I cannot find again the plumbing place in Tribeca, north side of the street, west of Broadway, which regrinds valve seats - like those on my 1922 sinks.
Walker Street? White Street? Ground floor. They sold high end appliances, too.
Plumbing I try to avoid knowing anything about it.
On Sep 20, 2016 11:55 AM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > I cannot find again the plumbing place in Tribeca, north side of the > street, west of Broadway, which regrinds valve seats - like those on my > 1922 sinks. > > Walker Street? White Street? Ground floor. They sold high end > appliances, too. > > Suggestions? > > Christopher > > -- > **Please remember to trim posts, as requested in the Terms of Service** > > To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the > uncoffee-ed, or
Does anyone know of a source for Insulbrick, or even "faux Insulbrick". Need some for a Historic Village facade project. Would rather buy it than faux make it. Need 300 sq. ft. or 1,000 sq. ft., depending on availability.
I have been pondering the question of whether brownstone developers favored the right or left side for their stoops (absent other considerations), and then I realized I don't know if there is a "correct" (or even just dominant) way to hinge an exterior door - so the knob meets the right hand, or meets the left hand? Any takers on this?
Is anyone here familiar with this Venetian-palazzo, the 1920 design by Egerton Swartwout? It is of built with the same type of cream-colored limestone, with some caramel colored veining as the Federal Reserve Bank - the same very general type, but not the same.
The main wall is set in running courses, large blocks, and at the top and bottom edges of many of the blocks there is a definite rust-type stain, very dark, just at the edges. There is no bleed into or from the pointing.
We produced some custom interior plasters for the project, so generally familiar with the building. You may want to contact Ric Viera at BCA in New York regarding the exterior stone and its repairs.
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Say, a 1910 lobby, all full of fruity-looking marble, in the best spec builder style.
The big marble panels, say, 2 or 3 by 4 or 5, how are they affixed, if all all. Yes, gravity does the work. But is there any bubble gum between them and the common brick backing? Some kind of anchor? Luck?
Just guessing here … based on oddments seen over the years …
a) Copper wire ties or cramps set into holes on the edges and held in holes in the brick or mortar joints with cement mortar or wedged with something (I’ve seen gravel used as wedges on anchors in the 1950s)
A brief rustling from the dustbin of history (i.e., an email listserv once actively used prior to the advent of social media):
The AOL and YAHOO domains have had continuing problems with hijacked accounts sending spam. When the spam is sent to a listserv, it is distributed by the listserver to many multiples of list subscribers. The listserv domain @listserv.icors.org then gets blocked and banned among ISPs for sending spam email. This affects hundreds/thousands of email lists hosted by Listserv.
Some people got all the smarts. How about a NYC reunion, soon?
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