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John Leeke's Historic HomeWorks™ |
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207 773-2306 26 Higgins St. Portland, ME 04103 |
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Welcome to the library at Historic HomeWorks. Here you will find some of the best preservation and restoration reference information available on the internet today. There are over half a million words here. Relax and browse to your heart's content, or click on "Search" above for a quick focus on your particular topic.
Epoxy resins are now used to produce a wide variety of products and as a basic material for building repairs, especially the repair of deteriorated wood.
Stabilization saves historic materials and features. Plus it buys time to raise funds to do longer-lasting work another day. Learn three methods to stabilize roofs, siding and windows.
The Vieux Carré Commission in New Orleans, the nation's second oldest historic preservation district, held a telephone conference Jan. 6th with roofing and historic building specialists from around the country.
Specialists from the paint coatings and wood products industries give us the insider's view on the most common problems and how to solve them.
An old favorite is back again with a new installment every month.
Nearly half-a-million words of the most authoritative preservation information compiled by the National Park Service. Working in partnership with the NPS Technical Preservation Services division I have translated the Briefs to web pages for your searching and browsing pleasure. Other web sites have copied these pages, but Historic HomeWorks remains the first and only place on the internet where you can easily search the Briefs by keyword.
Short topics from the late 19th century trade journal.
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John Leeke's Historic HomeWorks™ |
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207 773-2306 26 Higgins St. Portland, ME 04103 |
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| [Home][Library][Restoration Reports][Seminars][Forum][Internships][Office][Workshop][Front Porch][Search] info.© 1994-2007 JohnC.Leeke |