Historic Renovation/Restoration
GRAND AWARD

More than any job our company has done in eleven years of business, this one required us to be the most resourceful in locating and working closely with top quality craftsmen to meet the client's needs and expectations.
The project was for a repeat customer on Capitol Hill who is an architect. He scoped out much of the project development before having us do the working drawings. Much of the challenge in the job dealt with returning the 115 year old house from 4 units to a single family home.

The client’s specific requirements and how we met them:

Renovate with primary emphasis on historic and architectural integrity.

To achieve this most of the trim in the property had to be replaced with custom milled trim to match existing. Eight windows had to be re-created to match original ones that we were able to restore. They were custom made to match, using single pane glass and weights and pulleys. The 9” crown molding and medallions were re-created in plaster to match original pieces we found above a dropped ceiling. The new molding was made on site by one of our workers who has over 12 years experience with a company specializing in plaster fabrication and restoration (see photo). The owner took special effort to locate several old scroll radiators for the main rooms and over a dozen restored and reproduction light fixtures that helped give the property the desired old world charm.