Whew!

So…the disaster.

 

And…the resurrection! The oculus still needs work but the main ceiling is back! All my worries about not being able to match everything proved for naught. The ceiling looks perfect. Squee!!!!!!!!

 

Squee!!!!!!!!

 

All the repairs to the EVIL radiator which caused so much trouble are now complete, and the radiator is back in place…and warming, baby! Warming!

 

Today, Justin was also able to reinstall the ceiling radiator in the basement laundry room. All by himself! With ropes and pulleys he hauled the HEAVY radiator up and up and up and attached it to the ceiling ALL BY HIMSELF where it had been installed in 1894 but removed in 2014. When he was done, I stood staring at this feat, gobsmacked. I then stared at Justin, awed into silence by his God-like abilities.

 

 

13 Comments

  1. Melody on February 1, 2018 at 7:38 pm

    I would totally be hanging laundry off that radiator in the basement!! 🙂

    • tiffaney jewel on February 1, 2018 at 7:54 pm

      Yep, this. It would be covered in jeans and sweaters in no time.

    • Mary from Georgia on February 6, 2018 at 12:19 pm

      When I lived in a house that had radiators in every room, I placed my laundry on all the radiators. Not only did it dry my clothing but also put moisture into the air.

  2. Sandra Lee on February 1, 2018 at 8:16 pm

    Tiffaney & Melody you both are a hoot!!! Haha I would be right behind you two with the radiator as a lovely heated drying rack— like an olden days clothes dryer!!! Hahaha

  3. Christine on February 1, 2018 at 8:23 pm

    I wonder if the floor above will also benefit from the “underfloor ” heating?

  4. Tony on February 1, 2018 at 8:24 pm

    Ross! I dont think youve ever shown us that HUGE beautiful pocket door!!

    • Ross on February 1, 2018 at 8:49 pm

      That is between the octagon bedroom and the sewing room, making a suite of the two rooms. I love opening/closing it!

      • Tony on February 1, 2018 at 9:32 pm

        Did you find it in the wall or something? How is it so much lighter!?

  5. Barb Sanford on February 1, 2018 at 8:27 pm

    My rooming house in England had a heated towel rack in the main bathroom, which I shared with the other folks on my floor. It was made of hollow pipes resplendent in a chrome finish, and it heated not only the towels but the bathroom too. It was hooked into the house’s radiator system. I loved it, and the bathtub, which was big enough for a tall person to lie down in (which means that I, a short person, could practically swim in it). In my imaginary house, which is a lot like the Cross House but with a hidden room and a secret stairway, I have a bathroom with that tub and drying rack. Now I need to add that hanging radiator to the list of features in my imaginary house.

  6. Nathan Davis on February 2, 2018 at 6:41 am

    So glad to hear I’m not the only one with an imaginary house! Mine is a neo gothic manse, rather resembling Carla Minosh’s house in danville.

  7. Seth Hoffman on February 2, 2018 at 6:07 pm

    That’s great! It really did patch up nicely!

    I love the radiator in the ceiling, too. Our basement does not have any heating (aside from what is radiated from the boiler and piping), and gets kind of chilly when it’s below freezing outside. At some point if we actually use the space for more than storing crap, I will need to consider heating options. I like the ceiling radiator idea!

  8. Mary from Georgia on February 6, 2018 at 12:05 pm

    I always say, When there is a will, there is a way.”

  9. mlaiuppa on May 2, 2021 at 7:16 pm

    I have never seen a ceiling radiator. It is awesome. And I’ll bet it works beautifully to heat that space. If anything could entice me to do laundry in a basement, that would.

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