tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998936422915177299.post7557276135319690290..comments2024-03-18T13:17:32.874-05:00Comments on Rensselaer Adventures: Restoration and Renovation finalDessert Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04616064444288249273noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998936422915177299.post-24494185156255002632010-12-19T09:20:40.146-06:002010-12-19T09:20:40.146-06:00The woodwork looks EXACTLY like the wood in our ho...The woodwork looks EXACTLY like the wood in our house. Same door casing, same or similar type of wood, and same color. It is a real pain tying to match new wood to this old wood. I think it is yellow pine (longleaf) but today's modern finishes just don't match whatever they used a century ago, plus the old wood has changed color over the decades.<br /><br />If that toilet is in good shape I bet they could get some money for it. Same with the radiator.flatbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682414608061309934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998936422915177299.post-14779045320483766592010-12-18T07:51:35.302-06:002010-12-18T07:51:35.302-06:00Love the interest from all in the old structures. ...Love the interest from all in the old structures. Great posts regarding the Beaver News building. It is a Romanesque style building, and it will be a real addition and show piece to Rensselaer's downtown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998936422915177299.post-88182921821453938602010-12-17T06:38:49.938-06:002010-12-17T06:38:49.938-06:00The house we live in here in Rensselaer was built ...The house we live in here in Rensselaer was built in 1910. There is still one of those old light switches on a wall here, but is not operable. Has long since been changed to a normal switch, but the old one was left on the wall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998936422915177299.post-87680189321094531562010-12-16T22:56:11.522-06:002010-12-16T22:56:11.522-06:00Very neat series. This looks like a major undertak...Very neat series. This looks like a major undertaking. Maybe around a 2 - 5 year time frame to get done if doing many fixes yourself. It would be very interesting to continue this story with pictures to document the fix up, maybe updating this every 2 months with pictures until done for us to follow along. Great interest.<br /><br />Maybe someone can help who knows the processes to get grant dollars for them on getting some type of grant money for help to fix this up.<br /><br />Thanks for this article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998936422915177299.post-13798516869976239222010-12-16T15:16:16.622-06:002010-12-16T15:16:16.622-06:00What a fun series! Thank you! The radiator in th...What a fun series! Thank you! The radiator in that last shot is beautiful. So is the base of the toilet. Love all the details in the old building.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com