About This House Built in the 1870s, when the city was a burgeoning manufacturing hub, this Victorian-era house was home to respected local businessman and county sheriff John Carlos Barber and his wife, Sarah, as well as two more generations of the family. Sold off in 1953, it then changed hands several more times. By 2010, having suffered neglect, the house was listed as abandoned; it sat vacant until 2015, when the Calhoun County Land Bank Authority acquired it....

Top 5 Paint Strippers Longest Lasting: Citristrip Paint & Varnish Stripping Gel Best For Indoors: Dumond Smart Strip Advanced Paint Remover Best For Latex Paint: Motsenbocker’s Lift Off Latex Paint Remover Fastest Acting: D SUPER REMOVER Paint Stripper Best Comprehensive Stripper: MAX Strip Paint & Varnish Stripper Longest Lasting: Citristrip Paint & Varnish Stripping Gel This stripping gel takes 30 minutes to wet your paint and get it ready for removal....

Top 5 Smart Locks Most Customizable: Schlage Encode Smart Wi-Fi Deadbolt Best Value: Wyze Lock Easiest Installation: August Home Smart Lock Pro Best Fingerprint Access: ULTRALOQ U-Bolt Pro Smart Lock Best Code Access: Yale Assure Lock SL Most Customizable: Schlage Encode Smart Wi-Fi Deadbolt This smart lock from Schlage comes in two styles, each of which has four color options, allowing you to match the design of the lock to the design of your home....

Key Features Rechargeable battery 20.6-ounce capacity 2.6 pounds 15.2 watts Flip brush, crevice tool, and filter included What Customers Are Saying Customers complimented the vacuum’s powerful suction and high quality. Most reviewers agreed that the vacuum was tough on dirt. However, one common complaint among customers was that the lithium-ion battery couldn’t be replaced if it sustained damage or stopped holding a charge. Best For Pet Hair: Shark Handheld Vacuum This Shark vacuum has a large dirt cup for holding crumbs and cyclonic air streams for providing powerful suction....

Most folks have experienced sleeping on innerspring mattresses, and they are considered the most traditional mattress of the various options available today. But just because they’ve been around a while, that doesn’t mean innerspring beds are out of style. The best innerspring mattresses offer robust support for your body and are topped with a soft layer of padding. Innerspring mattresses fare extremely well with motion isolation, making them great for couples....

Answer: You can’t. And there is no effective way to fill the voids in an existing concrete-block wall. Your only option is to cover the inside of the exterior walls with a continuous layer of insulation, as though you were insulating a basement wall. In fact, this would be a perfect application for InSoFast foam panels, which I installed in the basement of the 2012 TOH TV project in Cambridge, Massachusetts....

This is the second time This Old House has partnered with Greyrock Homes. The Effrens, who recently completed the TOH 2020 “Farmhouse in Fairfield County” Idea House, were so happy with the way that home turned out, they became its proud owners. Says Jerry, “We are extremely excited to be working with This Old House on another Idea House. And we look forward to helping ten families enjoy the latest and greatest products in these terrific cottages....

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The This Old House Reviews Team recommends TruGreen, an industry leader that offers five annual programs, a variety of a la carte services, a customer satisfaction guarantee, and more. Pros and Cons of TruGreen ✔ Natural fertilizer available✔ Mobile app and online chat✔ Offers pest control services✘ Customers complain about inexperienced technicians✘ Customer service can be difficult to get in touch with by phone Plans and Services TruGreen offers a wider variety of lawn care plans than its top competitors....

If the ground under your deck is relatively level and at least five feet between the ground and the deck floor joists, then converting the area under the deck into storage space is a project worth considering. Here, we will briefly discuss what you should consider before attempting to convert the area under your deck into a storage area, as well as some ideas about how you might undertake this project....

These days, it’s mostly an ingredient in candles and cosmetics, but you can visit a craft store or a farmers’ market, pick up a cake of it, and put it to work around the house as well, including using beeswax polish on wood furniture. 10 Beeswax Uses

This elegant design was constructed with built-in storage. All the doors have “double security features” to keep wildlife out. Affordable lanterns are the perfect finishing touch. Read more about this chicken coop at The Art of Doing Stuff. You can read about the building process and you can even see The Coop at Christmas. A Spacious Coop The Scott Family built this coop with plenty of space for their “ladies” to perch and play....

When it comes to preparing your home for the winter months, simple tasks can add up to big payoffs. Read on to learn more easy ways to safeguard your home in the winter. Degrease the range-hood fan and filter The dirt and grease that collect inside your vent hood decrease its efficiency, trap odors, and can even catch fire. Prevent all three by cleaning the hood’s filter and drip tray, as well as the fan blades or turbine....

Working quietly alongside his father in their Milford, Massachusetts, basement workshop in the late 1950s, Norm did not dream of fame. “Working alongside” initially meant simply watching his dad work and cleaning up—leaving him dreaming of handling real tools, a wish that came true when he received a toolbox for Christmas. “These were not tools that you would give a child today or would be allowed to give a child today,’’ Norm says....

If you’re looking for a DIY, or even Do It For Me project, that has all the earmarks of a rapid payback, window tinting is just such a project. Once you start looking into it, there is a variety of products, price ranges and providers that also come with a blend of differing results. This is a good problem to have because this mix of products looks to solve a lot of different problems with the same basic idea: A film adhered to glass....