Nope, not necessarily. I've seen something like that before. Sort of a pressed cardboard-like product.:yes:
It's the "panelling" that is surprising if it is original equipment of the period.
Nope, not necessarily. I've seen something like that before. Sort of a pressed cardboard-like product.:yes:if the house was built in late 1929 wouldn't you expect it would have been built using lath and plaster?
it's a stone house that was built by a family of stone masons (was their personal house), that immigrated to Portland to build some local stone structures (or at least that's what we were told).It depends on who they purchased the home through. Also, since you are in Or., it would not surprise me that the home was built for workers for a nearby mill or such. Any stamp marks on any of the attic or timbers used for the joists? You can do a search on the style of the home with year through a search engine, or check local library, or even platt info on your taxes for the home, which could give light who built the neighborhood, and where homes were ordered through.
Besides the pressed cardboard stuff the other paneling is like a thin plywood but very decretive kind of like beadboard but a totally different pattern. Even the ceiling is a type of rectangular panel that fits together.Nope, not necessarily. I've seen something like that before. Sort of a pressed cardboard-like product.:yes:
It's the "panelling" that is surprising if it is original equipment of the period.![]()
In your pics, those panels look like marlite or masonite..........there were other trade names also. It has a smooth/glossy finish coated onto a black/brown type of pressboard. As for your lack of plaster, I have seen that stuff before on homes built in the 20's, and, yes it seemed to be a type of early drywall.[/quote]
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