OHJ July/August 2002

Products of the Week

Allied Window

Storm Windows & Interior Panels

Allied Window is a manufacturer of invisible storm windows ®, customized for historic properties and renovation projects. Special shapes and custom colors; interior and exterior applications.

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Repair Products & Tools

Woodcraft is one of the nation's oldest and largest suppliers of over 20,000 quality woodworking tools, supplies and services.

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Kitchen Cabinetry

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.

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.

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.

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Interiors & Decorative Accessories

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.

Deep shadows and shades of gray are the essence of slate roofs, and the appearance manufacturers emulate with asphalt shingles. Using multiple layers of laminated asphalt shingles in convincing slatelike shapes reinforces the impression.

Old House Gardens & Exteriors

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

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Old-House Kitchens

A commentary on remuddled old-house kitchens.