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I recommend that homeowners ask their roofer to take a look at the tops of the
closets whenever they are having their roof coated, repaired or replaced.
John
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From: Jeanne Knight
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 21:03:56
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Subject: Re: [Chat] "tin b
I found the date and the signature of the cabinet maker in one of mine the day
I bought the house so I am certain it was original to the house in 1904.
Presently, one of them leaks from the top in certain rains and I need to find
someone to do a very small top repair. And, the outside was co
Linda,
The quality of their construction relative to so many other details led me to
believe they were an afterthought or an early 20th century home improvement,
but the fact that so many houses have them convinced me otherwise.
I have seen a few of the closets finished with vinyl siding which
They were original (and novel) closets installed when the house was built.
Ours match several interior closet configurations as well (that don't extend
on an exterior wall) with mirror panels on the french doors and a drawer
beneath.
Paul K. Williams
Kelsey & Associates, Inc.
WashingtonHistory.c
We have two of these closets as well, but since they are in a rarely used
guest bedroom (that we don't heat in the winter), we haven't insulated them.
My dad would install a 1 inch thick Styrofoam sheet on the interior walls,
and then tape and cover the joints, and perhaps paint or paper the surfac
Hi John,
Do you know whether these were installed when the houses were built or added
later by removing part of the brick walls? I never knew about them before.
Thanks,
Linda
>>> John Spurrier 1/5/2012 10:39 AM >>>
The closets are predominantly in the 2500, 2600 and 2700 blocks of Guilfor
The closets are predominantly in the 2500, 2600 and 2700 blocks of Guilford Ave.
John
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From: Maya Kosok
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 15:25:52
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Subject: [Chat] "tin box bumpout" explained
Christine et al - This is my perhaps inaccurate language t
Christine et al - This is my perhaps inaccurate language to describe the
old small closet-like boxes that stick out of the house in the back rooms
of some of these Charles Village homes. The first CV house I lived in the
closets had rusted out and that space had been cinderblocked over, but now
we
Many of us have closets which extens roughly half a foot outside of the house.
All the seperates the inside of the closet and the outside world is a very
thin layer of metal.
Think of nice, cold, clothing in the morning all winter long...
I think most have since been filled in with brick, which i
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