The Historic District

did you get it going? my 88 ford van died it was the module on the distributor. then i got lost in trying to give the thing a major tune up with a lot of new relays, sensors idle control valve,cleaning grounds. setting the timing was a learning process ,it had some procedures to disable the computer...

i'd make a two piece fiberglass mold from what's there, then make a fiberglass boot for each post from that mold.

use a natural bristle brush, plastic fiber ones can't take oil paint.

Manalto wrote: ↑Thu May 27, 2021 4:06 pm Why, Ron, that's as useful as a pair of vice grips!

purdy as a new set of snow tires too

In the ‘what did You do today’ thread I hinted at my new old home restoration tool. Well, here it is. https://www.thehistoricdistrict.org/gallery/image/2334/source I got it cheap (really cheap as these things go) needs a bit of electrical work it, I have the skills to work that through. It’s a 1999...

Here I see 4 story wood framed apartment buildings going up , a couple burned down during the construction phase. maybe that trend is affecting the amount of lumber used if that trend is a general one and not just local. lots are doing renos because life was interrupted with covid but they still spe...

beautiful place! the retrievers seem happy. mowing gives you time to think without being interrupted

Some of the blobs look to be holes in the plaster with fiberglass insulation poking through. I thought maybe it was their attempt at blocking / cushioning sound. it could be taken off and that would leave 3/4 or so so you could put some ISO board in there and increase the R value a tiny pit. but it...

I'd take down the acoustic tile. leave the strapping and install new drywall on the ceiling. use the big sheets, less joints to fill all the tiles do is date the place to the early 70's or so. it was a fast way because no filling was required. I had them in my living room and they were attached to a...

glad to hear you are getting settled there James. It must be quite a relief from the pressure of planning it all to realization. an option to exposed aggregate may be to throw some bigger stones in there. I know with a lot of old concrete they didn't have this refined gravel of today so larger rocks...