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Practical Preservation Podcast Featuring the Meyers of White Chimneys

Leave a Comment / adaptive reuse, Colonial Architecture, Community Preservation, cultural assets, Cultural landscape, Help for Historic Business Owners, Help for Historic Home Owners, Historic Preservation, Historic Reconstruction, Historic Rehabilitation, Historic Restoration, Indoor Air Quality, Local Preservation, Maintaining Historic Buildings, maintaining your historic home, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preservation and Restoration Case Studies, Products Materials and Methods, retrofitting / By Laura Kise

Jack and Jessica Meyer – father-daughter owners of White Chimneys in Gap (Lancaster County), PA – joined the Practical Preservation Podcast to discuss their property’s history and their business. We covered multiple topics, including: The Meyers’ realization of their historic preservation values through the purchase and renovation of White Chimneys over the past 15 years …

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Practical Preservation Podcast Featuring Steve Larson of Adelphi Paper Hangings

Leave a Comment / Historic Preservation Projects, Historic Restoration, home interiors, Maintaining Historic Buildings, Materials, Practical Preservation Podcast, Products & Materials, Products Materials and Methods, Resources for Historic Restorations / By Laura Kise

Steve Larson, principal at Adelphi Paper Hangings, joined the Practical Preservation Podcast to discuss his work recreating historic block print wallpaper. We covered multiple topics, including: Steve’s background growing up with access to his father’s paint and wallpaper store, and his art school projects using wallpaper How a project on block print wallpaper at the …

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Traditional Joinery

Leave a Comment / Help for Historic Home Owners, help for historic homeowners, Historic Preservation, Historic preservation and restoration education, historical integrity, How to Preserve a Building, Materials, Products Materials and Methods, Traditional Joinery, Wood & Millwork / By Danielle Keperling

TRADITIONAL JOINERY is a term we’ve all heard as a hallmark of historical millwork. But what is it and why is it so important in preservation of historic buildings? 1880’s joiner shop in Germany. Image source: Wikipedia’s Entry on a Joiner What is Traditional Joinery? Joinery in general is the woodworking technique that joins …

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Practical Preservation Podcast Featuring Rabbit Goody of Thistle Hill Weavers

Leave a Comment / help for historic homeowners, Historic Preservation, Historic preservation and restoration education, Historic Preservation Projects, Historic Rehabilitation, Historic Restoration, Historic Wood Windows, Historical Aesthetics, historical fabrics, home interiors, importance of interiors, Materials, Passive heating and cooling, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preservation and Sustainability, Preservation Education, Preservation in the News, Products Materials and Methods, Resources for Historic Restorations, Sustainability, Tradespeople, Traditional and Vernacular, weaving, Women in Preservation / By Laura Kise

Rabbit Goody, owner, designer, and master weaver of Thistle Hill Weavers, joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss information about her background in weaving, and museum curation and consultation. We covered a multitude of topics including: Rabbit’s interwoven skill-sets and background, starting with her intuitive skills as a teen-aged weaver, and her academic backgrounds in …

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Maintenance is Preservation

Leave a Comment / Help for Historic Home Owners, help for historic homeowners, Historic Preservation, Historic Preservation Projects, Maintaining Historic Buildings, maintenance, Materials, Products Materials and Methods, Resources for Historic Restorations, Wood Restoration / By Danielle Keperling

Well, it’s that time of year again. The weather is warming up a bit as we move into the Spring Season. In the 19th century, before vacuums came into common use, early spring was a time to open windows and sweep homes from “top to bottom” to herald the coming of warmer weather. Your spring …

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Painting Your Historical Home

Leave a Comment / Help for Historic Home Owners, help for historic homeowners, Historic Preservation, Historic Preservation Projects, Historic Restoration, historical integrity, Maintaining Historic Buildings, maintenance, Materials, Paint, Painting, Preservation and Restoration Case Studies, Products Materials and Methods, Resources for Historic Restorations, Siding on Historic Homes / By Danielle Keperling

Paint is probably on a lot of homeowner’s minds right now (and if you listened to last week’s podcast you have definitely thought about it). With the warmer weather allowing us to step outside and breathe fresh air, we’re also afforded the opportunity to see what the weather and time have done to the outside …

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Window Repair, Restoration, or Replacement

Leave a Comment / damage, economic, Energy efficiency, Help for Historic Home Owners, Historic Preservation, Historic Restoration, Historic Wood Windows, Historical Architectural Styles, Historical Architecture, historical integrity, Local Preservation, Maintaining Historic Buildings, maintenance, Materials, Preservation and Economics, Preservation and Restoration Case Studies, Preservation Education, Preservation in the News, Products Materials and Methods, Uncategorized, Wood Restoration / By Danielle Keperling

Window repair, restoration, or replacement is an unavoidable topic of concern in historic buildings. Windows in your historic property are like the eyes of the home. They are an important piece of the historical fabric of the location, and also play an integral part in energy efficiency of the property. Simultaneously, they are one of …

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Scott T. Hanson of Restoring Your Historic House

5 Comments / Architectural & Building Character, Help for Historic Home Owners, Historic Preservation, Historic Preservation Projects, Historic Preservation Tax Incentives, Historic Rehabilitation, Historic Restoration, Historical Architectural Styles, Historical Architecture, historical integrity, Local Preservation, Maintaining Historic Buildings, maintenance, Materials, Other Stuff, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preservation Education, Products Materials and Methods, Resources for Historic Restorations / By Laura Kise

Scott T. Hanson of Your Historic House joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss his book, Restoring Your Historic House, the result of 4 years of hard work and dedication to present a practical and comprehensive guide for historic homeowners. We covered a multitude of topics including: How the present-day Conway Scenic Railroad and train …

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APPROACHING WORK ON YOUR OLD HOME: PART 3

Leave a Comment / Architectural & Building Character, help for historic homeowners, Historic Preservation, Historic Preservation Projects, Historical Architectural Styles, Historical Architecture, Materials, Products Materials and Methods, Using a good design / By Danielle Keperling

PART 3, THE FINAL PIECE IN THIS 3-PART SERIES of working on your old home explores using a good design. Using a good design refers to integrating additions, renovations, or even new construction into your historical building, not necessarily “copying” historical architecture contemporaneous to your building’s era. It simply needs to integrate with the historical …

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APPROACHING WORK ON YOUR OLD HOME: PART 2

Leave a Comment / Architectural & Building Character, Help for Historic Home Owners, Historic Preservation, Historic Preservation Projects, Historic Reconstruction, Historic Rehabilitation, Historic Restoration, Historical Architectural Styles, Maintaining Historic Buildings, Materials, Preservation Education, Products Materials and Methods, Replacement in kind / By Danielle Keperling

PART 2 OF THIS SERIES of working on your old home explores replacement in-kind. Replacement in-kind refers to replicating the original in all respects except improved condition, when absolute preservation is not possible. This is a follow-up to Part 1’s general information about maintaining your home’s historical relevance and period style. Regarding replacement, it is …

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