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Merry Christmas - 2013 Sneak Peak
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- Published on Friday, 21 December 2012
Authors: Nina
Merry Christmas everyone! I have a sneak peak of a 2013 project coming soon. Today I received a truckload of 7 pallets of brand new Vermont roofing slate. This is my Christmas present to my house.
I am using slate with random widths in a historical blend of colors consisting of grays, greens, blacks, and purples, like the picture to...
New Architectural Salvage Warehouse
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- Published on Monday, 19 November 2012
Authors: Nina
A fellow architectural salvage enthusiast is having an open house of his huge warehouse soon. Looks like he has some really cool and unique pieces. I had met him before when I salvaged the 3 houses nearby. Then I recently attended a huge architectural liquidation of Antiques in the Bank and Antique Arcade and saw him again. He bought...
Architectural Salvage
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- Published on Sunday, 23 September 2012
Authors: Nina
Along this journey I have salvaged many architectural treasures for use in my home. Some items I've discovered while scouring architectural salvage/antique stores, some have been given to me by awesome neighbors, some I have salvaged from houses and a church slated to be demolished... This is a list of some of them.
The clawfoot tub...
Architectural Treasures
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- Published on Saturday, 22 September 2012
Authors: Nina
Along this journey I have salvaged many architectural treasures for use in my home. Some items I've discovered while scouring architectural salvage/antique stores, some have been given to me by awesome neighbors, some I have salvaged from houses and a church slated to be demolished... This is a list of some of them.
The clawfoot tub...
Old House Journal
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- Published on Thursday, 14 June 2012
Authors: Nina
My story is in the June-July 2012 issue of Old House Journal. They had been following my story since the beginning and contacted me a few months back for an interview. Much thanks to Clare for contacting me and writing the story, and for all the support I've gotten from their online community. I am still in the housing diversion...Historic Garage Disassembly
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- Published on Tuesday, 05 June 2012
Authors: Nina
Recently, I've acquired a lot of architectural salvage. A neighbor a few houses away from me, who owned 3 waterfront houses, sold his property to a developer who's building condos there. The 3 historic houses, around 110+ yrs old, are being demolished this week. I approached the neighbor several months ago and purchased a lot of the...Popular Window Replacement Myths
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- Published on Saturday, 12 May 2012
Authors: Nina
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The Myth: “Vinyl is Final”
“Maintenance free” is a popular term used by vinyl window manufacturers; but with a product that is susceptible to seasonal fluctuations, weathering, and constant operation, how can anyone truly guarantee this claim? Vinyl win...The Vinyl Lie
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- Published on Thursday, 26 April 2012
Authors: nina smith
The Vinyl Lie
by Gary KleierCHTKY.org
Every day unsuspecting owners of historic homes, believing they are actually making an investment in their home, succumb to the vicious lies of an unscrupulous industry. Unfortunately, most will never know it. Most will never see the immediate undermining of their property value or the long...
Drip Cap and Sill Edge Replacement
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- Published on Saturday, 07 April 2012
Authors: nina smith
Two of the things ruined during the installation of aluminum siding are the drip caps above each door/window and the edges of each window sill. I had to have these custom milled by a local lumber yard. Finding the right profile is a bit of a challenge since I only had part of the original. I was able to find the right profile...4 Year Anniversary
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- Published on Sunday, 01 April 2012
Authors: nina smith
Four years down and starting to see the results. I get a lot of compliments from people on the progress. Here is what I did during the year:- I stripped all the paint on the 2nd story of the front of the house and the 3rd story dormer. I ended up sitting on the hot black asphalt roof for about a month during the hottest point of ...
