A horizontal crack developed in our chimney. A chimney company said the bottom of the chimney was tilting outward and the top was begin to tilt in. They...
In the process of tearing out a sheetrock dropped ceiling in the kitchen of my 1874 Victorian, we found an old tin ceiling. Unfortunately we were tearing out...
It is entirely possible that if your regular house foundation is not doing well, that your chimney foundation will fare poorly. Did the chimney company perhaps...
Not only is the old tin reusable, but there is a market for it with arts and crafts projects. I believe you may find the pattern still available, hopefully,...
The tin ceiling was a lucky find. Our bathroom has a tin ceiling and tin walls (upper part) and under the ceiling is an old plaster ceiling that is crumbling!...
Thanks Jan. I've looked on the internet for replacements, but couldn't find the pattern. Will try your suggestion. Carole ... [Non-text portions of this...
The Nevada, MO company: http://www.wfnorman.com/ceilings.htm or try: http://www.traditional-building.com/RTEtinceilings.htm [Non-text portions of this message...
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We own an approximate 1913-1914 Craftsman type house and have been researching the history of the prior owners off and on for the past 2 or 3 years... We've...
Hello, Thank you for your email. What a great idea to research the family through Ancestry.com. I never would have thought of that. Our building was...
We are hopefully after a many year delay going to complete the second floor (agents apartment) restoration of our 1887 Milwaukee Road depot. Electricity was...
Marie, if you go to ancestry.com (you have a two-week free trial and then it's a certain amount a month which I chose to keep-worth every penny as I'm also...
Time: Tues. Jan. 22, 7:00pm EST * Open Discussion on any old-house topic and our usual features: * Trades Books * Traditional Materials * Tool Box: show us...
I don't have any authoritive source, just a theory based on my own observations. The earliest electric light fixtures were quickly and simply produced by the...
Have a 1950 model sedgwick home elevator in a 108 yr old home. Having problem with the switching cord rewinder located at the hoist in the attic. I need a 4...
I pass by the old factory everyday on my way to and from work on the train, and live in the town where these were produced. I am sure there must be someone...
Thanks Mario...will give it a try. olddoc ... From: "mariowalling" <mariowalling@...> To: <historichomes@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008...
Hello, Do you have any information on where we could get a home/commercial elevator for our 1903 building? It is 3 floors, and we need something large enough...
Hello Marie: I have sympathy for your predicament as i am at the age where i limit my trips to the third floor attic. My elevator (lift) travels between the...
Ahhhhh, thank you for your suggestions! You are right that we don't want anything on the outside of the building as we are trying to restore it to its...
We moved into a 1901 country queen anne seven years ago and are slowly brining it up to speed. My quest revolves around what we are going to do with the...
I believe you are using the wrong terminology to describe your situation. When you write below that there never was a floor in the living room just the...
Hi Kim That is tough to figure out just how much your hotel heavy your hotel is. Since different building material weighes more than other and can greatly...
Hi Jill As explained I too believe you using the wrong term by joists since these are the beams the floors sit on. From your desription what I think you have...
Thanks wfdorsey and Tom, Yes, I know I was using the wrong terms when I posted this message. I do know the difference between the joist, floorboards, subfloor,...
Jill, There is of course a way to get a floor that matches the others in age, buy the wood floor from a vendor that recycles materials from homes that were...
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