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Historic Wood Floors
Today, I want to discuss historic wood floors. The wood floors that we encounter in our work are often heart pine, sometimes oak or chestnut. Let's say they were laid in the early 1800s, which means it would have been cut from mature trees. These trees could have...
Quality Roofing
About 15 years ago, we at Vintage decided that we would not do asphalt roofing. At the time, I made the decision based on the lack of quality and longevity. In the past few years, I have become more opposed to using asphalt, and don’t understand why it is so...
Traditional Door Details
Recently, we did a door and window restoration at an 1830s federal brick house in Charles Town, WV. We restored the front door, which included sidelights and transom. The work was phenomenal -- it included original hinges which were labeled 'Baldwin Patent'. The...
Historic Bank Barn
This week we started work on a bank barn restoration. The original barn was built in 1804, and a large addition was added to the back of the barn, creating a cross, in the early 20th century. One of the long eave walls, which was about 50 feet long,...
Traditional Wood Storefront in Leesburg, VA
Glass and copper is a beautiful combination with wood. The Sapele woodwork, and insulated tempered glass units are capped off with copper detailing. Storefronts are a very interesting sub-section of millwork. In old buildings, they are especially tricky, as...
Barleywood Restoration
We are restoring the front door and a window of an antebellum solid brick house in Jefferson County, West Virginia. The house is called Barleywood, and it is a beautiful Greek Revival home; still quite original. The door and window construction are still sound and...
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Class A General Contractor
Historic Restoration
Historic Preservation
New Construction
Home Renovation
Millwork-Custom & Replica
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600 North Loudoun St.
Winchester, VA 22601
540-545-8880