I know what you mean about selling out the light fixtures. In my house they sold the fancy light fixtures they were were nice ones since the auction was 1975...
Wow, what an enterprising old home owner you are! That's a great idea! I have lots of rather plain picture molding in my house that's covered with gobs of...
For those of you looking for light fixtures, well, I hate to tell you but if you want really great fixtures that make a statement in a room, be prepared to...
We have been searching for fireplace mantels for an 1890's Queen Anne and haven't had a lot of luck. The Kansas City market seems to have dried up. Does...
There is a wonderful antique shop in NW Ohio that specializes in Mantels. It's called 'Langes Antique Oak'. She has as many as 60 in inventory at any given...
I have never bought from salvage place online but you might try antique shops and flea markets. I don't know how close you are to Cane County in Illinois but...
Oh, you are so right about the cost of even the reproduction antique fixtures! I have catalogs from many of the companies and their prices are less than...
Salvage One is a huge architectual salvage firm in Chicago. http://www.salvageone.com There are several places in St. Louis, much smaller than the one in...
http://www.c20fires.co.uk/index.htm This is in incredible resource in the UK that gets real Victorian, Art Deco, Art Nouveau fireplace mantels and surrounds....
Gary, the auction I go to just had a beautiful white wood mantel front that sold for 120.00! It was really nice but not something I needed. Sorry I didn't...
What is the proper method of painting galvanized spiral heating ducts? I recall many years ago reading something about having to etch them with vinegar to make...
When I use to paint we used a couple oil based galvanize primmer on galvanized gutters with good results. You can use a latex paint on top these. I have never...
We are looking into putting air conditioning in my 100 yr. old three story brick victorian (approx. 2300ft). So far, one contractor has suggested buying and...
I would suggest finding a reference of someone who has the Unico system and get their opinion. You may want to contact Unico and find out the name of a...
I have to agree with Dwayne. Sounds like a dealer trying to sell what he sells. With 2300ft I would think you can easily get by with one unit and not have the...
i would get the zoned system. we have zoned heating and cooling in our home and it makes a difference esp if you want to be a little warmer and cooler than...
I would definitely suggest one air handler per floor with at least one thermostat for each. You can use standard ducts for the first and third (running them in...
I neglected to read your square footage. I assumed a much larger structure for a 3 story unit. 2300 square feet can be handled by a single air handler unit....
http://www.rejuvenation.com/ has beautiful and expensive reproduction lighting. For people wroking on wiring, Lowes sells "clicky" sounding switches if you...
I've got a ton of woodwork that needs stripped and repainted, so I'm considering buying the Silent Paint Remover (infrared heater). It seems like the only...
I've used it before. It works very well on flat areas, a little less well (but stioll pretty well) on intricate areas. If you want, I think the company rents...
There was some discussion of this on the oldhomes list with one or two people who have used it You can do an archive search on "silent remover" or "silent...
Does quik marine paint & varnish remover have a strong odor--would a mask or respirator need to be worn and the room well-ventilated?? We have the woodwork...
Kip, I have not used one personally, but I watched someone demonstrate it at the 2002 International Preservation Trades Workshop in Fairmont, WV. The only draw...
I bought one of these, and overall I like it. The advantages are that you don't have to use lots of stinky chemicals and you don't have to burn through...
Mollie and everyone.... thanks for your responses. This is really a helpful group! I think I'm going to go ahead and buy a Silent Paint Remover. If it turns...
It has a strong odor. Quite honestly, as you can see from the photo, I don't use a respirator. My lungs however feel raw for a few days after using the stuff....
... I suspect it works the other way. by the time you get the nooks hot enough you've singed the higher areas. Please let us know how it works for you. ... ...
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