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Discontinued tin ceiling tiles – how would you fix this?

We have beautiful tin ceilings. The previous owners built a closet right over a section of it, and now that we've torn the closet down, we discovered there's one tile missing.

The pattern is discontinued and I can't find a matching one anywhere. What would you do? Try to get a custom reproduction made ($$$)? Rip it all out and replace the whole ceiling with a new model (feels like a waste of energy/resources)? Build a soffit/drop ceiling section just to hide that specific spot?

Thanks for your always excellent advice!

u/Dangerous-Excuse-387 — 11 hours ago

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Rag and twine insulation – leave it or replace it?

Based on previous posts here, I see it’s pretty common to discover some "creative" insulation in the walls of old houses. While installing some wall cabinets, I just found out that mine are stuffed with old twine and rags. Is the house freezing in the winter? Yes. Do I want to tear open the walls when I was just trying to hang some cabinets? Absolutely not.
What would you do? Leave it as is, or trigger an unexpected, full-blown renovation project? I knew what we signed up for when we bought the house, but man I needed a quick win this time.

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u/Dangerous-Excuse-387 — 5 days ago