Repairs & How To Expert Advice: Low VOC Paint What is it that makes one kind of paint environmentally friendly? And how do the new standards affect performance? We explore low VOC paint and more.
Repairs & How To Fast Facts on Fasteners Understanding how fasteners work and how they were traditionally used is the first step to choosing the right one for your carpentry project.
Repairs & How To How To Rebuild a Victorian Porch Have you always wanted a Victorian porch with an elaborate balustrade? Here’s how one engineer did it.
Repairs & How To Underneath What’s Underfoot The finish flooring is only as good as its underlayment, especially when it comes to tile and resilient floors.
Repairs & How To Expert Advice: Refinishing Fir Floors If your home has original fir flooring or woodwork, here’s what you need to know about refinishing it.
Repairs & How To Wood Floor Finishing Techniques Two finishing techniques of the past, scraping and filling, help make wood floors look their best today.
Repairs & How To How To Create Patinas on Hardware Follow these simple steps to help “youthful” metals grow old gracefully (and quickly).
Repairs & How To How To Find Replacements for Unusually Shaped Windows Victorian-era houses came decked out with windows in a variety of curvy shapes. Today, restoring them has gotten a lot easier.
Repairs & How To How To Restore Sash Windows Restoring your home’s original sash windows is easier than it seems. We follow a Texas window restorer to get her tricks of the trade.
Repairs & How To Mapping Out a Restoration From the Civil War to Nixon, the Sanborn Fire Insurance Company’s maps meticulously documented buildings in thousands of cities. Today, they can be invaluable for uncovering your home’s long-lost historical details.
Repairs & How To Where To Find Sanborn Maps Online Searching for a Sanborn map of your neighborhood to aid in your home restoration? Check out these links.
Repairs & How To Top 10 Restoration Mistakes Read up on these common renovation don’ts to avoid making them on your house.
Repairs & How To How To Choose Lighting for Period Homes The right lighting fixture for your old house is out there—if you know how to find it.
Repairs & How To How To Remove Rust Make rusted iron elements as good as new again in 4 simple steps.
Repairs & How To Battling Wood Rot & Termites With Borate Borate gets new attention as a less toxic safeguard against wood rot and wood-destroying insects, such as termites.