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Window Restorers and Other Restoration Businesses & Carpenters

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People in the Historic Restoration Businesses The following businesses are specialists in the field of historic restoration. With any business especially with those dealing with historic buildings - Let the Buyer Beware. Someone who loves working on old houses does not mean they know what they are doing. You really need to have some knowledge [...]

Roof Flashing – What You Need to Know

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Roof flashing is a very important part of a house. When working on paint colors, I have noticed that houses with newer roofs seem to have more flashing than houses with older roofing. Roof flashing is now more noticeable than it used to be and that's not good. I’m sure there are very good reasons [...]

Decorative Concrete Block

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Decorative concrete blocks were the rage in house building from about 1890's to the 1930's.  These decorative concrete blocks came in an assortment of styles and sizes. They could be purchased from a local building supplier but most likely made right on the construction site. A concrete block machine could be ordered from the Sears [...]

Understanding Classic Moldings – Part 2

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I have read many blog articles about how to improve a house with the use of molding. Adding a cornice with cove molding, embellishing window and door casings etc. are some examples. These blogs say to take different types of moldings and put them together to create a more ornate appearance. This all sounds great [...]
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