The Historic District

Why don't you find a company to spray blown in or air crete into the walls for insulation. You wouldn't have to open any walls they can do it from the outside. You don't understand "plank framed", there is no space in the walls for insulation. The house is "post and beam", witho...

Thanks for the reply, but when I say "open the walls" I mean in big areas. They are exterior walls in a "plank framed" house. I need to take the plaster down and stud the walls in order to create space for insulation. The wall paper is expensive stuff, now out of production. I wo...

Let's be practical here. There is no way to make columns for less than you can buy them. Why not start with Craig's List, mine has plenty of them. You may not be able to get them all, but you can lower your average cost

I need to open a couple of walls in rooms with old, and very dramatic, wallpaper. 40 years old, but long out of production. Does anyone know a way to remove it wthout destroying the pper?

To bring this up to date, I managed to remove most of the silt by droppng in a "dirty water" pump. I then took a length of 1/2" pvc tube and hooked it to my garden hose, that blew the silt into the pump. With the silt gone, it appears that someone, years past, tried to fill the well. ...

I have a pair of Marvin, 6 over 9, true divided light that I picked up at auction. Unfortunately, they are thermopane. I have had them in for about a year, I am quite pleased. Since they didn't come with paperwork, I had to go to the Marvin site to find out how to remove the sash.

maxhall1023 wrote:I was able to make2.5 gal of my own conditioner for $25.

Want to share the formula? I could proably use 2.5 gallons.

You didn't say the size you desire/need. But surely somone in your area could turn 4x6 hemfir. That would result in 4" columns. Of course "shop time" being what it is, it would probably eat any savings over the fiberglass. Last time I bought them they were $45 each (10 footers). HD wa...

The usual response is acid, particularly with modern cements.

Interesting problem. Our dug well is about four feet in diameter. We drained it and put our son to good use, at the bottom, bringing up the silt by the bucketful. We loaded three big plastic bins and hit the bottom solid floor. He them used his metal detector on the silt, hoping to be rewarded with...