Home Restoration Articles
Welcome to our Old House Authority archive. Below is a list of our archived articles
- 2012
- Classic Architectural Paint Colors
- 2010
- Help Save the Windows!
- New Regulations Effect Work on Pre-1978 Houses
- House Histories
- Velv-A-Lume Storm Windows
- Renovation Windows
- Window Restoration: Dixon Kerr
- 2009
- Exterior Siding: Wood vs. Hardiplank
- Tired of Re-Painting Your Old House?
- Traditional Design for New Buildings
- Ask the Authority: How to Prevent Wood Rot
- Energy Upgrades
- Historic Real Estate Advisory
- Save Your Wooden Windows
- Ask the Authority: Installing Receptacles Without Damaging Plaster
- Historic Gardens and Plants
- How to Copy Vintage Millwork
- Researching Historic Tiles in Old Houses
- Are Historic Standards Destroying Historic Districts?
- Historic House Wooden Post Repair
- Ask the Authority: Porch Floorboards
- Old House Windows as Efficient as New Ones
- Traditionalists Want the Real Thing: Energy-Saving Wooden Storm Windows
- Brick Repair: The Hard Facts
- Ask the Authority: Hanging Doors
- Restoration Windows
- Classic Solutions for Column Repair
- Ask the Authority - Plaster Repair
- Ask the Authority - Lead Paint Article
- Planting Shade Trees: Landscaping to Save Energy
- Repair, Don't Replace Old Windows
- Preservation People: Iron Railings Repaired or Copied
- Old Glass: Reflections on why and how to preserve it
- Urban Gardens: Make It Easy
- Differentiated and Compatible Design