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Learn tips and advice on how to restore an old front door in aVictorian style home in this free video clip. Expert: Betty Ingham Contact: www.thehairypotters.com Bio: Betty Ingham and her husband Ben purchased and have fully remodeled and restored a 100 year old Victorian home from top to bottom. They also own a custom stoneware pottery studio, The Hairy Potters. Filmmaker: kyle saylors  Read More →

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Product DescriptionThe current enthusiasm for older dwellings means that there has never been a greater need for guidance on how to maintain and renovate Victorian houses. Aiming to provide such guidance, this book is divided into three sections. The first sets the background to Victorian houses, explaining the technical and cultural climate in which they were built. The second examines the entire house, element by element, with text and drawings to show how each part was constructed and how repairs and restorations can be made. The final section looks at the major improvements and alterations that householders are likely to undertake – damp-proofing, insulation, central heating, the installation of bathrooms and the building of extensions in keeping with the original structure.  Read More →

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Ok, I am currently looking to rent a home in Columbus, Ohio in the Harrison West village area, near the Victorian Village area in Columbus. The rental home is a 3 bedroom home with about 1300 square feet and a second story and was built in 1911 according to the county auditor’s information and was “renovated” in 1987. Here is a youtube video to get a little bit of an idea of the neighborhood. Victorian Village to the east of my home is slightly older and more elegant with 1870-1920s homes with some romanesque styling and the whole bit. Harrison West, where I will be, has some older homes, but most are less prestigious, and from the 1890-1930 time frame. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wLZYTyDXTg Here are a few pictures I have of it(I know it doesn’t help much). http://inlinethumb03.webshots.com/39362/2845744240076858234S600x600Q85.jpg http://inlinethumb20.webshots.com/43667/2796613510076858234S600x600Q85.jpg Also,... 

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