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PostPosted: Mon Dec 23, 2002 11:42 am
hi all <br> <br>here's a link to my home: http://www.dicontis1922bungalow.0catch.com/ <br> <br>just had to share eventhough the pictures are a little dark...i got so excited when i found this free webhost that i took picture at dusk...they will be updated when i remember to bring my camera home from work. let me know if better pictures need to be taken so you can comment on some of them. thanks. andy <br> <br>

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 23, 2002 11:42 am
Too cool!! I know you'll enjoy it. It's a great house. We just had to sell our wonderful bungalow in Spokane and move to Chicago, where we bought a 4 square. Wish we could have brought the bungalow with us. <br>

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 23, 2002 11:42 am
Great house! How about some inside shots? Your front porch is very similar to many in our neighborhood, so I would say that it is original. Similar houses around here have that profile to allow for air intakes for whole house fans. Maybe that was once true for your house.

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 23, 2002 11:43 am
Hello Andy- Lovely porch, nice home and view across the street:-)! I like your idea of painting the color a bit darker. Louise is right, your front door is gorgeous. Also- I was wondering about the front "gable" of your home (over the front porch). I am a novice, but to my eye it looks like this was lowered a bit?(roof over porch) Unless you are wanting to mess with this (I could be wrong here)- and for various reasons you might not want to, I might add a trim piece across the bottom of this gable (just above your double wood columns)-all the way around to the sides- and paint it the same as your trim. Examples I've seen like your home: Robert Schweitzer's new book, "Bungalow Colors" page 174-no trim piece but varied shingles- and also some similar examples (with the trim piece) in Duchscherer &amp; Keister's, "The Bungalow." <br> <br>Good luck with your restoration and the "time-off" on your front porch! <br> <br>

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 23, 2002 11:43 am
Great house. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE FRONT DOOR. <br>We just finished building our version of a bungalow and I could not find an insulated door that I liked. I know there are plenty of companies that make wood doors, but I am energy concious.........anyway, Your house will be georgous when finished. This house has great structure. Best of luck. <br> <br>

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 23, 2002 11:43 am
Nice home Andy. Looks in good shape. You will be able to take a lot of pride in it. <br>Good Luck <br>

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