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L. Norris Hall House: August 2011
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L Norris Hall House. The tale of a 1906 Foursquare in Ridley Park. Saturday, August 27, 2011. I thought the end of the world was supposed to be next year? The Hall house rocked and rolled with the earthquake no problem and now bracing for Irene. 13 inches predicted for Delco over the next 24 hrs! Hang on there little stringbeans. gonna be a bumpy ride! Wednesday, August 24, 2011. The Great Radiator Plan. So I said. well power wash them inside the house upstairs! Yes, I'm serious! Plan B - part 2 - Build ...
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L. Norris Hall House: Bigger and Better Ridge Beams
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L Norris Hall House. The tale of a 1906 Foursquare in Ridley Park. Monday, November 21, 2011. Bigger and Better Ridge Beams. And now my rant on just how bad things were out of whack to try and start a new roof! I started with building the center cradles and then the one's on each side. On the front wall I built the right side first and then the left. When I measured for the left, it was 4 inches higher than the right side? The left side was not as bad but still had to move the front over a few inches.
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L. Norris Hall House: Restoration Burnout
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L Norris Hall House. The tale of a 1906 Foursquare in Ridley Park. Sunday, December 15, 2013. It happened to me and it'll probably happen to you too. restoration burnout! I was good till year 5. Around 6 it started to get old and by 7 I found any excuse not to work on the place! Needless to say work has come to almost a screeching halt and the blog basically abandoned. Then again how many posts can you do about drywall hanging and sanding? Basically that's about all I have done on the main house since my...
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L. Norris Hall House: May 2011
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L Norris Hall House. The tale of a 1906 Foursquare in Ridley Park. Monday, May 30, 2011. The End Of Ol' Blue. So was getting a few loads of firewood with some friends of mine when some kid "falls asleep", drifts over and WHAM! I was parked with my door past the pole, so he pushed the truck back at least 8 feet till the pole stopped his momentum. Luckily none of us was near the truck when he plowed into it. but we watched it happen. Saturday, May 28, 2011. Two More Beds. The "Farm" Keeps Expanding. Doug H...
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L. Norris Hall House: April 2011
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L Norris Hall House. The tale of a 1906 Foursquare in Ridley Park. Thursday, April 28, 2011. Electric Service - 1906 Style. Apparently from what I've read this was a high end installation. Many times the disconnect was mounted in the open, but high enough to keep out of reach either on a porch on in a basement. The next question that I'm stumped on is where was a meter? Or was there a meter? I'm happy to say that this panel is officially retired now. 105 years later! Monday, April 25, 2011. Well it's the...
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L. Norris Hall House: January 2012
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L Norris Hall House. The tale of a 1906 Foursquare in Ridley Park. Thursday, January 19, 2012. Shingled For The Winter. I managed to get the shingles done over the holidays. Having the air nailer made quick work and I had the roof done over two afternoons. Now there's no worries about the weather and I'll pick at cleaning up inside and getting everything put away. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Shingled For The Winter. Ridley Park, PA, United States. View my complete profile. Fixin' Up the Bungalow.
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L. Norris Hall House: September 2011
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L Norris Hall House. The tale of a 1906 Foursquare in Ridley Park. Tuesday, September 13, 2011. Busy busy as usual and the house is getting ignored again. We had a fire at work which has required a lot of overtime but those repairs are finally done. Then I made a trek out to Pittsburgh for a few days and while there I finally got to visit Fallingwater - Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece. All I can say is it's even better in person! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Ridley Park, PA, United States.
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L. Norris Hall House: December 2013
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L Norris Hall House. The tale of a 1906 Foursquare in Ridley Park. Wednesday, December 18, 2013. Surprise - Another Project Creates Another Project! Well you've seen me post about the 55 Bel Air. While it was at the body/paint shop for past 2 yrs now, I took the opportunity to finish the garage. Well there was one other car on my bucket list and one I never thought I would get. But then earlier this summer something followed me home. Setting the posts and rafter support. Fascia and sheathing installed.
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L. Norris Hall House: Garage Glass Block
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L Norris Hall House. The tale of a 1906 Foursquare in Ridley Park. Monday, December 16, 2013. After finishing the door I continued on with the other windows which fortunately were in much better shape as far as the mortar condition. For these I just removed the old wood, built a new pressure treated frame that would hold the window and fit in the stone opening, then install and mortar everything up. Old window and framing - back wall. All cleaned out and ready for new framing. Filling in with mortar.
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L. Norris Hall House: Roof Raising
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L Norris Hall House. The tale of a 1906 Foursquare in Ridley Park. Sunday, December 18, 2011. It's been a busy few weeks. too busy to even post, but I'll try and get ya blogged up to date. After the ridge beams were set I installed the top section of rafters. That was easy enough. These are all 2x6s on 24 inch centers. The "new" framing nailer made quick work of getting all the rafters in. I picked up a used one on ebay and wish I 5 years ago when I started restoring the Hall House! The final stage of fr...
