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 | 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 | 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 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...
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