Comments on Rehab Or Die: Just how combustable is foam anyway?

We find it's easier to make stuff and build stuff ...

2009-04-14T12:00:00.000-04:00

We find it's easier to make stuff and build stuff than it is to decorate.

Which is why we have 90% of our art leaning up on our 3rd floor.

You gotta get your head in the right place to hang art, and ours is not there.

When you do hang, make sure you have some good company with decent taste and a bottle or two of good red wine.

M

This is insane. I get overwhelmed thinking about ...

2009-04-14T11:18:00.000-04:00

This is insane. I get overwhelmed thinking about hanging my art. Which is why it's...never been hun.

Nice job guys! How lucky you are to have found tha...

2009-04-07T15:33:00.000-04:00

Nice job guys! How lucky you are to have found that brick arch. That is really beautiful. So many times we do our demo only to find some schmuck poured concrete down the chimney, or something else that is a major problem. You got really lucky there, and I really like what you did with the mantle, especially the height.

What a find with the brick underneath. My next do...

2009-04-05T15:11:00.000-04:00

What a find with the brick underneath. My next door neighbor labored long and hard to build a brick fireplace and mantle and you found one covered up!

Thanks for the great photos and step-by-step on what you did. Gave me some good advice.

Russell

I'm exhausted. I would have given up with "the old...

2009-04-03T21:52:00.000-04:00

I'm exhausted. I would have given up with "the old one looks just fine." The brick underneath is inspiring though. Super job.

Your fireplace surround is charming; lovely job yo...

2009-04-03T17:44:00.000-04:00

Your fireplace surround is charming; lovely job you did! It reminds me a lot of the one in our 1832 house.

I enjoy seeing what you are doing in your row house. We have lived in several row houses -- in Pittsburgh and NYC. Fabulous homes. How wide is your house? One of ours in Pittsburgh was only 12-feet wide! We never got to actually live in it, had to move back to NY and sold it.

good luck with your restoration/renovation. Fantastic work! Cass

I can't beleive you discovered that under the fire...

2009-04-03T15:36:00.000-04:00

I can't beleive you discovered that under the fireplace that was there! We have one totally plastered over and we're not quite ready to dig it out... yikes!

Yours will be fantastic when you're done :)

rue

Hi there, your fireplace looks so nice! How could ...

2009-04-03T15:25:00.000-04:00

Hi there, your fireplace looks so nice! How could they cover these gorgeous bricks with fake ones??! Good luck in your reno... :)

I'm starting to think there's nothing you guys can...

2009-04-03T13:28:00.000-04:00

I'm starting to think there's nothing you guys can't do! This is the first I've heard of the foam fireplace inserts. Why on earth are they so expensive? If we were smart, we'd all go into the foam business, apparently.