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Piano in old house

A contractor specializing in restoration.His personal experience and what he refered to as static weight. Would an engineer take precautions before putting the piano on the first floor?
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Removing flooring

Thanks for all the info! What I am removing is sheet vinyl- no tiles involved. I think there could even be two layers, with wood underneath. Now, that wood may be a subfloor, but my hope is that it might be good enough to refinish. I removed carpeting from my upstairs and discovered old pine floors,...
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1930's style angled wall register

My contractor threw out a 8 x 10 inch wall register that I need to replace. it is angled and wider toward the floor. It had a lever to adjust the flow. Does anyone know a specific source for old registers of this era? Many thanks.
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Cement Asbestos Siding or Slate Siding

i do not no were you live but go to www.lencobuffalo.com that is were i buy it $79.00 a bundle, 21 pices per bundle, im a contractor,not sure if on web site but you can call 716-824-0243 and ask if they would deliver it for you,i live in buffalo ny richardsroofing@aol.com
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Cement Asbestos Siding or Slate Siding

I live outside Philadelphia PA, and I am about to replace all my Asbestos siding in the next week. My Contractor will be removing it and as I have run into the Problem in the past trying to replace it, I am Posting for anyone that might need some of the tiles before they are all removed. mikejc1973@...
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House Built 1911

Good evening, I am thinking of purchasing a house built in 1911 in Augusta Georgia. It will need to be totally restored, it is in really bad repair as well as the people over the years have done some modern stuff and have done that poorly. Is there a book I can get on what it should look like and ca...
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Piano in old house

Hi, Did the contractor at least take a look your house before he gave his answer? If not I would find someone locally to come and take a look so that you can make an informed decision. I would give the town building inspector a call and ask them their opinion on your issue. Your house has stood over...
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farmhouse sink

I am looking for a farmhouse or simple cast iron sink in really good to excellent condition for my kitchen. Do you still have this sink? Does anyone else have a good olde sink? Im renovating/restoring my kitchen, so size isnt a huge issue, just character. But my contractor is coming very soon!
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Peeling ceiling paint

I know this is getting off the subject of the grey paint on the ceiling, which was in the original post, but I just wanted to add my two cents about original plaster. IMO contractors are just lazy if they want to put up sheetrock over the original plaster, although to be honest, since plastering is ...
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stucco the house

we are looking into stuccoing the house but it has abestos on the outside. We live in Southern California and are looking for pricing on the removal of abestos and what it will cost to remove it and dispose of it. We have been told it is very costly. Can u find out what the price is now days for the...
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