by Dave Twombly In his poem "Mending Wall" Robert Frost’s neighbor says “good fences make good neighbors”. But what if you don’t have a fence separating “what’s yours” from “what’s theirs”? What if you live in a space where things are “ours” and you have to share your perfect little piece of the
who knew you could paint it? by Ron Rothenberg, 4 Buyers Real Estate When I bought my home it was covered in 30 year-old aluminum siding. The home inspector warned me that soon the powdery paint would rub off and the gray aluminum would show through, along with the prints of every oily finger that
by Dave Twombly As promised in my last post, this is being written from my new Cambridge apartment. Sitting at the kitchen table (yes, I have a table in the kitchen now!) on the top floor of a wonderfully maintained building, I want to repeat that phrase, ‘wonderfully maintained’. It still makes me giddy. Neither
Fish and visitors stink after three days -- attributed to Ben Franklin. So will your house, if you let mold start to grow. Don't let Irene leave her smell behind. We are not expected to see rain for the rest of the week, so you have a good opportunity to get your house dry before
by Dianne Schaefer After taking on the dark green wallpaper, we turned our attention to ugliness on the outside of the house. Renovating the exterior is a much larger task. The house was three stories, four in the back because the land sloped down. The house was covered with stucco, which had been repaired in
Hi, I am Dianne Schaefer. Part of the experience I bring to 4 Buyers Real Estate is from the years when I owned an antique house near Boston. If you have questions about old houses, I may have the answer. You can send me questions, anytime at [email protected] . A number of years ago we