Recycled materials from 100 year old home and Old Timbers

The City of Dublin tore down this old blue home in 2013. It was approximately 100 years old and only two blocks away from the Hardy Smith House. Many good materials were salvaged from the home before it was torn down. These materials are the source of the restoration for the dining room and the master bedroom at the Hardy House. This back part of the Hardy House was rebuilt around 1900 due to fire. Therefore the use of the blue house materials matches the dating of both structures.

Old timbers milled and used as materials for the Hardy House. These timbers were found in downtown dublin in a dumpster.

Freshly cut they still had to be cured for about a year to get all the moisture still trapped in the wood.

Baseboards ready for restoration

Comparison of restored and unrestored baseboards

The restoration process.

Now for the chair rail boards

...............................Restoration process.............................

Strip

     Sand down to bare wood

Stain

   Poly

All ready for mounting!