restore and rehab

"Should Your Old Wood Windows Be Saved?" (pdf) Rob Yagid weighs the options with cost, complexity, efficiency, and preservation in mind. – Fine Homebuilding, April/May 2010, Taunton Press Inc.

Preserving original wood windows STOP! Windows are as important to defining the style of your home as are the other architectural elements, such as the roofline, footprint and mass. Read this article before replacing your original historic window.

Historic Wood Windows: A tip sheet from the National Trust for Historic Preservation (pdf)

Plaster... An Irreplaceable Treasure Flat plaster walls that were installed in homes until as late as the 1950s are an integral part of both the historic and environmental value of older homes. Yet plaster is the first element that a contractor will tell you “has to go.”

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