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Date of upload: Premiered Dec 20, 2023 ^^
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When the town of Waterville, Maine, USA, decided to replace some of the old gray granite cobblestone streets with modern tar, someone had the forethought to save those beautiful old stones. Each one of them is the size of 3 standard red bricks. Fast forward a few years when my father was planning to have a chimney with a hearth to hold his wood/coal stove installed in his chalet-style home. He chose an actual stone mason for the project. This is when he found out about the cobblestones. The chimney starts in the basement with standard reclaimed red bricks up to the first floor where the mason switched over to the cobblestones. At this point, not only was the chimney continuing up 2 stories and through the roof, but it also branched out to form a large hearth with a cobbled back wall that runs up the face of the stairs. Each row of stones was laid out on the floor and perfected before they were mortared into place. A beautiful slab of red oak was installed along the top of the cobbled wall as the stair railing, and the top end of the chimney has a crown of cobblestones that sticks out over the rest. A Vermont Castings Vigilant currently sits on that hearth. All-in-all, it's a beautiful piece of art made for a humble purpose.
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THIS!!!!!!! Revival is such a refreshing concept. Can building demolition integrating the practice of "existing material logistics planning" become a THING, please? Understanding that mindsets need to shift and knowing that it won't be cheaper-- but it will be better for the planet, which must be part of the value statement. There are so many amazing materials that have no business in a landfill and deserve a next life. Cheers to Robbie and Revival Projects.β€πβ€
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I applaud you for what you do. I am 77 this year and I am still recycling anything I can. In 2004 I went through a divorce and I got the house which had a big garage and an old work bench made out of rough lumber. It was not only way to high for me as I am 5β1β with it being over 3β wide it was useless. So I took it all apart which was not easy, I cut planks that were 3β high by 6β to 9β wide and 8β long. I made all new framing for my garage, bookcase and nik nak shelf for my living room and am redoing the front of the drawers on my dresser. Oh ya I did have a friend plain everything for me. I truly believe in recycling any thing a person can. Bravo on your business. A fellow recycle πππππ§π»βπ¦³
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God bless this team!! This is so inspiring. I want this everywhere. All the time! There is no reason (aside from greed obviously) that this can't or shouldn't be the standard. I think that's the major issue I have with even many of the builds on this channel. These historic buildings are being reused, but many of the original materials are being stripped out of them and wasted. I think the real reason we call it waste isn't because it's bad, but because we waste the opportunity to reuse it!
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This is truly awsome to see, as a maker myself I love creating furnature with reclaimed timber, it has a story, a life of its own and we owe it to the original tree to carry on its new life for as long as possible, in reality this could be hundreds of years.
Thank you for showcasing such a beautiful business. β€π
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@JonathanSmith2
4 months ago
Please feature more companies/projects/people like this. This is incredibly important.
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