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Preservation 101: Rot (Which is Not Hot and Looks Like Snot)

August 26, 2014by gray_o'd 2 Comments

  As we have discussed, water is a B**** in capital letters and Nature will always win. Decomposition is natural, beneficial, and absolutely essential to the cycle of life- but […]

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Preservation 101: Paint

June 11, 2014by gray_o'd 1 Comment

If plaster is as old as mud, well, so is paint. Paint started out as mud- and was first used for very practical reasons involving insect repellent, camouflage, enemy intimidation, […]

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Preservation 101: Water is a B**** Volume 2

May 15, 2014by gray_o'd Leave a comment

As noted in the previous entry, water is a mean b****. It used to be that water could get in either up or down– from a leaky roof, or by wicking […]

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Preservation 101: Water is a B****

May 7, 2014by gray_o'd 1 Comment

Like that ex who has your Facebook password, water is a vicious and insidious thing that can destroy a building before anyone notices a leak. This was the view inside one […]

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Preservation 101: PLASTER

April 29, 2014by gray_o'd 2 Comments

Plaster is as old as mud, and used to help fill in the cracks between load-bearing building materials (framing timbers, stone, or bricks). How plaster is used and what it is […]

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Preservation 101: FRAMING

April 21, 2014by gray_o'd Leave a comment

A new regular feature: Preservation 101! What will you learn in Preservation 101? All those things you’re too scared to ask in Home Depot, the things preservationists give you snotty […]

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