Circa 1928 clay roof tiles missing & need to be replaced.
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8 years ago
Pleeze help! We are undergoing the restoration of a heritage building with missing clay tiles. We need to locate replacements for them soon. They are labeled "Ludowici Celadon Co. Chicago, Imperial Tile, Pat'd. April 8th. 1924". Does anyone know of tile salvage yards in east Texas/north Louisiana/Arkansas/Tennessee/S. Missouri that would carry Spanish tile just like these or a very near match Many thanks in advance!
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Comments (35)Ok; back in February I mentioned rebuilding/replacing the floor in the old barn. There has been a delay in posting but the finishing touches on the floor/drainage were put in last week. As usual, first there was the plan, then there were the assumptions and then there is what actually happened. Got the old floor dug out early spring and installed 1 run of drain tile with sock. Drain tile set about 18" sloping to 10" deep under stall side of barn and run to daylight. After digging out the old manure and leveling the floor, we installed 8-12" of #10 crushed limestone over the native clay. This resulted in the interior floor about 8" higher than the surrounding. The new floor is completely level compared to the existing (sloped) exterior grade. Last week we finished installing the exterior drain tile with sock; due to drainage/slope the tile is only about 6-8" below finished grade but since the problem has always been surface water not underground I am as yet unconcerned. One exterior run of tile is tied in with the interior run and they continue to daylight; the back side has its own run. Both exterior runs have stub-ups for gutter tie ins but since we left the top gravel (#57 blue stone - 3/4 - 1-1/2")exposed I may not install the gutters. If so, I will cap the openings with Fernco's. Water dripping off the roof hits the gravel, enters the drain tile and runs out away from the barn to the existing drainage swale. Have not had much rain yet but seems to work well with what we got last weekend. The new floor has been blocked off and stock limited to first 20'; the crushed limestone is easy to maintain and there does not seem to be any difficulty with odor or manure drainage/removal. Next stop - replacing/reinstalling wood ends, sliding doors and damaged siding ... and new lightning protection for all of the structures....See MoreSubway tile border/design questions - ideas please!
Comments (29)casa1 -- the marble is 1" and the borders 1/2", yes. It's not my bath it belongs to a friend of mine. She has a teenage boy, now college age. No complaints. Hard to comment about marble and high usage with small children. I have a friend who's an antique dealer with good furniture all over the house and small kids and it's no issue at all. Others wouldn't think of it IYKWIM. I have a marble bath and it cleans up really easily with hot water. Ironically, I've had tiny bits of mildew on the grout and used a clorox bleach pen to get it off. No etching I can see when it was rinsed. Some people talk about etching and think marble isn't practical. I disagree but I love the way marble looks as it ages. If you want something that will stay new looking and be bulletproof then I'd investigate ceramic tile mosaic. With enough research I'm sure you could get the same look with ceramic tile and that should cost considerably less than marble....See MoreWhat house color with a grey roof
Comments (39)Hi Jane, Well, you are on the West Coast and I am over on the East Coast. Although, looking at the map of Florida, we are directly across from each other. I am in Port St Lucie on the Treasure Coast. Btw, I neglected to tell you that I like your house. And, OH MY! what I wouldn't give for those swanky double doors! The "older" houses in my area are older than yours. Many of the houses are 70's. Mine is 1973.. but loads of them have a 60's look. Mine isn't one of the more 'cool' looking houses, although it does have some elements of the 60's style..I will add more. Not talking about going totally Atomic, I just like some of the architectural features that I see here. It's so friggin hot here that I don't even want to go for the morning walk anymore. That's a shame, cuz like I said, I so enjoy looking at the house styles. I would love to hop in the car with my camera and just explore.. but even that isn't easy. Just like most of Florida, lots of areas here don't have sidewalks. We are lucky, my neighborhood does....at least, parts of it. I'm told if you are within a certain distance of a school there must be sidewalks. I don't like the fact that some areas don't have them. Plus, just another weird Florida thing, if you are lucky enough to have sidewalks they will run right through your front lot! I scrolled back up and see that your neighborhood is without sidewalks. It isn't safe...plus, even worse, at night it is so dark here. Again, seems to be another Florida thing...I can take a road, a fairly busy road, the same road that my house is on the corner of, and get up a few miles and no sidewalks...at night you cannot see a thing. I was riding in my car and did not see people walking their dogs, literally right at the edge of the road.. and you could not see them until you were right on top of them. Scary. I don't know why they don't light the streets better. I quickly learned that you must get out to the MAIN roads and streets to travel at night. Anyway, I will take my car soon to look for your house style in a neighborhood or two. If I do find it or something very similar, I will take a pic and send it to you. Good luck in your new house and new neighborhood.....it looks really nice! Sea...See MoreGarden - blank slate inspiration needed
Comments (13)Oh dear, I don't know why my post went through 3 times, and repeated my iphone autocorrect error on olychick's screen name just to make sure no one missed it, LOL! I spent most of the afternoon at Home Depot and the local nursery, and bought a lot of plants I love, with the pictures above saved on my iphone for inspiration. I got 2 large green urns for by the front door - they actually match the stucco so they don't bring any color but the plants will bring in lots of color. They look very mediterranean they are resin but look like stone, very pretty. I definitely agree a contrasting (dark green) door would look better, too - some contrast is needed there and although we have to stick to the HOA color scheme for the exterior I think they will allow green that matches the trim. Ripping out the concrete and replacing with pavers is not an option - that concrete is 4" thick - I know because I had to fix a corner that cracked off in the back, and the small piece weighed about 100lbs. It would take a jackhammer and a backhoe and a lot of effort and money to remove all that. I hope that once the plants are in, the pavement won't be as noticeable. I think I'll actually put a fountain on our back patio where we sit, so instead perhaps a little bistro set out front here, for decoration. the patio I want to surround with lots of plants and use a few pots to make it feel lush and like a real garden. I got 2 Nitida fig trees, about 5-6' tall I am trying to decide whether to put them in bog pots like the inspiration pics or plant in the ground. In the ground they will grow better and be easier to maintain, plus pots that large are very expensive and heavy - but I do love that look. I saw a beautiful 8' tall fruitless olive I really wanted but it's $100 and would require delivery - it would have taken up half my budget on its own. I also would probably have to pay for installation - not sure if I can dig a big enough hole to plant that one. The clay soil is like cement after years of neglect and baking in the sun. I think that in the end my garden probably won't really look like any of those pics (especially given that my budget is small), but they really gave me some good ideas so thank you for posting them....See MoreRusty Empire
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