Historic Window Restoration
Original wood windows are among the most character-defining features of a historic New England home. Rather than replacing them with modern vinyl impostors, we repair, reglaze, and weatherize the original sashes — often achieving energy performance that rivals new construction without sacrificing the wavy glass and hand-planed profiles that make these windows irreplaceable.
Our window restoration services include sash repair and rebuilding, mortise-and-tenon joinery restoration, historic glazing compound application, rope-and-pulley weight system repair, custom storm window fabrication, and complete weather-stripping upgrades. We work on six-over-six double-hungs, twelve-over-twelve Federal sashes, and everything in between.
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Historic Door & Entryway Restoration
The front door of a colonial or Federal-period home is a statement of craft and social standing. Elliptical fanlights, fluted pilasters, engaged columns, and intricate transom glazing bars all require a specialist's hand to repair properly. We restore paneled doors, reconstruct deteriorated entryway surrounds, and replicate missing architectural details from surviving historical evidence.
Whether it is a simple six-panel door with worn hardware mortises or an elaborate pedimented portico that has lost its cornice, we approach each entryway as the focal point it was always intended to be. Period-appropriate hardware sourcing and refinishing are included as part of our scope.
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Custom Period Millwork
No two historic homes share the same molding profiles. Each house reflects the era in which it was built, the carpenter who built it, and the regional traditions of its locale. When original millwork is missing, damaged, or deteriorated beyond repair, we don't substitute generic stock profiles — we measure, document, and reproduce the exact original dimensions.
Our custom millwork capabilities include crown and bed moldings, wainscoting and dado paneling, built-in cabinetry and bookshelves, mantelpieces and overmantels, chair rail and base profiles, stair balusters and newel posts, and window and door casings. All profiles are milled from species-appropriate wood to match the original material.
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Structural Preservation & Repair
The bones of a New England farmhouse, colonial cape, or Federal-era town house are often mortise-and-tenon timber frames of remarkable quality — if they are properly maintained. Rotted sills, failed corner posts, deflected summer beams, and compromised joinery can all be addressed without sacrificing the original framing system.
We perform sistering and replacement of deteriorated sill plates, epoxy consolidation and dutchman repairs for localized rot, post and beam repairs using period joinery methods, foundation sill jacking and stabilization, and water management improvements that address the root cause of decay. We work alongside structural engineers when required and coordinate with historic preservation specialists to ensure work meets local review standards.
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Exterior Wood Preservation
New England's climate — with its freeze-thaw cycles, high humidity, and salt air along the coast — is among the most demanding in the country for wood structures. Original clapboard siding, cornerboards, raking cornices, frieze boards, and porch details all require regular attention from craftsmen who understand the material.
We repair and replace deteriorated clapboards to match original exposure and profile, restore decorative exterior trim and cornice details, rebuild and re-deck historic porches and piazzas, repair and refinish exterior shutters, and apply traditional oil-based paint and finish systems that protect wood while breathing with seasonal movement. We do not recommend or apply vinyl or fiber-cement products on historic homes.
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Interior Historic Renovation
The interior of a well-preserved historic home contains irreplaceable detail: wide-plank pine floors worn smooth by generations of feet, hand-applied plaster walls with their subtle texture and warmth, beehive fireplaces and summer-beam ceilings that no modern contractor can replicate. We help homeowners navigate the challenge of modernizing their homes without destroying what makes them special.
Our interior services encompass wide-plank floor restoration and repair, plaster crack repair and patching to match existing texture, historic hearth and fireplace restoration, kitchen and bath updates executed with sensitivity to period character, and the careful integration of modern systems — mechanical, electrical, and plumbing — in ways that cause minimal disruption to historic fabric.
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