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A New Handle for Casement Windows
This Old House — Most of today's new casement windows open via a handle crank on the bottom sash -simple to use, but tedious to keep turning over and over again. Window maker Jeld-Wen decided to go old-school for its new line of push-out casement windows, using a ...More…
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Weathered Work of Art
This Old House — The restored wallpaper. Also, the Taylors painted the wall blue to approximate the look of the skyline that was removed by previous homeowners. The wallpaper before it was removed for restoration. Mapping out missing fragments on a clear ...More…
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How to Install Wall Frames: Overview
This Old House — Calculating the frames' sizes may be a head-scratcher at first, but building them is simple. We'll let you in on a little secret: A lot of the fancy woodwork you see inside old houses is nothing more than deft layering, bits of simple molding ...More…
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How to Hang Exterior Shutters: Overview
This Old House — Shutters are custom-sized, but getting them centered on the window opening has its challenges. So what if you want to crazk up the Bob Seger, slip on the dark sunglasses, turn up your collar, and slide across the living room floor in nothing but ...More…
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Pouring Light and Modernity into a Sad, Small Kitchen
This Old House — The renovated kitchen fits squarely within the old footprint. The cabinet run on the window wall thins out to accommodate a doorway. A pantry cabinet fills in for an old walk-in. When Patt DiCicco checked up on the original prices of her ...More…
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Budget carefully.
This Old House — A tide of foreclosed properties has been sweeping into the beleaguered housing market, bringing down property values, dislocating families, and sending municipal governments scrambling to manage the crisis. But some buyers see a ...More…
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How to Buy Reclaimed Lumber
This Old House — If you own an old house, you already know the satisfaction of having something that's unique, and when you renovate, you look for one-of-a-kind materials. Unlike other materials whose appeal lie in their looks, reclaimed wood has beauty and ...More…
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Facade Fragments
This Old House — By 1900, terra-cotta decorations had become more popular because they were mass-produced in molds for half the cost. In the 1800s, most ornaments were carved in stone by European immigrants who traveled with their tools from city to city. In ...More…
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Shapely Staircase Spindles
This Old House — Turned balusters like these at Demolition Depot in New York City cost about $25 each, though dealers will often cut you a deal if you buy in bulk. The fancy newel post at the end of the stairs always gets the attention, but it's the ...More…
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Norm's Notebook: Routers
This Old House — With a plunge router, like the one I'm using here, it's tempting to push the bit too deep and make a cut in one go. But you get better results, and put less strain on the motor and bit, if you make deep cuts in multiple, shallow passes. Working .. ...More…
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Getting Rid of Old Rechargeable Batteries?
This Old House — Most trash haulers won't take rechargeable batteries from cordless drill/drivers, circular saws, and the like because they contain heavy metals that need special recycling. But Call2Recycle, a national collection program, maintains a network of ...More…