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repair questions for tile floor in dining room (1890-1910?)
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The dining room floor in our house is 1/4"X 2" X 4+" terra cotta tile laid very tightly edge to edge in a herringbone pattern wiht a border. I'm guessing this was from expansions before or after…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by cblehmann Feb 13, 2012.
Can old free standing tubs and iron sinks be sucessfully re-glazed?
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Am interested in hearing of your experiences with reglazing cast iron/enamel tubs and sinks. The enamel of the large kitchen sink is worn thin, even down to the iron in the center. It is a large,…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by cblehmann Dec 7, 2011.
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cblehmann replied to Leah Acosta's discussion Anyone have a cistern?"Has anyone come across other ways of closing off cisterns?
Like any kind of "patch" over what maybe was a cistern opening in their concreted-over cellar floor? Almost a year later, I am still hoping to find a basement cistern.…"
cblehmann replied to kevin tessier's discussion A basement drainage mystey."Waiting was good advice,Kevin and Jim, and has saved us a bundle. We will wait 'till next spring's thaw and rains tell us more...The neighors say that week was unusual. Thanks!"
cblehmann replied to taramisu's discussion Cleaning aged exterior wood for painting"I suppose you are almost done wiht the scraping and painting by now ( right) but I want to add a note about any "green" stuff that is not organic matter such as algae or moss - it may be an ancient first coat of something.like mineral…"
cblehmann replied to Dawn Cover's discussion Just a thank you"
This public testimony of gratitude is not corny sounding - it is gracious!
Best wishes for your husband's recovery.
Carol"
Lair Tienter left a comment for cblehmann"I have not found much new about our well or cistern, whichever it is. I did talk to a lady that grew up in the house, moving here in the forties as a child. She said there was a cistern about 4 feet from the house where the downspouts…"
cblehmann left a comment for Lair Tienter"Just wondering what you found out about the cistern relative to your theory that it absorbed groundwater for purpose of "saving the cellar." We have a "well" about 12' from foundation that fills wiht water…"
cblehmann replied to Martin's discussion Need info on old mortar"Hello, just pulled up this discussion. What are you talking about here? /could this stuff be used for parging?
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cblehmann replied to ralph ciardella's discussion basement foundation"Has anyone ever put in grow lights and used that dirt floor to grow lettuce in the winter? Or,Tilapia in the open tank cistern in the attic? I hate that these old systems are useless. At least the dirt floors still…"
cblehmann replied to Jim Finley's discussion Share your old houses' hidden treasures and artifacts" Markings for growth for little girls living in the house in 1889-1913.. They appeared as paint layers were scraped away, about 3-4 layers. It was especially exciting as I'd researched the families…"
cblehmann replied to PStewart's discussion Shellac over apple green paint? Historical finish?"My house has it on the inside of cupboard doors in the pantry (c.1899 - although this cupboard seems haftier than the other glass door ones in this room and it is also inside some other doors - this house was remodeled a few times…"
cblehmann replied to taramisu's discussion Cleaning aged exterior wood for painting"Thanks for this tip - seems too good to be true! How come no one else has mentioned this?
I had hoped to avoid water washing though because rain will come and it will rain for days at a time and one source said not to…"
cblehmann replied to Celia Carroll's discussion Recycling After Geothermal Retrofit"How did it go? We are considering geothermal, also."
cblehmann replied to cynthia biner's discussion 1700'S SPRING HOUSE"I hope you will post some photos and update us on your progress.We saw a spring House at Mickey Tavern (?) next to Monticello. Maybe you can get some advise from the resorers of preservation Society there/
Recently, after clearing some…"
cblehmann replied to kevin tessier's discussion A basement drainage mystey."How is this going? I have lots of questions about this.
Since we actually got into this old house we bought, I am no longer an innocent though still fairly ignorant!"
cblehmann replied to Brendon Perry's discussion Heating and Cooling Options"Hi - thanks for this discussion.
I just posted below (to Phil) examples of our efforts to keep our house tolerable wihtout AC in the summer and cozy as possible while keeping a low heating budget in the winter. …"
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- Tell us about yourself:
- retired professor and a active artist empty nesters
- Tell us about your old-house experiences and dreams:
- Just bought a 1835 house which was expanded in the late 1890's. Otherwise, it hasn't been tampered with very much. It is listed on the National Register.
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- At 4:57pm on September 12, 2012, Lair Tienter said…
I have not found much new about our well or cistern, whichever it is. I did talk to a lady that grew up in the house, moving here in the forties as a child. She said there was a cistern about 4 feet from the house where the downspouts from the roof went into. she remembers it being filled. She had never seen the one that I found. She said they never had a windmill when she lived here but I know that it is parts of an old windmill that cover the top of what we found. It is still there and we still don't have water in out basement. I am the only house in the whole area that does not have a sump pump running. Our water table is high except for this year because we have had no rain all summer. This winter I plan on making a few trips to the local count seat and look up a few thing since they have very little online before 1930. Hopefully that will shed a little more light on the house history. I'm dieing to find out why they moved the main driveway for one side of the house to the other in 1910. good luck in your search as well. Lair
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