Articles of Interest for Old House Restorer
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Restoring Old Windows
Restoring Old WindowsArticle on windows
Informative article on windows
The Repair of Historic wood windows
Making Window sash
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Fine Homebuilding
Restoring Window sashes
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Fine Homebuilding
Reglazing Windows and doors
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Fine Homebuilding
Bradbury and Bradbury wallpaper
Building a Divided Light Storm Sash
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Fine Homebuilding
Custom Ceramic Coatings
Restoring wood with epoxy
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Fine Homebuilding
101 Best Tips From This Old House
The Agony and Ecstacy of your First Restoration
- Preservation Magazine
Alladin Kit Homes
Building an Arched passageway
Restoring Old Floors
Reviving a Porch
Renovating Old Porches
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Fine Homebuilding
Building porches that last
Making porch floor boards last
from Journal of Light Construction
Beating Wood Rot from the Journal of Light Constuction
Building a curved portico
Porches that won't rot
Porch Repair from the bottom up
Porch Detail Drawings
Decayed Deck
Deck Design
Deck Material
Designing a Porch that fits
Column Repair
Copper flat seam roofing
Attaching Newel Posts
Tips for porch Building
Rehabilitating Interiors
Appropriate Methods for Reducing Lead
Aesthetic Aspects of Victorian Houses
Conserving Energy in Old Houses
Shellac
Brackets article from This Old House
Building an arched passageway - JLC
Cedar shingle roofing
installation from the Journal of Light Construction
Chimney Liners
Circular porch
Conserving Energy In Historic Buildings
coping joints
coping crown molding
Crown moldign supplier
Curved Crown molding installation
Cresting
Curved Crown molding
Building a curved porch
from Fine Homebuilding
Exterior Trim Details that last
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Fine Homebuilding
Evaluating Your Electrical Wiring
Fascia on a curved porch
Fine Points of Pocket Door Hardware
Flashing a Chimney the right way
Funderbergs antique store in Belvedere
Article on garages from the Old House Journal
Golden Rules of rehabbing
Hide Glue
Historic Mortar
Interior Painting Tips
Interior Trim Paint grade from Fine Homebuilding
Jacking Old Houses
Lead paint safety
from The Journal of Light Construction
Leakproof Flashings for a Chimney
Standing seam roof construction
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Fine Homebuilding
Maintenance Controlling
from the Old House Journal
Mansard Roofs
Making Mitred casings
from Fine Homebuilding
Moisture Preservation Brief
Moisture in Deck Lumber
Octagonal Porch posts
Old Floors are in style
Old is Gold article from the Tribune
Painting article for Fine Homebuilding
There is no escaping the scraping
Painting Question and Answer
Paintign Exteriors
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Fine Homebuilding - good article but torches are no longer used
Plaster Repair from the Old House Journal
Plaster Repair Options
Plumbing a Bathroom in the Basement
Pocket door hardware - Old House Journal
Pocket Door Repair -
Old House Journal
Evolution of the Americn front porch
Radiator Care - Old House Journal
Radiators
- cleaning - Old House Journal
Railings that won't rot
Making gooseneck porch rails
Rehabilitating Interiors in Historic Buildings
Repair of Historic Wood Windows
Restoring an Open Porch
Restoring a porch without house jacks
HB&G column catologue
Restoring Wood Floors without sanding
Reviving the porch
Sagging floors
Shutter Restoration
from the Journal of Light Construction
Staining Article from Fine Woodworking magazine
Stairs Built to Last
Storm Window Making
Surviving a Rehab
Salvage Sources
The Esthetic Aspects
Ten Most Common Restoration Mistakes
Ten Rules for Finish carpentry from Fine Homebuilding
Tips for Building a Porch Floor
Trim Details that last
Tuckpointing Preservation Brief
Tuckpointing article from Canada
Vertical Grain Proves Worthy
Vinyl Siding
Victorian Screen Door plan book
(large pdf)
Wainscoting
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making raised panels
Water Vapor
Weather Proof Railing
Weather Stripping
Window Article from Period Homes
Window article from Fine Homebuilding
Window restoration
Making round topped window hoods
Ten Ways to Save Energy
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Your House from This Old House
Wiring Tips for the do-it-yourselfer
Working with a contractor
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