Category: Woodwork
For the Old Treasury Building, Durable Restoration executed historic brick repointing with custom oyster shell lime mortar and installed reclaimed Cypress wood shingles with historically accurate swept valleys.
Durable Restoration performed a complete dismantle and structural rebuild of the 1861 Circleville City Hall cupola, replicating historic Italianate woodwork and reframing the roof to support a 2,000-pound bell.
Built in 1764, Trinity Chapel Clock Tower is an incredible architectural gem of Downtown Frederick. The Durable Restoration Company is looking forward to being a part of this ongoing restoration effort.
Built in 1908, the Cathedral of St. Helena stands as a remarkable landmark, showcasing exceptional architecture. The Durable Restoration Company is proud to be part of preserving this historic structure.
We selectively raked out and repointed the masonry with historically appropriate, custom matched lime mortar; repaired the wood elements on the exterior of the building; and recoated the metal roof.
Preservation efforts included replacing the cedar shake roof with an in-kind replacement; repairing and preserving the upper floor windows, trim, and dormers; and, finally, repairing and resetting the upper belltower.
For this project, Durable Restoration performed a full repoint on sections throughout the Embassy as well as spot pointing on lower sections below the balcony.
Besides historic plaster work on the Cloister Sanctuary and Little Chapel, The Durable Restoration Company restored the cemetery's magnificent mahogany doors. The Battery Jameson's undercarriage and the Liberty Bell's headworks were both historically replicated and replaced.
For this project, we repaired and painted areas of decaying wood on the south side of the farmhouse.
The Durable Restoration Company consolidated, filled, and painted the wood elements of the house. In extreme cases of damage, the wood needed to be patched or replaced – but this only happened if the damage was beyond repair.