Well, we have really been enjoying the warm temperatures. But we know that winter is coming again. ;) It is funny to think about that as it hasn't even gotten to the first day of Spring. All I can say is we were cold this winter and we are going to do anything we can to be warmer next winter.
So today we went to on architectural salvage shop in search of radiators for our house. As I said our main goal this Spring and Summer is making sure we are warmer. So first on that list is finding radiators and getting the boiler system in and working. We have been looking at 'new' radiators and our not very excited about them. They are plan and ugly. There are several companies that produce the nicer decorative ones, but all of these seem to be in England. As we need around twenty, there is no way we could pay for shipping. We have also been looking on ebay and craigslist. But we want to get going. We need at least 6 and up to 10 by winter. So off to one of two shops in Lincoln (the other isn't open on the weekend). And guess what, they had 3 radiators. We quickly bought them. The owner took our name and number but said that they don't often get those in. So now we need to get to work on these radiators. We need to sandblast them and repaint them before bringing them in and running the plumbing to them. This of course is bringing in question color... We are thinking of matching them to the rooms. But as of right now we have no idea what the rooms are going to look like. So time to put our thinking hats on while we work on these radiators and search for some more. :)
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Yes, our wood pile is all but gone. We are thinking we might need a bit more just to get us through the cold nights until summer. When we go around and count how many we need of many things (radiators, doors, curtains) it can be a bit crazy. But once we get to a more comfortable spot, we are just going to be working room by room.
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