Historic HomeWorks Forum

Thanks. Not too late and very helpful.

The fascia boards on my porch have rot at the ends and one has a chunk missing. I'm trying to decide whether to pull them off entirely and just replace them or to patch them with a dutchman and epoxy ...

I thought I'd update this thread with some more recent experience: I've decided the easiest way to fill drill holes is by taking some WoodEpox (without any dilution) and rolling it into thin rods nar ...

Thanks, I'll take a look at that. I did manage to make a rough version with an old paint scraper. But it didn't work well enough and was too likely to damage the wood. By the way - thanks for all yo ...

Have you tried contacting the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings in the UK? https://www.spab.org.uk/ They must have tons of experience with this type of construction.

Are you sure everything is original? Maybe a prior owner made some "repairs" that caused the problems you're seeing. I'm no expert but I doubt the window would have originally been built so ...

I'm scraping a lot of wainscoting and would like to have a blade shaped to match the bead. I've looked online and haven't found one that's even close. I know I could theoretically make one myself bu ...

I'm thinking of taking the plunge into using a steamer to strip paint but I haven't seen anyone mention doing it on a ceiling so I wanted to check first. I need to strip and repaint the beadboard ceil ...

I'm afraid I don't have an answer for you but I've collected a lot of bookmarks in my browser on restoring windows and some of them may be useful to you:

1. An interesting book I've always wanted t ...

Looks like a cool idea, especially for explaining complicated tasks.

If you're adding features to your site, one I'd like to see would be some kind of notification when new messages are posted - ma ...

I'm repairing some punky wood with Liquid Wood before I patch it with WoodEpox. I've drilled holes and tried to saturate it. But, now that it's dry, parts are still soft. Should I keep adding more u ...

It sounds like the wood you used is new and unweathered so that'll make painting them easier. I recommend looking at some of the detailed discussions of painting that John and others have written:
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I've got a bunch of questions about this topic. I assume you use the liquid gum spirts that Diamond sells. How does it handle oil paints? Do you do anything with the brushes before you put them in ...

Thanks. Having had lots of things fail after a prior owner did a renovation 25 years ago, I try to use methods and materials that will outlast the next couple owners. Here's a photo before I repoint ...

It took a while but it's finally finished. Thanks for all your advice. It's not perfect but overall I think it came out well.