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torontotoolmanMember since May 2015May 21, 2015 7:16 AM CT

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Check out this news paper under the hard wood of this old house im demoing its from march 1923 damn its about time this old house gets a make over

BigmikezMember since Jun 2013May 21, 2015 7:58 AM CT

Wow that’s crazy!

torontotoolmanMember since May 2015May 21, 2015 8:03 AM CT

Ya the sub floor is old planks of wood coverd with new paper and tar paper no wonder old house could burn down so easy the whole house is an ignition system lol it would be crazy being a carpenter in the 1920s though

comp56Member since Sep 2014May 21, 2015 8:16 AM CT

when I was doing our stairs I found Sept 1907 newspaper glued to underside of stair treads, no idea why they would do that? cut down on noise? not sure….

Poisonfangs85Member since Feb 2015May 21, 2015 8:23 AM CT

I love finding old gems like that. These are a couple bottles I found while doing our house. Found a few old tools too.

BigmikezMember since Jun 2013May 21, 2015 10:27 AM CT

poison those are some cool bottles whats the year on that RC bottle? I cant believe they’ve been around for so long

Poisonfangs85Member since Feb 2015May 21, 2015 2:58 PM CT

1936. It was buried in my crawlspace, I almost placed concrete over it.

PeteWMember since Aug 2014May 21, 2015 8:27 PM CT

thats one of my favorite things to do when doing finish carpentry before i hang a cabinet i will usually write my name and date behind it and in 20 years when they redo the kitchen maybe they’ll find it. i found this once when i was removing wall paper.

torontotoolmanMember since May 2015May 21, 2015 8:33 PM CT

Ya thats a good idea befor i got into frameing i was a flat roofer and befor we torched this big ass roof me and this other guy signed and dated thw plywood with the black primer so in 20 or 30 years when someone re-roofs it they will see

Poisonfangs85Member since Feb 2015May 21, 2015 8:43 PM CT

PeteW wrote:
thats one of my favorite things to do when doing finish carpentry before i hang a cabinet i will usually write my name and date behind it and in 20 years when they redo the kitchen maybe they’ll find it. i found this once when i was removing wall paper.

Schaumburg!!! Your right down the road from me. Bout 35 mins give or take traffic.

PeteWMember since Aug 2014May 22, 2015 5:50 PM CT

Poisonfangs85 wrote:
Schaumburg!!! Your right down the road from me. Bout 35 mins give or take traffic.

i’m actually in Northbrook, or at least until my school starts again in the fall. thats one thing i love about TIA is that there from Illinois.