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Practical Preservation podcast featuring Woody Woodworth of The Brick Painters Ltd

Leave a Comment / Community Preservation, Contractor, help for historic homeowners, Historic streetscape, Historical facades, Home exterior, Paint, Painting, Practical Preservation Podcast, Products & Materials, Uncategorized / By Danielle Keperling

Woody Woodworth of The Brick Painters Ltd joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss how to restore the appearance of an already painted brick building and helping to educate about the non-damaging options viable to historic building owners. Link to the Certified Installer information – Contact – The Brick Painters – Brick Restoration in Ontario …

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Holidays in Historic Homes

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This great content is for members only! Sign up for a membership and you’ll get instant access to: One on one consultation call Coffee Breaks: twice-a-month web meetings where we answer questions YOU and other members submit How-to Videos, Training Videos, and Coffee Break archive videos Links to valuable resources Preservation files: topic-specific deep dives …

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SYMPATHETIC ADDITIONS: Adding on Harmoniously

Leave a Comment / adaptive reuse, Additions, architectural style, Building Codes, Contractor, damage, facade maintenance, Help for Historic Business Owners, Help for Historic Home Owners, help for historic homeowners, Historic Rehabilitation, Historic streetscape, Historical Architecture, Historical facades, historical integrity, Home exterior, Importance of facades, Kitchens, Materials, period architecture, planning, Rehabilitation, Resources, Using a good design / By Danielle Keperling

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Coffee Break RECAP: Existing Building Codes

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COFFEE BREAK RECAP – This month’s “coffee break” video recap focuses on how to navigate the existing building code and uniform construction code within your historic building project in Pennsylvania. Watch below. VIDEO SUMMARY: Focus: Exemptions (Existing Building Code) and things liable to the Uniform Construction Code, depending on the parameters of a historic …

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Porches: History, Revival, and Preservation

Leave a Comment / Historical Architectural Styles, Historical Architecture, Historical facades, Home exterior, Porch, Resources / By Danielle Keperling

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Historical Facades: More Than Aesthetics

1 Comment / architectural style, Cultural landscape, facade maintenance, facadism, form and function, Historic streetscape, Historical Aesthetics, Historical facades, Historical facades more than aesthetics, Home exterior, Importance of facades, maintaining your historic home, maintenance free trap, period architecture, Resources, Uncategorized / By Danielle Keperling

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