August 2008 Restoration Update
Posted by Joel on Saturday, September 13
Filed under: Lighthouse News, Restoration Updates
The following items have been completed or nearly completed during the month of August 2008:
Repairs to the upstairs bedroom floors have been completed with the exception of the radiator plumbing holes
Staves for the 2nd cistern have been completed and will be put in place during September. Once complete we will have 2 cisterns capable of holding 1500 gallons of water.
Many windows have been scraped, painted and had glass replaced
The following items are still “in progress” and on-going:
The bedroom floors need sanding before they are varnished
There is still some trim painting to do.
Various doors need to be painted and hung.
Upcoming jobs:
Painting – The Ulster County Sheriff work release program will be painting the outside of the lighthouse in September. It will be completely stripped, then sealed and hand painted (not sprayed on).