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Chris, how is your paint work holding up after 11 years?

The one good thing about Ware's Vignola is that it was on the shelf over my dad's workbench and introduced me to the Orders when I was 13 years old. My dad had sent me to the recently built Governor's ...

Don, what insulation material is it?

100 years ago houses were not heated as much as they are now, so there was much less roof top melting.
Heating cables can last 10 to 20 years, but should be inspected at least every other year to ass ...

Well, can't tell what is going on from the photo. You will have to explain it with words.

Sometimes heating cables install on the roof near the eaves are effective. More here:
https://www.startribune.com/heat-cable-installation/565469132/

Sealing with a flexible sealant will keep the water out longer than an epoxy filler, which can eventually loose it's bond with the surrounding sound wood and let water into the joint.

I'm not sure what you mean by "ice barrier." Where is the ice forming? Can you provide a photo or illustration of that?

Here's a video on how I make profile scrapers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRmDlaz1WaE

Do you have any signs of water getting into the top relishes, like paint peeling to bare wood at the joint of the rail and stile, or decayed wood at the joint?
If the storms are recessed into window ...

Your strategy of removing the paint from the face of the bricks and mortar, and repointing is probably good. Remove what paint you can from the face of the bricks, repoint with lime mortar, then don't ...

You might have to judicially trim some wood so the sash will close.

Can you post a few close up photos of the paint conditions?

You are welcome. Keep us posted on your progress. Take care. Work safe.

Deck Boards:
When possible it is best to lay the boards perpendicular to the path of traffic, in this case, the same as the existing boards, which would work if you will be keeping the existing found ...