got up the pediment and trim for the Living Room/Entry Hall door.

You can see the gap between the fluted trim and the door jamb. The reason for this is the 1855 thumblatch that I wanted to preserve.

The latch needs space to close, and I did not want to hack a gash into [...]

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Im-Pediments

Posted on20. Dec, 2007 by Mrs. Mecomber.

A little progress is much better than no progress, correct? Working in the winter is loathesome. Power tools are cold, the wood is stiff, the paint is stiffer…. I try to avoid doing anything major during the winter.
However, we are trying to get up some of the trim in the Living Room. We’ve been working [...]

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