tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post904818252987441503..comments2023-10-19T05:40:59.162-04:00Comments on Sippican Cottage: I Got Very Little Foundation And A Case Of The ShinglesSippicanCottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-51266726260079394112013-11-12T20:34:07.610-05:002013-11-12T20:34:07.610-05:00Is it odd to have shingles on a wall? Perhaps, bu...Is it odd to have shingles on a wall? Perhaps, but I know a gentleman who worked in a plant that made hardwood flooring out of pieces of hard wood.<br /><br />He built his home himself, and put hardwood flooring on the floors, and walls, and ceiling.<br /><br />It is distinctive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-72686990819081561042013-11-12T11:06:20.537-05:002013-11-12T11:06:20.537-05:00Pardon my proofreading.Pardon my proofreading.Third Coasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164034977282528857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-38941887623654392252013-11-12T11:04:54.984-05:002013-11-12T11:04:54.984-05:00I cringe whenever I pass any old brick structure t...I cringe whenever I pass any old brick structure that has been repointed using modern mortar material. Old lime putty mortar was meant to breathe and move while modern mortars trap moisture in the old wall and will ultimately cause more damage to the wall. Used to help contractors go thru the process of recreating (color, composition, strength, etc.) of original lime mortars.<br />Really neat the way granite is used up in your neck of the woods. Here in the midwest, curbs are concrete whereas I've seen beautiful granite used for the same purpose in upstate NY and Maine. Granite would seem to be much more durable. Third Coasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164034977282528857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-22564795497295712662013-11-12T01:25:06.257-05:002013-11-12T01:25:06.257-05:00You need a sampler like the one my mother-in-law e...You need a sampler like the one my mother-in-law embroidered for us for the first of our three rehab jobs - "Dump Sweet Dump"ChicagoRefugeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-58208432461972080082013-11-11T21:10:44.475-05:002013-11-11T21:10:44.475-05:00Sipp: your last paragraph, with Norm Abrams and th...Sipp: your last paragraph, with Norm Abrams and the honest congressman, was a masterpiece. And a howler. Which is why it was a masterpiece.<br /><br />tmoore: an enlightening story, due to Orange Hi Gloss, which sounds like the Duct Tape of wall coverings.Gringonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-33470896676800244032013-11-11T15:37:13.412-05:002013-11-11T15:37:13.412-05:00Misery loves company so I am well enjoying your ta...Misery loves company so I am well enjoying your tale as you can imagine from my own woeful building attempts.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-53851046078962836312013-11-11T12:42:13.061-05:002013-11-11T12:42:13.061-05:00Mr. Sippi, if punishment were food, you'd be o...Mr. Sippi, if punishment were food, you'd be one of the fattest men alive.<br /><br />I'm guessing talking about it reduces the calorie intake.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-7196128959297918902013-11-10T22:12:54.121-05:002013-11-10T22:12:54.121-05:00Someone had made one part of the basement much nic...Someone had made one part of the basement much nicer by putting stucco on the inside of the concrete block wall. They stopped after only one wall of one room. Some unknown number of years later my mom noticed that the wall was crumbling and gave me a call. At the time I was working as a painter and was currently (no,I was not doing it with electric bushes) doing a concrete block swimming pool bathhouse for the YWCA.<br /><br />My parents had done me the favor of raising me instead of just putting me down, so I came over and looked at the wall. Did not know about the high lime mortar but thought about something that could be done. <br /><br />We were doing the painting at the YWCA with a heavy duty epoxy paint that was mixed with two gallons of stuff and was impressive heavy duty. It had to be used within a certain time span after being mixed and one day my boss mixed up to much near the end of the day. Offered it to any of us that could use it within three hours (?)<br />and I thought it worth a try.<br /><br />When I got to my parents homely house I was down to about two hours of work time. With a roller I slopped paint on the crumbling wall. Eight foot by about sixteen, that dark and dingy wall was now a bright and shiny Orange Hi Gloss that lit up that part of the cellar. My youngest brother let me know about a year later that the wall was impervious to a sixteen ounce hammer. I do not currently live in an old house but I still remember and love them.tmoorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791230165789186689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-12644706086585466802013-11-10T20:54:18.086-05:002013-11-10T20:54:18.086-05:00...for Veterans' Day and general principles, y......for Veterans' Day and general principles, y'know...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-80620973758165638582013-11-10T20:52:56.072-05:002013-11-10T20:52:56.072-05:00Congrats on the Insta-lanche!!!
Could you run &quo...Congrats on the Insta-lanche!!!<br />Could you run "My Father Asks for Nothing" again tomorrow PLEEZE!!!<br />DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-55956027659350708402013-11-10T13:58:44.598-05:002013-11-10T13:58:44.598-05:00"She just unlocked the door and stood like a ..."She just unlocked the door and stood like a plastic plant in the corner the second time we went to look at the place." Love it.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284936021406079076noreply@blogger.com