On this rare example of a pre-civil war bank barn in Rockingham County, over 50% of the siding needed replacement. We used southern yellow pine, the traditional species of choice for weatherboarding, locally. 

Cypress weatherboading was chosen for this project  and brought in from North Carolina because of its superior rot resistance.  The old yellow pine siding was salvaged to use for outbuildings.  Removal of the siding revealed a good view of  mid-nineteenth-century braced frame construction.  This project also allowed us to insulate the structure.

Queen Anne inspired styling on this elaborately detailed Folk Victorian was recreated in the front gable and bargeboards preserving a unique and important custom detail from the nineteenth century.

Cedar porch railing with custom sawn balusters that match an original handmade design.

Antique heart pine found in a barn on the property was used to repair the bottoms of 3 columns of this colonial home. The railing system was also mortised into the Dutchman repair. Custom tongue and groove white oak boards replaced the old floorboards and cedar replaced the rotten pine skirt boards.

Sometimes a seemingly simple siding repair reveals more serious structural issues.  

Graduate student, Don Johnson, peels away boards to examine the framing issues in this ceiling.  Porches get a lot of abuse from the elements and require regular maintenance and repair.  The Marshall house is now the Woodstock Museum

Much of the corner joinery of this log building was failing and a steel plate was bolted on to reinforce this fragile corner.  Here, pine clapboards are coped to conform to the chimney's irregularities and ensure a weather-tight fit.