Repairs & How To

Repairs & How To

When Hardware Is Shared

Who knew we shared fasteners through a party wall?

Repairs & How To

Where to Buy Scenic Wallpaper

Scenic wallpapers are on the comeback! Here’s a curated collection of some of our favorite places to find the perfect scenic wallpaper or panoramas for your classic home.

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Where To Find Sanborn Maps Online

Searching for a Sanborn map of your neighborhood to aid in your home restoration? Check out these links.

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Why Preservationists Choose the Unico System

From Hemingway’s Home to Lincoln’s Cottage.

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Window Repair Tips from John Leeke

Discover the ins and outs of old-house windows through the eyes of a pro who’s spent decades repairing them.

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Window Sash Clinic

Antique windows are one of the enchanting architectural elements that set an older home apart. While I’m an equal opportunity lover of all old windows, my expertise comes from restoring my 1886 Victorian, which has double-hung sash operated on ropes and pulleys.

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Window Sash Painting Tips

Understanding correct color placement—and the trouble with replacement windows.

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Window Update

It’s usually better to repair than replace original wood windows. They were designed to be restored, and can be retrofitted in ways that save energy and bring comfort—at far less cost than replacements.

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Wood Floor Finishing Techniques

Two finishing techniques of the past, scraping and filling, help make wood floors look their best today.

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Woodworking Tools

Useful items for building, cutting, sanding, or repairing wood.

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Work Wonder with the Color in Your Home: 1940

A graceful foyer has the hallmarks of Colonial Revival style.

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Working With Abatron Epoxy

What does a rotted window sill have to do with a maker of industrial epoxies and coatings? Plenty, when that company is Abatron Inc.