Resources on
the Web
Historic House Specialists: Tradesmen,
Contractors, Consultants
Products for Old House Lovers and Restorers
Preservation Groups OnLine
Old-House Journal
A website and bi-monthly magazine that contain everything old-house
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Resources
on the Web:
Bob
Vila
Home remodeling guru Bob Vila offers tips, FAQs, and how-to
solutions.
Building Online
This site's search engine helps users find building items.
FederalStyle.Com
Federal
Style Pattern Book featuring over 300 detailed pattern drawings of
interior architectural details: mantels, cornice moldings, chair rails,
baseboards, interior doors and arches, window and door surrounds, and
fences. Included Companion CD contains the patterns in four formats.
Historic Home Works
John Leeke brings information about preservation and restoration
references on the Internet. Tips and a place for Q&A are
available.
HollywoodLocations.com
Offers homeowners worldwide the ability to list their property to be
marketed directly to filmmakers. The website where Hollywood discovers
locations. Let your historic property become a star. Yearly listing
fee.
HouseRepairTalk.com
Discussion community for home remodeling, renovation and repair. Also
general discussion on topics such as insurance, home security and more.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University offers a searchable database for articles on
home maintenance and repair.
The
Old House Web
The
Old House Web is the authoritative source for old house restoration and
repair. Features extensive how-to's, product directories and
user
forums.
ThatsMyOldHouse.com
Every
home has a story to tell. Whether the house is a home you once lived in
or is the one you live in now, this site is created for you to share
your history, photos and personal stories.
This
Old House
A popular TV show goes online. Every week a new house from the TV
show is featured. The site offers a description of the work being done
and the products used, as well as a resource directory and an online
store with books for sale about repair and restoration.
Tim
Carter
Radio show personality Tim Carter can answer your remodeling questions.
The site also includes newspaper links and books available about
repair.
Tradweb
Looking for quality products and experienced tradesmen? This site
will help users find a variety of products and services.
World
of Old Houses
Ian Evans' World of Old Houses is a guide to caring for and restoring
your old house.
Historic House Specialists: Tradesmen,
Contractors, Consultants:
Before The Architect
Architectural and construction consulting, design, and Autocad 2000
drafting by designers AND builders going on 4 decades.
Residential, commercial, industrial. Author:
"Residential Design Standards."
Christopher Gurshin
Old New England mural painting and framed paintings that capture the
distinction of our early heritage.
Colonial
Restorations
For the past twenty-four years, Colonial Restorations has been involved
in the structural restoration/repair of post and beam buildings in the
Northeast. We use full size beams with traditional joinery as
much as possible. We straighten barns that are leaning,
replace sills and beams, provide consultations, and jack sagging
buildings.
D. C. Nauman, Chairmaker &
Cabinetmaker
Builders
of reproduction chairs and furniture in the tradition of the old
Pennsylvania masters. Other services include reproduction millwork and
paneling as well as antique furniture repair and restoration.
Historic House Colors
A nationwide service, available via email, that assists homeowners and
businesses in the selection of exterior colors. Service is available
for all types of historic homes as well as new construction.
HomeTech Renovations
Affordable
remodeling solutions. We take joy in designing distinctive kitchens,
baths and additions for people that are both functional and beautiful.
Leigh Douglas Johnson, Fine Home Design and
18th Century Design
A service oriented design firm, established in 1969.
Specializing in period homes: reproductions, sensitive additions, and
restorations. Our designs blend antique ambiance
and detailing with the requirements of 21st Century living. Also
providing original home designs in all styles and climatic regions of
the USA.
Olyana
Magic Plaster
Plaster
repair, restoration and custom designed installation. Major
projects completed in Toledo, OH, Detroit, MI and Rochester, MI.
Located in Toledo, OH.
Preservation Arts
A full-service historic preservation company working in masonry,
decorative gypsum plaster, and other traditional media. Our primary
expertise covers all porous architectural materials, both natural and
man-made, in both interior and exterior applications. Based
in Los Angeles and works all over the State of California.
Preservation Plastering
The goal of Preservation Plastering is to repair, restore, and preserve
the integrity of existing historical and ornamental plasters.
Roof Menders
A
contracting firm specializing in repairing old metal roofing. Ten to
fifteen years of photos, projects, ideas over six states. We
focus on standing seam and embossed tin shingle surfaces.
Articles on website provide extensive photos and commentaries
about subjects related to tin roofs.
U.S. Heritage Group, Inc.
U.S. Heritage Group helps specifiers and contractors navigate the
challenges of masonry restoration projects by providing specialized
consulting services such as masonry condition assessment &
specification review, on-site contractor training, quality control site
inspections, custom mortar blending and heritage masonry workshops.
Bringing heritage masonry materials, tools, and techniques to the
modern jobsite.
W. Scott Smith
Restoration consulting services. Full details of the
restoration effort of the Peter Williams House.
Products for Old House Lovers and Restorers:
AntiqueAppliances.com
Located in North Georgia, we restore all makes of antique and vintage
refrigerators and stoves, even adding unique design concepts to the
exteriors. Custom colors to fit your decor are readily
available. Inventory
of unrestored treasures available to be restored to your specifications.
Architectural Classics
Ireland based online shop with a wide range of period style and antique
door furniture, antique lamps and crystal chandeliers.
Architectural Ironmongery
Specialists in restoration hardware. We have a large easy to
use on line catalogue showing our range of door and window furniture.
The Arts and Crafts Antique Gallery
A community of Arts and Crafts Period shops, auctions and services.
Buying and selling antique Stickley furniture and Roseville pottery.
Web site design and hosting services are available.
B.H. Davis Company - Curved Mouldings
Manufacturers of one-of-a-kind solid wood curved mouldings for
architectural applications. Virtually any shape or style of
curved moulding can be made to a customers exact
specifications. Custom products available.
Bungalow Bill
Antique tiles make a strong and decorative focal point for the home.
Wide range of American and European vintage tiles. Victorian, Art
Nouveau, and Mid-Century Modern, with a special emphasis on the
American Arts and Crafts Movement. Use in renovations or new
construction, these items can be purchased singly, framed, or in
numbers to be used in fireplace surrounds or backsplashes.
Caravati's Inc.
Restoration materials from old buildings: stained glass, columns,
doors, mantels, bath tubs, iron gates, iron fencing, pedestal sinks,
lighting, molding, cobblestone, old brick, decorative tiles, shutters,
hardware.
ChimneyPot.com
ChimneyPot.com is the world's largest distributor of chimney pots with
over 1,300 new, antique & custom chimney pots in stock. Chimney
pot
photo gallery and installation instructions online.
Clawfoot Supply
Specializing in clawfoot tub fixtures and supplies. A wide selection of
clawfoot tub drains, showers and accessories.
The Craftsman Homes Connection
Providing first-class restoration items to craftsman bungalow
aficionados for over a decade.
Crown Point Cabinetry
Custom period-styled cabinetry: Shaker, Arts & Crafts, Early
American with Milk Paint and Victorian. Handcrafted to the
finest quality.
Cumberland Woodcraft Co. Inc.
Your premiere source for victorian and period architectural woodwork.
Since 1975 our master craftsman have been creating elegant millwork and
cabinetry inspired by classic designs and proven appeal- hundreds of
products in many styles.
Davis Dimensional Stone
A New York marble and granite company. Specializing in custom
stone renovations for over 15 years.
eQwip.com
Online retail catalog featuring a wide range of bath fixtures
including clawfoot tubs, faucets and accessories.
Florida Victorian Architectural Antiques
Florida Victorian specializes in the salvage of antique building
materials and old house parts including doors, windows, heartpine
flooring, hardware, clawfoot bathtubs, old bricks and beams, mantels,
doorknobs, nauticals, and movie & TV props.
Good Time Stove Co.
A family run business that prides itself on offering only the highest
quality antique kitchen and heating stoves - a diverse
selection
of fine antique kitchen ranges including gas, electric and woodburning
ranges.
HeatRegisters.com
Heat
registers and cold air returns in a wide variety of sizes. Materials
include solid copper, stainless steel, brass, and about 100 varieties
of woods. Custom work a specialty. One of the few sources for Victorian
and Craftsman style wooden eggcrate registers and return air grilles.
Historic Floor Company
"Making Today's Homes Historic!TM" Custom hardwood flooring,
specializing in our HeritageTM line of Wide Plank Southern Yellow Heart
Pine!
Historic Houseparts
Specializing
in architectural salvage and reproduction parts, Houseparts carries a
great selection of salvaged building materials from period buildings
and homes, as well as a huge selection of hard to find reproduction
parts.
House of Antique Hardware, Inc.
Reproducing
America's historic antique hardware. The House of Antique
Hardware has one of the largest selections of original and authentic
reproduction hardware on the web, and sales staff dedicated to matching
the most faithful restoration project.
The House Number Connection
Vast
array of house numbers in solid copper, brass, aluminum and tile
designed to complement craftsman, Victorian, 50's retro, art deco,
colonial, and many other styles.
Materials Unlimited
For over 25 years Materials Unlimited has been one of the Midwest's
largest distributors of antique architecturals, period furniture and
decorative accessories. 15,000 sq. ft. showroom houses some of the
finest examples of late 19th and early 20th century exterior &
interior decorative architectural elements.
McLean Woods
McLean Woods produces custom entrances, finishes, interior doors,
hand forged and solid bronze hardware. We specialize in
museum quality replications of such styles as Spanish Colonial, Tuscan,
Art Deco and Arts and Crafts. We have a deep talent pool of master
craftsmen allowing us to address a diverse range of styles.
Mode Living
Architectural Elements, Lighting Fixtures, Hardware, Fabrics, Custom
Designs and More.
Monarch Stone International
Historic European Cobblestone. Genuine reclaimed, antique European
cobble available in small mosaics, squares and rectangle sizes in both
granite or sandstone.
Multi Fuel Stoves
Multi
fuel stove owners have the power to choose from a range of cheaper eco
friendly energy sources. Our blog offers advice/information to people
looking to buy all sorts of different multi fuel stoves from the
antique to the ultamodern.
ProTech Systems, Inc.
Specialty products for the Heating and Ventilating market. Ventinox®
chimney lining systems, FasNSeal® wall vent systems and TherMix®, a
prepackaged masonry insulation material.
Renovator's Supply
Restoration
hardware, plumbing, lighting manufacturer. Over 12,000 items
for
residential, commercial real estate development jobs.
Renovator's
Supply online store & catalog serving you for generations.
Shop 4 Classics
Shop
4 Classics offers many online tips and suggestions for selecting
products for old homes as well as a large selection of antique
reproduction plumbing products, door hardware, registers, and other
products geared toward old homes.
Signature Hardware
Supplier
of nostalgic style decorative hardware for the home. Featuring products
such as exterior door hardware, clawfoot tubs, pedestal sinks, vintage
lighting and more.
Simmonds Woodturning
Hand turned wood porch posts, newels, large diameter table legs,
kitchen island legs and historical reproductions.
St. Croix Globes, Maps and Prints
19th
century original architectural plans of cities all over the U. S.,
Canada, and Europe. Hand-colored prints and silver gelatine photos from
the American Architect and Building News, a late 19th C. publication.
Search our database of plans from most major cities
Tools 4 Flooring
Your
source for flooring equipment and supplies. We carry everything from
building materials to floor leveling machines. Secure online ordering.
Tourigny Woodworks, Inc.
International
Architectural Millwork supplier specializing in custom residential and
commercial projects. We have the ability to match just about any type
of historic woodwork e.g. moldings, turnings, carvings, interior and
exterior doors in a plethora of wood species e.g. Old Pecky Cypress,
Genuine Mahogany, etc.
Van Dykes Restorers
We are the industry leader in antique furniture and vintage home
restoration hardware and supplies - from solid oak furniture kits to
fittings, hinges and restorative supplies.
Vintage Barns, Woods and Restorations, Inc.
We specialize in providing antique barns and other historic structures,
custom log houses, and a wide assortment of vintage lumbers, flooring,
paneling, and beams. In business for 30 years.
Vintage Fans, LLC
We specialize in the professional restoration and sale of antique and
vintage ceiling and desk fans that were manufactured in the U.S. from
the 1890s-1950s.
Vintage Lights
We offer not only genuine Vintage Lighting for sale, but also a unique
historical perspective contained in catalogs, articles, and newsletters
so you can see what fixtures may have graced your home when it was
built.
Vintage Tub & Bath
Vintage Tub & Bath is a family-owned supplier of antique and
reproduction bathroom fixtures, faucets and accessories. We own and
occupy a 12,000+ square-foot warehouse complete with a workshop and a
state-of-the-art-refinishing department.
WebWilson.com
Online auctions for antique hardware, architectural antiques, antique
tiles and more! Extensive online resource directory as well
as Oddswappers classifieds to buy, sell or trade. Antiques
Research area with
virtual library, virtual gallery and lists of collector clubs.
Western Wood Doctor
The Speedheater Infra Red Paint Remover will quickly remove thick paint
and varnish without messy chemicals. We also carry moisturizing
furniture wax, polish, and kitchen cabinet cleaner - Danish, Tung, and
Teak Oil wood finishes - Brass, copper, and silver metal polish,
Gorilla Glue and much more.
Wood-Stoves
Wood-stove.org is the premier source for everything wood stove related.
Preservation Groups and Resources OnLine:
Landmarks
Preservation Council of Illinois (LPCI) is the state's leading voice
for historic preservation. LPCI has a variety of programs that
facilitate, educate, and promote historic preservation in Illinois.
SPI's present and future mission is to preserve and maintain the
Bath area's (Bath, Maine, USA) fine architectural heritage through the
creation of a historic district commission, the promotion of
stewardship,
and the use of protective covenants.
Michigan Historic Preservation Network advocates for Michigan's
historic places
because they contribute to our economic vitality, sense of place, and
connection to the past.
The mission of Preservation North Carolina is to protect and promote
buildings, sites and landscapes important to the heritage of North
Carolina.
The Manchester Historic Society is a non-profit community organization
originally formed to promote historic housing in Manchester.
The
neighborhood comprises one of the largest historic districts in
Pittsburgh
and boasts some of the finest examples of nineteenth and early
twentieth
century architecture in the southwestern Pennsylvania region.
Preservation Texas preserves the historic resources of Texas by direct
action and by empowering individuals and local and state organizations
through education, communication, advocacy and collaboration.
Greater Houston Preservation Alliance is a 24 year old nonprofit
organization. Our mission is to promote the preservation of
Houston's historic architectural and cultural resources through
education, advocacy, and committed action; thereby creating a stronger
sense of community and economic value.
Historic Houston is a non-profit in Houston dedicated to preserving
Houston's architectural and cultural resources.
Founded in 1967 by the Chamber
of Commerce, led by a group of individuals who were concerned about the
demolition of
many of Petersburg's finer structures, a good number of which had
already disappeared. The non-profit organization was established to
acquire, hold, improve, preserve, develop and restore sites, buildings,
residences and squares
which are part of the original plan of Petersburg, and to preserve the
neighborhood
design in mass and proportion, as well as other structures of
historical
or architectural interest in and around Petersburg; and to increase and
diffuse knowledge and a greater appreciation of such sites and
structures.
The Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods has joined the
Better Housing Coalition family as the Center for Neighborhood
Revitalization. It is committed
to using preservation and promotion of Richmond's many historic vacant
houses to improve the lives of residents in the oldest neighborhoods
and to attract new homeowners of all income levels to live in the
city.
The Neighborhoods in Bloom
initiative is working to bring back the wonderfully old neighborhoods
of Richmond that were once viewed as jewels of the South.
The
National Trust for Historic Preservation
The National Trust for Historic Preservation's magazine.
The
National Park Service
Technical Preservation Services helps home owners, preservation
professionals, organizations, and government agencies preserve and
protect this nation's heritage by providing readily available materials
on preserving, restoring, and rehabilitating historic
buildings.
PreservationDirectory.com
Resources and research tools for historic preservation, cultural
resource management and historical organizations & services.
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