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August 2009 Restoration Update

Posted by Joel on Saturday, September 12
Filed under: Lighthouse News, Restoration Updates

The following items have been completed or nearly completed during the month of August 2009:

Washing of the interior walls to get rid of all the dust from sanding has begun

Staining and varnishing of the 2nd floor bedroom floors has started.

The outside railings have been installed most of the way around the new base.  The remaining pieces are being fabricated and will be installed next month.

Prep work on the base has begun to allow the docks to be attached once they are complete.

The remaining outside walls that were not painted in the fall of 2008 have been finished.  The window trim will be done next month.

Upcoming jobs:

Paint the tin roof and stain the mansard shingles.

Thank you for your continued support

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July 2009 Restoration Update

Posted by Joel on Friday, August 14
Filed under: Lighthouse News, Restoration Updates

The following items have been completed or nearly completed during the month of July 2009:

The scraping of the upstairs bedrooms of old floor covering in preparation of new varnish has been completed.  All grout between the boards has also been removed.

The spindles for the stairs leading to the second floor have been stripped and have been primed and stained.

The docks are almost complete and will be taken out to the lighthouse in September.

The NW outside wall, with the exception of the windows, has been scraped, primed, and one finish coat applied. The NE outside wall has been scraped, and primed. The SW outside wall has had an addition finish coat over most of it.

Upcoming jobs:
Paint the remaining outside walls that were not painted in the fall of 2008 and during June 2009

Paint the tin roof and stain the mansard shingles.


Thank you for your continued support

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June 2009 Restoration Update

Posted by Joel on Friday, July 31
Filed under: Lighthouse News, Restoration Updates

The following items have been completed or nearly completed during the month of June 2009:

Work continues on scraping the upstairs bedrooms of old floor covering in preparation of new varnish.

The stairs leading to the second floor have been stripped and are ready for varnishing.

The docks are almost complete and will be taken out to the lighthouse next month.

Upcoming jobs:
Paint the 2 remaining outside walls that were not painted in the fall of 2008

Paint the tin roof and stain the mansard shingles.

Thank you for your continued support

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May 2009 Restoration Update

Posted by Joel on Sunday, June 21
Filed under: Lighthouse News, Restoration Updates

The following items have been completed or nearly completed during the month of May 2009:

Work has started on scraping the upstairs bedrooms of old floor covering in preparation of new varnish.

The kitchen was updated by the DIY network for their new series Operation Salvage.  You can find out when this will be on by checking the DIY web site.

The Estuary Steward was put in the water and work to get it running has started.

The docks have been taken to a workshop in Newburgh to be assembled and then put in the water to be attached to the light house later this summer.

The following items are still “in progress” and on-going:

Various windows are being repaired

Continuation of preparing the upstairs floors for varnishing

Upcoming jobs:
Paint the 2 remaining outside walls that were not painted in the fall of 2008

Paint the tin roof and stain the mansard shingles.

Thank you for your continued support

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November 2008 Restoration Update

Posted by Joel on Sunday, December 14
Filed under: Lighthouse News, Restoration Updates

The following items have been completed or nearly completed during the month of November 2008:

Plugged the 2-3 inch gaps near the foundation to keep ice and rain out over the winter.

Paint and other items which should not be exposed to freezing have been taken ashore for storage.

The original hand rails and balusters, which had not been destroyed by vandals, have been stripped of the old paint and varnish.  They have been varnished as per original, and re-installed.


The following items are still “in progress” and on-going:

The bedroom floors need sanding before they are varnished

Various windows are being repaired

Replacements for the destroyed balusters have been fitted. Varnishing of the replacement balusters and completion of the hand rail and baluster installation will occur in the Spring.

Upcoming jobs:

None for 2008.  We are now done with all restoration activities for 2008.  We will continue working in April or May 2009.

Thank you for your support.

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September 2008 Restoration Update

Posted by Joel on Wednesday, November 12
Filed under: Lighthouse News, Restoration Updates

The following items have been completed or nearly completed during the month of September 2008:

Painting of the tower, shutters and one side of the exterior of the light house has started.  The East side is complete.  The South side has been started with an off-white primer and will be completed in the spring.

The second 750 gallon cistern has been installed and is water tight.

The following items are still “in progress” and on-going:

The bedroom floors need sanding before they are varnished

Various windows are being repaired

The interior railings removed for most of this season have started going back in

The exterior rail removed for most of this season has started going back up

Upcoming jobs:

Complete the interior and exterior railing installation

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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).

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July 2008 Restoration Update

Posted by Joel on Wednesday, August 20
Filed under: Lighthouse News, Restoration Updates

The following items have been completed or nearly completed during the month of July 2008:

The concrete rim has been poured and looks great (see pictures below)
Wooden steps are in place for the kitchen.
The watch room floor and stairs have now been scraped and varnished (see pictures below)
The bathroom is mostly finished except for the plumbing and the toilet solution.
The bathroom wainscoting is complete.
The bathtub needs to be brought down from Certified Marine before the banister goes back up on the staircase.

The following items are still “in progress” and on-going:

The bedroom floors still need work, scraping and sanding before they are varnished
There is still some trim painting to do.
Sanding, priming, painting of various windows is still an on-going job

Upcoming jobs:

Painting – The Ulster County Sheriff work release program will be painting the outside of the lighthouse at the end of August.  It will be completely stripped, then sealed and hand painted (not sprayed on).  We are looking for the LOAN of scaffolding to allow us to reach the upper half of the lighthouse.

The following is a slide show of the granite base work being done

The following is a slide show of the watch room floor and stairs with a fresh coat of varnish on them.

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Photos of Granite Base

Posted by Saltyshar on Monday, August 11
Filed under: Lighthouse News, Restoration Updates

Check out the great photos of our new granite base.

Flickr: Your Photostream   Esopusmeadows.

 There are additional photos that others have placed on our Lighthouse.

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In Need of!

Posted by Saltyshar on Monday, July 21
Filed under: Lighthouse News, Restoration Updates

Looking for three items to finish the kitchen.
* Farm style kitchen sink, late 20’s early 30’s era.
* Refrigerator of the same era.
* Stove of the same era.
Please call the main lighthouse number @ 845-848-3669 or send photos to: board@esopulighthouse.org
We can purchase your items or you can donate.  IRS letter available to donors.

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