Creepy Crawls in the Walls
Anyone out there that has ever done a restoration/reno this is a questions for you! I noticed that on the This Old House Broolyn editions when they were taking down walls, picking up floor boards there were no sign of either rodents or insects. Was this stuff cleaned up before it went on camera? What’s…
Anyone out there that has ever done a restoration/reno this is a questions for you! I noticed that on the This Old House Broolyn editions when they were taking down walls, picking up floor boards there were no sign of either rodents or insects. Was this stuff cleaned up before it went on camera? What’s in the walls/floors of a 100-year-old house?
I found phone bill and letters from 1912. I framed them and put on the wall in hallway.
The author of “All the Way Home” found a suitcase full of cash from 1929 hidden in a recess behind a tub.
Sorry. It’s kind of late in game/day to bother commenting (no?)…
We found the old style beer cans like we used to have (pre-pulltab cans) but other than that, dust…LOTS and LOTS of dust (gritty, mortary dust…sooty…yucky). Dress accordingly and wear a good mask!
I was always hoping we’d find some lost gold coins or the like. Maybe the contractors’ guys did over the years but never told us.
Friend found heaps of mouse skeletons behind the cabinets in the kitchen. This was without removing the wall, just the cabinets.
Aha! I kind of doubted that there was “0” chance of finding anything. Thanks for the report Mopar!
I found a jar of formaldehide with a human brain in it. The jar was marked “Hitler”.
That’s so common Corcoran considers it an amenity.
Friend found heaps of mouse skeletons behind the cabinets in the kitchen. This was without removing the wall, just the cabinets.
I found a jar of formaldehide with a human brain in it. The jar was marked “Hitler”.
I knew it!
Thanks everyone! So I guess if walls and moldings look to be in good shape, there’s no need to re-do every wall.
I found a jar of formaldehide with a human brain in it. The jar was marked “Hitler”.