by David Logan | Jan 28, 2026 | Architecture, Building Materials, Restoration
Introduction Renovating a log cabin is both an involved and deeply rewarding process. This particular cabin, located in Clarke County, Virginia, is difficult to date precisely. Based on the wood quality and workmanship, we estimate its construction to be mid-19th...
by David Logan | Oct 31, 2023 | Building Materials, Restoration
This ranks up there with my favorite kinds of projects. This job entailed the structural upgrades of the oldest (known) house in Stephens City, Virginia. It is part of the museum called the ‘Stone House Foundation’. This house is known as the Stone...
by David Logan | Jan 17, 2020 | Architecture, Building Materials
I was recently studying some details of construction in the UK, and I was struck by several things when learning about their interesting and ancient architecture. First, the usual difference in the use of long lasting materials. The use of stone as roofing, and clay...
by David Logan | Oct 11, 2019 | Building Materials
Today, I want to discuss historic wood floors. The wood floors that we encounter in our work are often heart pine, sometimes oak or chestnut. Let’s say they were laid in the early 1800s, which means it would have been cut from mature trees. These trees could...
by David Logan | Sep 27, 2019 | Building Materials
About 15 years ago, we at Vintage decided that we would not do asphalt roofing. At the time, I made the decision based on the lack of quality and longevity. In the past few years, I have become more opposed to using asphalt, and don’t understand why it is so...
by David Logan | Apr 26, 2019 | Building Materials
Last week, I posted these pictures on Instagram of a repointing project at Saint Andrews Church in Roanoke. Our masonry partner, Dominion Traditional, is doing the work. The church has not been repointed in over 120 years, and the original lime based pointing is due...
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