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Home Restoration Articles

Welcome to our Old House Authority archive. Below is a list of our archived articles.

2010

Help Save the Windows
New Regulations Effect Work on Pre-1978 Houses
House Histories
Cost-Effective, Creative Way to Redesign Interior Spaces

2009

Exterior Siding: Wood vs. Hardiplank
Tired of Re-Painting Your Old House?
The Future of the Past
Ask the Authority: How to Prevent Wood Rot
Preservation: For What Purpose?
Woodland Heights: One Neighborhood's Pursuit of Historic Designation
Efficient Energy Upgrades
Real Estate Advisory
Save Your Wooden Windows
Ask the Authority: Installing Receptacles Without Damaging Plaster
Historic Gardens and Plants
How to Copy Vintage Mill Work
Researching Historic Tiles in Old Houses
Are Historic Standards Destroying Historic Districts?
Historic House Post Repair
Ask the Authority - Floorboards
Old Windows as Efficient as New Ones
Wooden Storm Windows
Repairing Brick: The Hard Facts
Ask the Authority - Door Article
Window Restoration
Classic Solutions for Column Repair
Ask the Authority - Working with Plaster
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
Death of a Building