That is close to the color I want to paint the house. It's a bit darker. I am also looking into replacing the stairs since it's crumbling apart. Anyone have a ballpark of how much that goes (if you had experience).
I do like the idea of putting a low fence with a gate hmm.
The shutters are cheap plastic ones that came with the house, I want to look into replacing them with wooden shutters (likely I would make them) to make them more substantial
My plan is to redo the deck this summer. I thought about repainting the exterior to save in money until I replace windows down the road. I have original windows everywhere except the front. They're not drafty or leaky so I figured they have a few more years left before I replace them.
I do want a fence up front, I want to make it "period correct" (1920) but there's no good termination point
Hey guys
I can't believe I haven't updated you guys on the front yard. I got it relandscaped. All the weed has been removed and new plants put in. Looks much better. I have window boxes that will be going in come spring.
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The color combo I'm looking at is a darkish green with a bit of blue in it with cream trims and a nice tan color for accents. I'll have to take a picture of the brochure.
I'm planning out my projects for when the weather warms up.
One of these projects is repainting the entire house and trying to update the dated look. I have the wide siding that was prevalent in the 1960s and the 1970s. I do want to replace the siding at some point in the future but that's more down the road since the siding is still in good shape structurally and it appears to be insulated underneath.
The problem is that I can paint it but I feel like it'll still look dated. I thought about installing corner boards so I can paint it a contrasting color.
The advice I need from those who may have experienced such: should I just put it directly over the siding and caulk it or cut the siding back and put the corner boards butted up?
I'm afraid if I cut it back, I would be opening up a can of worms that wasn't ready to be opened.
Thoughts?
When you get the house, would you mind taking a closer picture of the front porch, I really like the railing and would like to replicate that for my rear deck reno this coming spring.
I do prefer cars with common engines like the SBC, BBC, SBF etc for parts availability. Agreed about AC. It wouldn't be a deal killer if it didn't work. I can always fix it
I like land yachts, station wagons, and four door versions of muscle cars. I would prefer to keep it between 1965 to 1975 and be able to service it easily
I've decided that come spring I will buy a classic car. I do not need links but suggestions for cars that is good for a first time classic car owner.
My requirements is that it must be a car that's capable of daily driving (I do plan on using it to commute to Columbus from lancaster during the fall)
I do not care for the two door muscle cars, they're cool but I'm not looking to spend the big bucks. Ideally I would like something 7500 or less. I know that's not a lot but I like odd cars such as Clay's Lincoln and other "undesireables"
Lancaster rocks. I bought my house for 81k and it's a very nice home in a perfect location. Two streets away in everyour direction from busy streets and the "buffer" streets are very low traffic.
Right?!? Not sure if you remember my old Saab, a Mustang slammed into me going 55 MPH. His was totaled and mine ended up being totaled (even though it didn't look like it!) I might have a picture of it still.
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