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- Sun Feb 05, 2017 11:30 pm
- Forum: District Common
- Topic: You Might Be an Old Home Owner if...
- Replies: 236
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Re: You Might Be an Old Home Owner if...
After reading most every post, I didn't see these: ...at least once per month your doorbell rings from: 1) vinyl replacement windows sales representatives, 2) one (or two) of the local vinyl siding companies. ...your most used sales catalogs, "how-to", and reference books were written befo...
- Sun Feb 05, 2017 10:04 pm
- Forum: District Common
- Topic: What would you offer for this cupboard?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1348
Re: What would you offer for this cupboard?
Eight images can be seen here: m https://images.craigslist.org/00h0h_8QzrEyeEhmp_1200x900.jpg Nice early small pine kitchen cupboard. 27 1/2"w x 13"d (top piece) 18 1/2"d(bottom piece)x 66"h Beautiful vanish/patina, all origional, asking $225.00 or best offer I'd offer $25-30 fo...
- Sun Feb 05, 2017 9:21 pm
- Forum: Craftsman's Guild
- Topic: 19th-early 20th Century Brick Sidewalks
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1311
Re: 19th-early 20th Century Brick Sidewalks
The oldest brick sidewalk I know of is in the forecourt of an 1820 brick mansion. It is hex-shaped brick and it was laid on clay (the prevailing subsoil). The builder did not lack for $$. The porch steps are carved marble, and the porch floor is red and natural (tan-white) sandstone tiles which are...
- Sun Feb 05, 2017 8:51 pm
- Forum: Antiques Emporium
- Topic: Antique Radiators?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1810
Re: Antique Radiators?
What about a Habitat ReStore ? I don't know if they take radiators, but from what I'm to understand, they have all sorts of building supplies. We have one near here, but we haven't made time to go see what it offers yet. Our local ReStore had about 8 banks of 12 priced at $10/section ($120 ea. bank...
- Tue Jan 31, 2017 8:11 pm
- Forum: Craftsman's Guild
- Topic: Best Way to Age a Bathroom?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2089
Re: Best Way to Age a Bathroom?
So... I am making financial plans for another indoor project. A tiny bathroom was added upstairs in the 1970s due to the necessity of the last family member to own the house wishing to stay sane with two teenage girls and one tiny bathroom. I need a new sink, and the toilet tank is broke so I also ...
- Tue Jan 31, 2017 6:48 pm
- Forum: Craftsman's Guild
- Topic: Antique Cabinet Installation Questions
- Replies: 14
- Views: 839
Re: Antique Cabinet Installation Questions
I recall reusing a piece that had to be cut as your cabinets were. There were four issues to address to keep the piece desirably unpainted: 1) the side pieces were not cut in a perfectly straight line (there was some "wiggle" in the cut), 2) the cuts were not at the same distance from the ...
- Tue Jan 31, 2017 5:43 pm
- Forum: Craftsman's Guild
- Topic: 19th-early 20th Century Brick Sidewalks
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1311
19th-early 20th Century Brick Sidewalks
Question : Have any of you come across any documentation or field evidence that 19th Century or early 20th C. brick sidewalks were originally installed with anything other than tamped-down earth for a base? Experience : - I have come across a number of sidewalks that appeared to have a base (ie. ag...
- Tue Jan 24, 2017 2:16 am
- Forum: Craftsman's Guild
- Topic: Under the flooring on second floor
- Replies: 18
- Views: 992
Re: Under the flooring on second floor
I'm only seeing the two wires used in a Knob & Tube system. Are you suggesting one is an electrical wire and the other is something else?