Restoration update for 2007
Posted by Joel on Monday, January 14
Filed under: Lighthouse News
As the 2007 season came to a close, we looked back at what progress was made at the lighthouse:
- All the walls were painted by the Ulster County Sheriff’s work release crew
- A ceramic tile floor was installed in the bathroom.
- John Ralston designed a wainscoting knee wall, similar to the existing wainscoting in the kitchen; Sam Pierce managed to install most of it before we closed for the winter.
- Joe Weisblatt & Ed Weber completed the installation of the dual electrical system. Approximately half the building outlets and all the lights are supplied by a solar powered inverter. The other half of the outlets are supplied by a 10 KW diesel generator in the basement.
- The bedroom ceiling lights installed by the coast guard have been refurbished and reinstalled. Bulbs are the power saving compact florescent but have the shape of the old incandescent lamps.
- A number of people participated in on-going scraping of woodwork and repairing woodwork around the house.
- Bedroom woodwork and entrances have been primed and the first coat of finish paint applied.
- A Cistern tank holding 750 gallons of water has been reinstalled in the basement and plumbing added for a wash spigot on the side of the building.
- The new front doors, replicating the original ones have been installed and look terrific.
- Lastly, the railings have been removed to get refurbished along with the stair railings over the winter.
These were the major accomplishments of the 2007 season. More information and details will be in the newsletter being sent to members in the 1st quarter of 2008.