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by historicalwork
Tue Sep 07, 2021 1:00 pm
Forum: Craftsman's Guild
Topic: Porch Boards (T&G) Filling the Gap
Replies: 3
Views: 2253

Re: Porch Boards (T&G) Filling the Gap

Sorry about that - picture fixed.
by historicalwork
Tue Sep 07, 2021 12:35 am
Forum: Craftsman's Guild
Topic: Porch Boards (T&G) Filling the Gap
Replies: 3
Views: 2253

Porch Boards (T&G) Filling the Gap

Hi All, i noticed another current / similar porched thread but decided i'd still start one here. I have a couple boards on our back porch entrance that need replacing (rotting at the end). I went to a salvage place and found some older boards with the right width, thickness and T&G. Of course, the b...
by historicalwork
Mon Oct 19, 2020 11:36 pm
Forum: Craftsman's Guild
Topic: Advice on sealing pipe conduit through basement wall
Replies: 13
Views: 2349

Re: Advice on sealing pipe conduit through basement wall

That's a good point - i'm going to make a habit of going in there more often - and definitely after any heavy rain!
by historicalwork
Tue Oct 13, 2020 1:55 pm
Forum: Craftsman's Guild
Topic: Advice on sealing pipe conduit through basement wall
Replies: 13
Views: 2349

Re: Advice on sealing pipe conduit through basement wall

Sorry for the delay in responding. Thank you very much for all the feedback and ideas. I did a bit of desktop searching to find out what products are often used for sealing conduits or ducts. For example, i found a product from Polywater that is meant to seal communication lines through conditions. ...
by historicalwork
Tue Oct 06, 2020 2:34 am
Forum: Craftsman's Guild
Topic: Advice on sealing pipe conduit through basement wall
Replies: 13
Views: 2349

Re: Advice on sealing pipe conduit through basement wall

phil - thanks for all the feedback and ideas. I appreciate it. And I do get your point about consider doing things with new materials and methods where it makes sense. To my problem at hand, I may be over thinking the entire thing - after all, i assume it's been as it is for a good 20+ years and may...
by historicalwork
Mon Oct 05, 2020 8:10 pm
Forum: Craftsman's Guild
Topic: Advice on sealing pipe conduit through basement wall
Replies: 13
Views: 2349

Re: Advice on sealing pipe conduit through basement wall

1918ColonialRevival > Yes, just this weekend i cut the two rubber hoses from the well that were still going through the conduit and terminated (were cut off) just inside the wall. That picture inside was taken prior to cutting (I should have noted). So, right now, the only thing going through is the...
by historicalwork
Mon Oct 05, 2020 1:30 am
Forum: Craftsman's Guild
Topic: Advice on sealing pipe conduit through basement wall
Replies: 13
Views: 2349

Advice on sealing pipe conduit through basement wall

I wondered if I could get some collective input on a situation. In the back of our house is a sunken concrete enclosure where a since abandoned well exists and a yard hydrant. The two well lines and the galvanized yard hydrant run through a pipe conduit. That comes out in the basement wall. Periodic...
by historicalwork
Sat May 16, 2020 12:34 pm
Forum: Craftsman's Guild
Topic: Top Sash Meeting Rail - Bowed - Leave it?
Replies: 4
Views: 848

Re: Top Sash Meeting Rail - Bowed - Leave it?

phil - wanted to get back and thank you for the very helpful response (as always). It gives me some good information to go on. Appreciate it! Have spent time getting all the glass out (a few broken panes) and sanding. Will be deciding what to do on the bow. Again, thank you.
by historicalwork
Tue May 12, 2020 2:46 am
Forum: Craftsman's Guild
Topic: steamer for steam box
Replies: 11
Views: 2557

Re: steamer for steam box

I know for sure there are others on this forum with much more experience and better input - because that's where i got my info. But I'll add that I got an old Jiffy Steamer (i think a Model: J-4000). I got an old one off craigslist and it works well. It has decent capacity versus some of the smaller...
by historicalwork
Tue May 12, 2020 2:37 am
Forum: Craftsman's Guild
Topic: Top Sash Meeting Rail - Bowed - Leave it?
Replies: 4
Views: 848

Top Sash Meeting Rail - Bowed - Leave it?

Hi All, got back to chipping away at old glazing and removing panes in the top sashes of the four windows in progress. On one of the top sashes, the meeting rail has a bit of a bow. I'm curious to get opinions on whether you would bother fixing or just leave it alone. These top sashes were all gener...