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Hi Anne, Richard L. Kerschner suggested looking at Bilco's polyethylene doors. However, Richard has not had occasion to use them in any historic house projects and so cannot offer firsthand experience with them. Richard's other suggestion was to use the term "basement bulkhead doors" in your searches, ...

Hi Victoria, I'm sorry to hear your inbuilt dehumidification system is malfunctioning! In the timeframe of a few days, I imagine a big factor will be availability and accessibility. A few dehumidifiers were mentioned in a 2019 thread, though cleanliness to operate was not a factor in that discussion. ...

Hi Anne, Those are some hard-working cellar doors! I haven't had the opportunity to work with false wood doors, so I put out some inquiries and will let you know what I hear back. Hopefully you'll get other responses in the meanwhile. Do you think any part of the replacement doors could be ...

Hi Becky, I don't have experience with deaccessioning, but hopefully colleagues in the community will have insights to share. In the meanwhile, I can offer you my thoughts and hope that others will correct any misguidance. Were the materials donated? Sometimes deposit paperwork includes the ...

Hi Ron and all, Would some startling device that is weatherproof, solar powered, and motion activated keep them away? I donʻt have any firsthand experience with woodchucks; it sounds from this thread like they are resourceful and able to learn, so maybe they would get used to it, but perhaps a noise ...