tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post115948614589146412..comments2023-08-25T03:21:41.842-07:00Comments on The Petch House: Making The GradeGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02807710209656158413noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-1159630847265428292006-09-30T08:40:00.000-07:002006-09-30T08:40:00.000-07:00There is no question these were, or rather, could ...There is no question these were, or rather, could also have been used as heat register vents. I don't think this was so much an ad-hoc solution, though. At least in my area, this is just the way it was done. Using these cast iron register grates for foundation vents was very common place. <BR/><BR/>Ebay regularly has 2 or 3 pages of these up for auction at any given time. I’ve got my eye on a matching pair right now.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807710209656158413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-1159592613939477102006-09-29T22:03:00.000-07:002006-09-29T22:03:00.000-07:00The vent looks like the top of a register (without...The vent looks like the top of a register (without the movable louvers). You can see the slot(s) in the ends where the louver-moving lever was (were?). Here in Portland, Rejuvenation usually has a lot of different old registers, and this might be one of them. But then, since this seems sort of an ad-hoc solution anyway, I think it would be perfectly in keeping with the spirit of the house to use whatever similar age registers you can find, even if the patterns don't match.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-1159538599034844632006-09-29T07:03:00.000-07:002006-09-29T07:03:00.000-07:00Someone else emailed me about maybe having reprodu...Someone else emailed me about maybe having reproductions made based on the one I had. It’s funny that I never thought of that. If something is wood, I automatically think to reproduce it myself, or have someone local do it. I don’t think about metal that way. I’ll have to research it a bit.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807710209656158413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-1159521915929254732006-09-29T02:25:00.000-07:002006-09-29T02:25:00.000-07:00Actually (as an ex-art student) a local art school...Actually (as an ex-art student) a local art school often has equipment to do that, and are often willing to help the occasional person ot, so long as it doesn't become well known.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-1159521536743468852006-09-29T02:18:00.000-07:002006-09-29T02:18:00.000-07:00I've always wondered with missing metal 'part's wh...I've always wondered with missing metal 'part's whether it's not feasible to reproduce them oneself. Especially with flatish pieces like that vent. Theoretically it'd be possible to even cast them oneself with iron, but even simpler would be with tin or aluminum. <BR/><BR/>Yeah, it's just one morething to work on, and probably not worth it if you can find existing pieces somewhere, but ... just something I've always considered.<BR/>Fine wet sand + a crucible to melt the metal (well Aluminum or tin anyway) + a blow torch.<BR/><BR/>Though of course there must be places where you can get it done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-1159498554510802292006-09-28T19:55:00.000-07:002006-09-28T19:55:00.000-07:00What an odd collection of stuff to find. Bummer th...What an odd collection of stuff to find. Bummer there wasn't something really cool, or worth a lot. I like the foundation vent- keep your eye out & you'll hopefully find some more soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-1159496102559934472006-09-28T19:15:00.000-07:002006-09-28T19:15:00.000-07:00Yea, I guess you're right. That is pretty much wha...Yea, I guess you're right. That is pretty much what I did with the small tree I took out a few weeks back. I just can't get at these things right now. They are both in direct contact with the beadboard skirting. A few wrong swings with an axe and ....oops!<BR/><BR/>They are on the back burner for now.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807710209656158413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11904671.post-1159492933617005942006-09-28T18:22:00.000-07:002006-09-28T18:22:00.000-07:00It's not really necessary to get the rootball out,...It's not really necessary to get the rootball out, is it? We had a bunch of yews overgrowing the front porch area at our house and we just hacked the stumps down below ground level. Two of them are still in place, but I whacked them down to a fourth their overgrown size and I go out and threaten them with the sawzall now and then to keep them small.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com