CHOOSE THE RIGHT WOOD FLOOR FINISH FOR YOUR BUNGALOW
Learn how to choose the right wood floor finish for your bungalow to restore & preserve your floors’ beauty for the next 100 years.
HISTORIC BUNGALOW WOOD FLOORS 101- The Forest to the Floor
I’m a tree-hugging, wood flooring profession, specializing in the restoration & preservation of historic floors. I’d like to pass on what I have learned over 35 years in the trade. I consider historic bungalow floors to be the single most endangered historic fabric, well, maybe second to windows.
SPECIES OF WOOD FLOORING MOST COMMONLY FOUND IN HISTORIC BUNGALOWS
There are several species of wood flooring most commonly found in historic bungalows. I have seen others but the species below are the ones to consider first when you do not know what your floor is. It is important to know the species of your bungalow wood floor...
BUNGALOW WOOD FLOORS RESTORATION GLOSSARY
This bungalow wood floors restoration glossary will help you in dealing with trade professionals & in understanding your proposal/contract.
WHY SHOULD YOU PRESERVE YOUR BUNGALOW WOOD WINDOWS, ANYWAY?
I mean really! Why is it such a big honkin' deal to preserve your bungalow wood windows? If you’re lucky enough to have wood windows in your bungalow that aren’t painted shut, the dang ropes are broken, the wood is rotting & there’s a cracked pane or two. Rain is...
LINOLEUM
by Jane Powell, author & Linda Svendsen, photographer Many people consider LINOLEUM by Jane Powell to be their favorite book in the series. There are others who don't get this beautiful, functional material & consider it to be a cheap, substandard product....
BUNGALOW DETAILS: EXTERIOR
by Jane Powell, author & Linda Svendsen, photographer For BUNGALOW DETAILS: EXTERIOR, as with DETAILS: INTERIOR, I’m going to go chapter by chapter highlighting the contents of this wonderful & informative book, while pointing out the pages that have pictures...
PRESERVATION ARCHITECTS & YOUR HISTORIC BUNGALOW
Most people don't know about preservation architects & how the hiring of one can save you headaches, time & money. How many times have you been house hunting, out for a Sunday drive, or just looking at images of houses online & been dismayed by choices...
BUNGALOW DETAILS: INTERIOR
by Jane Powell, author & Linda Svendsen, photographer In BUNGALOW DETAILS: INTERIOR, author Jane Powell covers every nook & cranny of America's favorite house. FOREWARD “It is the great excellence of a writer to put into his book as much as his book will...
BUNGALOW WINDOW TREATMENTS
A cautionary bungalow window treatments tale. Once Upon a Time, the Hare House was on the market. I had just finished the bathroom, glad to have a few more weeks in which to enjoy it, kicking myself for not having done it sooner so I would have had a few years. I...