by David Logan | Oct 18, 2023 | Renovation
In 2021, we were asked to do a modern renovation of a house in Leesburg. Because we had renovated a previous house for the same owner, and had also worked with the architect Bill Deegan, we took it on. It was outside of our usual design, but the core of the job was...
by David Logan | Sep 21, 2022 | Architecture, Renovation
The 1881 Superintendent’s House at Elmwood Cemetery in Shepherdstown, WV had the original belfry removed in the early 1970’s. Doug Perks, the cemetery historian says it was removed due to instability after a fire. Vintage was very excited to be chosen to...
by David Logan | Jan 12, 2021 | Architecture, Renovation, Restoration
At Vintage we have done many roof structure restorations, to prepare an old building for a new roof. On old work, our historical methodology is that you follow the roof planes as they are. Flattening the planes ‘sterilizes’ the historical look of an old...
by David Logan | Nov 1, 2019 | Renovation, Restoration
Traditional wood window sashes are such an important part of an old building. When they are right, they add so much character and quality to a building. We just finished a batch of window sashes for a log cabin project in Tennessee. These are Sapele, and we used our...
by David Logan | Sep 20, 2019 | Renovation, Restoration
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...
by David Logan | May 24, 2019 | Renovation
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...
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