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  1. sentimentalfool

    Removing/Opening Walls in Older Homes

    Thanks for your inquiry, Tmoose. No, I am not yet in a situation to do any subplaster investigation. If I close on the house, I'm sure I'll have new questions for all of you soon thereafter! Was this a common building practice, and would it negatively impact the expansion or just effect my...
  2. sentimentalfool

    Removing/Opening Walls in Older Homes

    My previous post reads more like an emotional sermon rather than just the general background it was intended to provide. But yes, the historical preservation aspect does add a whole additional twist to all of this -- Good and bad. The whole notion of marrying old construction to new and trying...
  3. sentimentalfool

    Removing/Opening Walls in Older Homes

    smwpe, No, it is not a recognized historic structure (it is hardly recognized as anything but 4 walls and a roof from the outside), nor is it in an historic district. The latter I would enjoy trying to change in time, as well as to establish a Mainstreet program for the community. While the...
  4. sentimentalfool

    Removing/Opening Walls in Older Homes

    Thanks SperlingPE I tend to use reasonable caution with these things, and just wanted to be as thorough and proactive as I could be at this point. The more perspectives and considerations that I can get from those more experienced, the better off I will be. I appreciate your time and...
  5. sentimentalfool

    Removing/Opening Walls in Older Homes

    I have enjoyed many of the discussions in this forum, and have found them most insightful. I am posting my first question and would appreciate some general thoughts and guidance on this matter. I am aware of the need to eventually find a local structural engineer and/or architect at some...

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