OHJ July/August 2002

Products of the Week

Manufacturer of adhesives, wood consolidants, and wood replacement compounds for structural and decorative restoration.

Crown Point Cabinetry offers custom cabinets for period style kitchens, baths, offices, laundry rooms, home bars and more. Styles include Shaker, Arts & Crafts, Early American, Victorian and Transitional.

Windows

Heartwood Fine Windows & Doors offers custom-made, high-quality wood windows and doors for classic homes

This early Sears house in Williamsburg, Virginia, not only predates the catalog name system, but also still carries many vestiges of the Victorian era, from bay windows to "horseshoe" gable ornament.

Old House Styles

For more than 30 years, the Chicago-based retailer was the king of catalog Sears houses.

The success of the standing seam roof rests on the height and integrity of the seam. It typically projects 1" or more above the surface and is therefore higher than any running water.

Roofing, Siding & Gutters

Handsome, durable, and romantic in the rain, tin roofs can be easily installed with a few simple tools.

Interiors & Decor

Even before we moved in, I was haunted by our house. I was a relatively young first-time buyer and the 1810 Colonial seemed very, very old.

Siding, Shingles & Roofing

A buyer's guide to man-made substitutes for natural stone.

Old-House Kitchens

A commentary on remuddled old-house kitchens.

OHJ July/August 2002

Products of the Week

Abatron

Crown Point Cabinetry

HeartWood Fine Windows & Doors

The Story on Sears Houses

How To Install a Standing Seam Metal Roof

Discovering History in an 1810 Colonial

Slate Roof Stand-Ins

Keep the Floor on the Ceiling