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Tin Stamped Ceilings

Could someone answer a couple of questions for me as I am both confused and a bit concerned. Why is everyone trying to sell these tin ceilings and why are these historica old buildings being parted out like an old car at the junk yard? I ask because as a Restoration Contractor, I value a good resour...
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8 Inch baseboard

8 baseboard is extremely difficult to find as it is a non standard building material. A standardized material is any material which can be produced by simply re-tooling existing machinery to follow present and future industry trends. Unfortunately, unless people start going crazy for retro styles, t...
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American Chestnut panneling

Hello, Here are a couple of resources in Nashville that you could call. Hailey New Used Building Materials 725 Lebanon Pike, Nashville, TN 37210 (615) 244-9050 Preservation Station Architectural Antiques 2309 Franklin Pike, Nashville, TN 37204 (615) 292-3595 Please keep us posted. Tom
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Kohler Sink-Raspberry

Good News for you!! Contact RESTORE in Davenport iowa they are listed . They save all kinds of old building materials including sinks, tubs and cabinets. I have personally seen that color sink many times at this store. I am renovating a 150 year old victorian home and they have saved me many a times...
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Old Plaster/New Paint, Chemical Reaction

Just out of curiosity, did you actually use plaster or did you use joint compound and refer to it as plaster? This is important because many people inocently think they are the same thing and they are not. Plaster is plaster and joint compound is not. Joint compound is a manmade concoction with viny...
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GLHA HELPS: Old vs. New

As a Historical Restoration Contractor, we often run into problems with older homes that someone has done work on, that just didnt turn out quite like they had hoped and then they put the place up for sale and the next owner calls us and says fix it. Most of the time it turns out that it was a poor ...
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bathroom restoration

Despite the fact that I have been so busy that I havent been in here in forever, it looks like this poster hasnt been in here in almost as long. So this reply is more for everyone else although I hope maybe he or she hasnt given up on their project. Whenever there is a problem with a renovation job,...
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Amateur toilet install

I have the information I promised but wish to be repectful to Tom and his board as far as not putting him in a bad position regarding mentioning brand names and indirectly creating a product endorsement. I will go ahead and post the info knowing that Tom may have to edit the post. He may wish to off...
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