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.
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The following items have been completed or nearly completed during the month of October 2008:
Painting of the shutters is complete and all shutters have been re-installed on the lighthouse.
All the windows in the watch room are now finished
The ladder leading from the watch room to the tower has been stripped, stained, varnished and reinstalled.
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 hand rails and original balusters have been stripped of old paint, stained and varnished. Replacements for the missing balusters and those that could not be salvaged have been fitted. They will be stained and varnished, then reinstalled next season.
Kitchen floor has been sanded and sealed. Wainscoting scraping finished and painting begun.
Upcoming jobs:
Kitchen sink and its cabinet installation to be done before closing up for the winter
Plug the 2-3 inch gaps near the foundation to keep ice and rain out over the winter
In a recent edition of “About Town”, there was an article on the Esopus Meadows Lighthouse. You can find it on-line here
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
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).