DOING IT THE RIGHT WAY – AUTHENTIC BUNGALOW RESTORATION
Doing an authentic bungalow restoration by following the best construction & restoration practices will increase the value of your home aesthetically, culturally & financially & make it safer too. In this section the experts discuss the importance of these practices, with links to specific, valuable technical information.
Learn the basics of construction preservation in the articles below to improve the quality & the ease of your project.
BEFORE YOU HIRE AN OLD HOUSE CONTRACTOR
I wrote the E-book, 7 VITAL Things to Do Before You Hire a Contractor, after reading terrible & sad stories on the old house, Facebook, group blogs. In every single story I could see the exact moment at which the project fell apart, the money got ripped off, the...
OLD HOUSE CLASSES
By attending old house classes, a conscientious steward can learn the basics of old house repair & maintenance. Owning an old house is not for sissies, nor for the uninformed. When I owned The Hare House, my 1910 Craftsman in Eagle Rock, I made some mistakes that...
MY 1910 CRAFTSMAN IN EAGLE ROCK
The story begins with my love affair with the Alfred W. & Grace D. Hare House, a beautiful Craftsman, in Eagle Rock, a bungalow neighborhood in N.E. Los Angeles. Once an incorporated town in its own right, Eagle Rock is just west of Pasadena & was clearly...
STAY HEALTHY WHEN RESTORING AN OLD HOUSE
It’s not easy to stay healthy when restoring an old house. Increased demands on your time, your finances, the toxins in the materials you will demo & install, & the stress of making constant decisions, facing too many surprises mean that to stay strong, you...
THE DANGERS OF RESTORING AN OLD HOUSE
The dangers of restoring an old house are considerable, but with proper planning can be minimized. Let's take a look at the actions required. A contractor has been hired to begin the restoration of your home. You have discussed your staying in the house while the work...
BUNGALOW: THE ULTIMATE ARTS & CRAFTS HOME.
by Jane Powell, author & Linda Svendsen, photographer This book, BUNGALOW: The Ultimate Arts & Crafts Home, was Jane’s most impressive work & it is majestic, with 285 large, glossy pages. She referred to it as "The Big Book of Bungalows" & I’m not...
RESTORING A BUNGALOW – THE RIGHT WAY
I wrote this article about restoring a bungalow the right wa-a-ay back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, around 2006 when I first moved to Tampa. I had left the little "town" of Eagle Rock, a historic neighborhood in N.E. Los Angeles, left the Hare House, a beautiful...
YOUR HISTORIC BUNGALOW’S HOME INSPECTION
by Matthew Steger With 20 years of inspecting bungalows under his belt, Owner/ ASHI Certified Inspector at WIN Home Inspection (Lancaster, PA) follows the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) Standard of Practice, the nationally recognized GOLD standard for home...
