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- Mon Nov 06, 2017 2:47 pm
- Forum: Construction Zone
- Topic: Cedar Bevel Siding
- Replies: 1
- Views: 372
Cedar Bevel Siding
Hi folks, I'm about to start residing part of my house. I have 1/2 inch cedar bevel siding, and lot's of trim, but I'm uncertain about the grade of cedar I need for the bevel siding, or if finger-jointed quality is improved from years past. The siding will be painted. Has anyone resided with lower g...
- Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:49 pm
- Forum: Craftsman's Guild
- Topic: Plaster Veneer Systems
- Replies: 4
- Views: 737
Plaster Veneer Systems
I'm a week away from attempting this and was wondering if anyone has prior experience with it. I'm doing a two-coat application with blue board, a base coat, and a finish coat. I have the blue board up, and in the process of sourcing various tools. Not too common in the Midwest, so tools and materia...
- Sun Aug 23, 2015 11:21 am
- Forum: WavyGlass: Old House Discussions
- Topic: Would you switch from radiators to forced air if you could.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4577
Re: Would you switch from radiators to forced air if you cou
We have both forced air for heating and cooling, and hot water radiators. Don't replace your radiators. I won't go into the back-story for how we ended up with both (Bought a house with freeze damage). But having both, I can say there is no comparison between forced air heating and hot water radiato...
- Mon Mar 23, 2015 3:22 pm
- Forum: WavyGlass: Old House Discussions
- Topic: Pocket doors cut in half
- Replies: 6
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Pocket doors cut in half
We've been working on our Queen Anne for a while now. Here's a photo of the upper half of a pocket door. The house was carved up into apartments and for some reason they cut two pocket doors in half and just left them hanging in the wall.
- Wed Mar 18, 2015 4:33 pm
- Forum: WavyGlass: Old House Discussions
- Topic: Sagging joists and load bearing walls
- Replies: 2
- Views: 610
Re: Sagging joists and load bearing walls
I'm able to jack the joists up no problem, almost to level. Certainly enough to make it a worthwhile pursuit. The LVL's can bear on the interior wall. The exterior wall is balloon frame, so the original joists are fastened to the studs and sit on a ribbon board. I'm now thinking of moving the bedroo...
- Mon Mar 16, 2015 4:50 pm
- Forum: WavyGlass: Old House Discussions
- Topic: Sagging joists and load bearing walls
- Replies: 2
- Views: 610
Sagging joists and load bearing walls
Howdy folks, I have 16 ft spans and 2 x 10 joists. All the joists have sag of about 3/4 inch. I can live with that. However, the original builders used a sistered pair of 2 x 10 joists to carry the load of a second floor bedroom wall. This bedroom wall runs parallel to the joists below it. The wall ...
- Wed Feb 18, 2015 2:21 am
- Forum: WavyGlass: Old House Discussions
- Topic: Brass Casting
- Replies: 8
- Views: 859
Re: Brass Casting
I had an antique lighting dealer tell me I can get cast iron gas chandelier arms reproduced for $400.00 per arm. He said they use rubber molds. These arms are of the Neo-Grec style, so not super ornate. I contacted Al Bar Wilmette and holy cow they were expensive. $3,000 to $4,000 just for the molds...
- Sun Feb 15, 2015 3:55 pm
- Forum: WavyGlass: Old House Discussions
- Topic: Brass Casting
- Replies: 8
- Views: 859
Brass Casting
Anyone have experience with getting antique brass parts duplicated? I have some antique lighting I'm working on.
I see some folks out there making reproduction lighting, so it can't be that hard .... can it?
Jeff
I see some folks out there making reproduction lighting, so it can't be that hard .... can it?
Jeff
- Sat Aug 16, 2014 7:43 pm
- Forum: WavyGlass: Old House Discussions
- Topic: Lead paint test failure
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2201
Re: Lead paint test failure
I disagree with most of the posters here. Reason #1: Anecdotal evidence. It's not the basis for sound decision-making. Just because you were around lead and were ok blah blah ... there are so many variables. Reason #2: Scientific evidence. A lot of it is old. A lot of it is not good science in the s...
- Sat Jun 28, 2014 12:09 am
- Forum: WavyGlass: Old House Discussions
- Topic: Crooked House. Square Windows
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2395
Re: Crooked House. Square Windows
Tapering the trim is an interesting idea. Thanks for the idea and great photo. That's what I'm grappling with.