This week we spoke with Barbara Pierce and CJ Hurley of CJ Hurley Century Arts about the Arts and Crafts movement, preservation, and the joining of art and home.
This week’s episode features Joe Jenkins of the Slate Roof Warehouse, we discussed the history of slate roofing, common mistakes in slate roof maintenance and how to avoid them. If you have interest in learning more about slate roofing make sure to check out Joe’s training center at www.slaterooftrainingcenter.com where you can take classes from …
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Josh Coleman and Mike Eenigenburg of Lancaster County Timber Frames Inc. joined us this week to discuss their work in traditional building and timber framing, including hidden gems in historic work, and how to accurately restore or replace framing while adjusting to new codes and requirements. You can find Lancaster Timber Frames on their website. …
This week we spoke with John Lindtner of Building Preservation Services about his journey from an MBA grad to a restoration specialist and the importance of preserving historic windows. You can find John on Facebook or his website, and contact him by phone at 302-983-4056 or by email at buildingpreservationservices@gmail.com.
On this episode of Practical Preservation, we speak with Don Foster of Masonry Cosmetics Inc. about his career in masonry and the art of brick making.
This week we spoke with Matt Fisher of Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad about the history and current operations of this private railroad servicing eastern Pennsylvania.
Amy Heavilin of Vivacious Victorian joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss documenting the restoration of multiple homes! Amy shares her lessons learned from multiple restoration projects including: know your limits, ask questions, and find local people to build your resource list. If you are looking for inspiration for your project visit Amy’s blog (after …
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John High of Barn Saver joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss his work recycling barns. He shared that 30% of our waste is construction by recycling either through architectural salvage or moving the barn he is helping to keep these pieces of history out of the landfill. John’s wife, Linda Oatman High, wrote a …
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Timothy Essig of the Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss the vision and interpretation of the Landis’ Brothers collection of Pennsylvania German Heritage. The goal of the Landis’ Brothers, “to preserve the vanishing culture” helped to create a farmstead to help show Pennsylvania German Heritage from 1740-1940 focused …
Tom Brennan, co-founder of The Green Garage and the El Moore, in Detroit, MI, joined the Practical Preservation Podcast to discuss these properties as innovative examples of sustainable working and living spaces. We covered multiple topics, including: Background information about Tom and his wife and co-founder Peggy, and how they came to initiate and complete …
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