Restorations - Page 5 of 18

Is a 1850s Colonial a good candidate for a heat pump system?

Hudson Valley Preservation strips a late-1700s house down to its original timber frame, and salvages components from two major renovations in order to tighten up the building envelope for net-zero performance.

A restored Massachusetts farmhouse receives a modern addition inspired by traditional New England barns.

Educated in early colonial architecture and period-appropriate design, this instructor of preservation carpentry at the North Bennet Street School is teaching a new generation of craftspeople how to stabilize endangered buildings and recreate historical details.

Old-house experts share a safe, conservative approach to fixing a failing timber-frame sill beam.

The FHB editors offer suggestions for repurposing a concrete slab, protecting brick from rock salt, switching from a shop saw to a portable, and more.

Creative framing and trim details straighten out the kinks during the remodel of a crooked old timber-frame farmhouse in Vermont.

A dogged DIYer shares ideas for where to save when tackling a kitchen renovation project.

Pillar & Peacock help steer the renovation of a historic estate’s cooking quarters.

Lewis Builders balances classic details with modern livability in this complete makeover of an iconic Southern California house.