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by phil
Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:27 pm
Forum: Construction Zone
Topic: Farmhouse over the Moat
Replies: 41
Views: 10591

Re: Farmhouse over the Moat

I stripped my stairs, they were much like that but painted brown then grey then red underneath. the red was really hard to get out of the woodgrain and the cracks. It took a while, so much sanding in corners. yours looks nice. will that porch become a deck as well . I noticed where the door is above...
by phil
Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:04 pm
Forum: Construction Zone
Topic: got a bathtub, yea..
Replies: 11
Views: 10286

Re: got a bathtub, yea..

Im sure I can connect it , making it look right is another thing. i have to remove the little wall between the tub and toilet and the tub's drain will be exposed. I have most of those nickle plated parts but the nickle is a bit worn. i wondered if I might be able to electroplate them myself or if I ...
by phil
Wed Oct 06, 2021 9:56 pm
Forum: Construction Zone
Topic: got a bathtub, yea..
Replies: 11
Views: 10286

Re: got a bathtub, yea..

we once had a house trailer and the toilet had cracked, there was not enough room, or availability was an issue so my dad stuck the tank from a modern toilet up on the wall. it had a really great flush because of the fall or drop. I wondered if I should mount it higher than intended. I figure I may ...
by phil
Mon Oct 04, 2021 4:04 pm
Forum: Construction Zone
Topic: got a bathtub, yea..
Replies: 11
Views: 10286

Re: got a bathtub, yea..

some pics of the toilet tank. I guess it's fumed oak , very well fumed ;-) at first I thought it would go higher up on the wall and I guess it could be mounted like that but I can see the little rubber bumper that the seat was to hit so that proves it wasn't mounted up very high from the floor, mayb...
by phil
Mon Oct 04, 2021 3:48 pm
Forum: Construction Zone
Topic: got a bathtub, yea..
Replies: 11
Views: 10286

Re: got a bathtub, yea..

so I painted my tub underneath, sprayed it black and I cleaned the feet with electrolysis and painted them black. i think Ill paint the balls white and maybe I can paint the claws to enhance them a little. I managed to move the thing up beside my porch and stacked wood under it until I got it up abo...
by phil
Tue Sep 21, 2021 7:42 pm
Forum: Craftsman's Guild
Topic: Rusty Nails in Siding
Replies: 4
Views: 1974

Re: Rusty Nails in Siding

maybe if you try wood bleach , ( oxalic acid) that helps remove the stains. if the siding is no longer getting wet, then maybe it wot bleed back so much with some paint or stain on it. If I pull wood off and crack it, I just immediately glue the crack and then continue, that way I loose less fragmen...
by phil
Tue Sep 21, 2021 7:16 pm
Forum: District Common
Topic: Re-financing?
Replies: 4
Views: 2750

Re: Re-financing?

I took on a second mortgage to stay afloat but Im in Canada. they didnt require an appraisal as I guess I had enough invested already so they didn't take a chance. even if it burned to the ground the land is still worth a million or so. the house is only about 60K or some ridiculously small amount, ...
by phil
Tue Sep 21, 2021 7:07 pm
Forum: District Common
Topic: Why preserve? Tear it down!
Replies: 3
Views: 2303

Re: Why preserve? Tear it down!

couldn't get that page to open , it might have some malicious code? complained about my ad blocker and would not open. It also opened a pop up with a video or something.
by phil
Tue Sep 21, 2021 7:02 pm
Forum: Neighborhood Introductions
Topic: 1937 Icelandic Summer Cottage
Replies: 6
Views: 2440

Re: 1937 Icelandic Summer Cottage

I wonder what the guy in the pic is doing , maybe he's got a metal detector or might be shooting moles? the surrounding area looks unchanged. It seems so peaceful , is there a lot of population there? i like the brown and orange. My house has a lot of orange that is similar. Its not the most popular...
by phil
Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:59 pm
Forum: Construction Zone
Topic: got a bathtub, yea..
Replies: 11
Views: 10286

got a bathtub, yea..

we had an old bathtub up at out family summer place. I vaguely remember when it was installed in the house and we used it but My dad quickly renovated and built an addition so it was parked under the porch of the cabin when I was about 15 or so. well fast foreward many years. It still looked pretty ...