by David Logan | Dec 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
Historic windows are our passion; we specialize in making replicas, or restoring originals. The traditional windows Vintage crafts are for the period home. Please contact us if we can help. 540-545-8880 or David@vintagebuilding.com Our windows are made using the...
by David Logan | Dec 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
In our Winchester, Virginia workshop we make custom wood shutters. In our historic work, we find many different details, from beaded and overlapping stiles, to varying rail widths, to multiple rails. Each shutter is made by hand, to match exactly the original design....
by David Logan | Oct 11, 2019 | Building Materials
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...
by David Logan | Sep 13, 2019 | Restoration
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,...
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