Getting a house that is 75 years old or older back in shape, takes effort.

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One window at a time is my current philosophy. So far 2 new windows have been installed. So far 2 bed rooms have been given a face lift. New drywall where needed. New carpet and paint. Even the roof needed some black tar patching under the asphalt shingles to cover exposed nails to prevent leaks that would lead to heavy ceiling dry wall damage. The time, money and effort have proven worth the while but then it still is an old house. The large trees around the foundation have roots that are as deep and as wide as the branches that rise up in the air above the ground and one of the trees is the home of a family of wild squirrels who have found that they can use the hollow of a broken limb that has already fallen naturally, provides some form of shelter. The difference of having new windows is profound because the heavy traffic outside our home is 6 lanes of 24/7 noise. It is much better to sleep at night not hearing the constant roar of cars, trucks, 18 wheelers, SUV and Van traffic, not to mention the regular noise caused by city vehicles and police and fire fighters who use the road in front of our house as a regular means of getting from point A to point B. Hopefully, one day, I will win a lottery and get the money necessary to really do better for this old house. Meantime, I will take it one window and ceiling or floor, at a time.