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.
BUNGALOW HARDWARE RESOURCES
The Arts & Crafts Movement highly revered the dignity of labor & valued good design. These attributes were evident in their use of the humbler metals- the hand-hammered copper, molded bronze & forged iron- of our bungalow hardware. The abundance of natural...
BUNGALOW BASICS
My blog has gotten rather chunky so I have chosen 5 articles that I consider to be the most important bungalow basics for any conscientious steward. In these articles I have covered the information that it is vital for you to know in order to understand, preserve...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- Stay Healthy When Restoring an Old House
Restoration can be very rewarding, but, it can be soul-crushing & heavily taxing on the body. Hideous surprises & surly, incompetent tradespeople can threaten to annihilate one's sweet nature on a daily basis. At the same time, the body is being hit by the...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- Safety First in Old Houses
I know that when you come home at the end of the day, you just want to relax but, you need to be alert to your environment. It's no longer just a cozy bungalow, but the second the first crew walks in the door, it turns into an place in which there could be power...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- Knob & Tube Wiring
“What is knob & tube wiring anyway?” “Does my house have it?” “Will my house burn down?” You are under contract on a new old house. It’s your first venture into bungalow living & your home inspector has said that he has discovered knob & tube wiring....
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- Brent Hull Talks About Bungalow Moldings
Bungalows are well-known & loved for their abundance of moldings- strips of wood that are used to cover transitional areas, such as those around doors or windows. Bringing the natural wood in, wood beautifies & warms our homes like no other material. All the...
BEFORE YOU HIRE AN OLD HOUSE CONTRACTOR
Once upon a time, I was standing in line at a Japanese take-out (great place!) & stepped back when I noticed the grungy guy in front of me. He was wearing a t-shirt that had seen 1,000 better days. It was a bit hiked up in the back, & I could almost see his...
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...
