The colonial building you want to restore was built by hand.
The tools to make the materials to make the building were made by hand.
The materials to make your building were cut and shaped by hand.
There were no short cuts during this process…. then.
Why should you accept short cuts in the restoration of your colonial building today?

Restoration of antique timber frame structures is not a production related process even though carpenters trained in 20th Century production methods would have you believe it is. The word, Restoration, has become a popular code word added to contractors advertising to increase their business leads along with bathroom and kitchen remodeling, additions, and new construction. This …