Portfolio

Historic Restorations

Historic Homes

Residential

Replica Porch, New Windows

– Re-creation of a porch, removed in the 70’s, on a historic brick home.
– Re-built using old photographs, interpreting sizing / spacing by scaling known details in the pictures.
– Mahogany flooring, cedar trim / rail details, and copper gutters
– Built new windows and shutters for original window openings.

200 Year Old Floor & Porch

– 18th century stone/wood home in Waterford, VA.
– Patched ~100 ft² of the worn heart pine; hand scraped ~250ft² of flooring, preserving of the varying thicknesses of the original hand-made boards; refinished with tung oil.
– Re-framed part of existing porch, re-floored entirely with mahogany; finished with boat varnish.

Kitchen Renovation + Pergola Construction

– Mid 19th century home and estate in Middleburg, VA
– Total renovation of 800 square foot kitchen.
– Constructed a new heart pine spiral staircase
– Built a custom teak pergola

1895 Stone House

– Built 1895, in Winchester, VA.
– Slate roof work
– Renovation included pointing, a myriad of millwork and carpentry details, constructing a new kitchen, and updated the very old mechanical systems.

Highland Home

– 1800s Mansford Victorian house built by the family of Robert E. Lee
– Created a restoration plan for the home.
– Mechanical systems need to be brought up to date and the lower story requires extensive structural work.
– Performed mortar analysis, found that much of the repointing of the old brick foundation was done with Portland cement causing negative effects.

The Old Mansion

– Located in Bowling Green, built 1740.
– Much of the original details have been retained.
– Preserved and restored window components, installed Allied storm windows, replaced basement windows and jambs
– Preformed rot and structural repairs, flooring repairs using reclaimed heart pine, masonry repairs using wood burned lime mortar
– Added a kitchen, and many other projects.

The River House

– Built circa 1790
– Called ‘The River House’ as it used to be the toll keeper’s house at the Shenandoah River crossing.
– Vintage completed needed foundation and mechanical system repairs in the lower level and around the perimeter
– Rebuilt both the front and back porches
– We are working with Ken Livingston, of Main Street Architecture – Berryville, VA

Slave Quarters Restoration – Freedman’s Home

– Restoration of an 18th century stone foundation
– Using dendrochronology, we determined all of the existing wood was reconstruction era.
– Re-built on foundation, remaining as true to the existing structure as possible.

Log Cabins

Log Cabins

A small log cabin called the Sanford-Burgess with authentic white chinking and a metal roof stands restored with salvaged logs, clay, straw, sand, and lime.

Sanford-Burgess Log Cabin

The goal is to preserve and restore as much of the historic material as possible.

We patch the salvageable surfaces using new wood. We were able to save the upper levels, so we lifted and supported from the floor joists up. We brought the lower log courses back to Winchester for the extensive repairs needed.

Vintage received an Excellence in Craftsmanship Award from the Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, Inc.

A small log cabin style smokehouse with authentic white chinking and a red metal roof stands on a sturdy masonry foundation in a grassy yard surrounded by a wooden fence. Restored with salvaged logs, clay, straw, sand, and lime.

Smokehouse Restoration

Restored or replaced existing logs with salvaged logs from other buildings

Using clay, straw, sand, and lime, we created an authentic chinking mixture to use in the restoration process.

Here we see an 18th-century log cabin. This cabin was preserved using lime mortar chinking and pine tar to seal the logs. We can also see that the corner of the cabin is stable using a notching method. The front door of the log cabin is painted with Ottosson red oxide linseed oil paint and milled using a board and batten style. You will also see that the stone foundation has been preserved using limestone and lime mortar.

18th Century Log Cabin

Restored using traditional materials: cob, lime mortar, pine tar, linseed oil paint.

New board and batten door with strap hinges

New limestone foundation

Long historic log house with dark-stained logs and white chinking, multiple gable roof sections, and a green-paneled gambrel-roof addition.

Log Cabin Restoration

Restored the exterior of the cabin.

Dealt with rot repair using epoxies.

Re-chinked/daubed the exterior to replace the damaged Portland cement.

Used historic lime mortar

Landmarks

Landmarks

Vintage has been trusted to restore many historic landmarks. Read more about how we have respectfully repaired these incredible buildings while protecting historical accuracy.

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