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Great house and radiators.

Turbo Dave
Turbo Dave Member Posts: 76
in Strictly Steam
http://www.captivatinghouses.com/2018/12/21/1899-mansion-for-sale-in-milwaukee-wisconsin/
I especially like the floor-to-ceiling one. I doubt the kitchen is ever cold either.
Ironman

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  • unclejohn
    unclejohn Member Posts: 1,751
    edited December 2018
    Don't make em like that anymore.
  • Fred
    Fred Member Posts: 8,518
    What a beauty and fortunately mostly intact.
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 14,844
    (drool)
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  • STEVEusaPA
    STEVEusaPA Member Posts: 5,315
    Geez what a beauty. If that was near me you would have to add another 0 to the end.
    steve
    adasilva
  • flat_twin
    flat_twin Member Posts: 292
    Modern McMansions pale in comparison to that house. Wonder what it would actually cost to build with the same materials today?
  • 1Matthias
    1Matthias Member Posts: 148
    flat_twin said:

    Modern McMansions pale in comparison to that house. Wonder what it would actually cost to build with the same materials today?

    With the same materials? Impossible. The woods that went into these house are extinct, the techniques used to build them no longer exist, and codes have moved on since then. Most of the houses near us are sheathed in 1" thick by 12" by 12' white chestnut planks, foundation to roof. No way to get stuff like that anymore.
  • gfrbrookline
    gfrbrookline Member Posts: 683
    Gorgeous! I see all of the radiators but I can't figure out if this is steam heat why do they have all of the cast iron hot air grates? Later conversion to hot air done really well to blend in?

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