Seventy some years ago, carpenters working on the construction of the NIH campus in Bethesda made a mere $1.62 per hour. Carpenter apprentices made even less. Fast forward to 2011 and carpenters working on the restoration of Building #3 on the campus were paid a prevailing wage rate of $17.44 per hour. That’s a big difference …
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Lancaster County is not normally the place one thinks of when considering social experimentation. Yet that is exactly what The Drogaris Group and Garden Spot Village are doing with the Lancaster Press Building that sits on the corner of Prince and Lemon Streets. The 100-year-old, massive brick building was originally built as a cigar …
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Working on the restoration of a historic building is always awe-inspiring, but working to restore a historic building that once housed the laboratories and research of brilliant medical scientists who advanced our medical knowledge by leaps and bounds over the last 75 years inspires a particular awe. Cornice restoration work by Historic Restorations in progress …
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Michael Bovie’s work on display at the 2011 Lancaster Historic Home Show Stained glass has been around for thousands of years. Stained glass, as most of us think of it, has been around for hundreds of years. Stained glass artist Michael Bovie has been around much less, but he is undoubtedly making his mark on this …
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10 Common Mistakes People Make While Working on their Historic Building. 1. Repointing Bricks with Modern Mortar Masonry is one of the most durable historic building materials, however it is also very susceptible to damage as a result of improper maintenance or repair. Mortar is used to bond together masonry units. The interaction between mortar …
You know that to preserve your home you must take responsibility for it’s care. Some of you are handy and willing to tackle this “homework”. Some of you are not as well versed in swinging a hammer and the such, in that case calling for reinforcements – a friend of a friend of a friend who …
Your house is a money pit, you know it, I know it and there is no way to get around the fact. So what do you do, when you discover that your largest single investment requires you to constantly tend to it with your time and money. A quote from my childhood, “a stitch in …
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