Heritage Restoration, Inc. is pleased to announce a new division called Rhode Island Found, which are objects from projects we are working on, or found scraps we discover in historic buildings. Reclaimed timbers, doors, hardware, and other historic objects are…
Looking for contractor to reconfigure drafty old windows by replacing the rope and weight system and insulating the channels where the weights were. Is this something you can do? The short answer is no, we do not fill weight pockets. The…
Getting it done without droplets In the blink of an eye the world changed and many found themselves at home. We became more familiar with our surroundings, seeing things we did not have the time to notice or maybe we…
I wanted to talk about why Heritage Restoration Inc decided to shut down on March 30th and the events leading up to it. In recent weeks I started the weekly meeting by asking “Why are we here and can we…
An old house can be there by accident but most of the time it’s because someone cared. It could have been the craftsperson from 200 years ago. Or it could have been the handyman that cleaned the gutters. Or it…
Heritage Restoration was hired to document and reconstruct the floor at the beautiful Wood Gerry Gallery, which is also the Admissions Building for the Rhode Island School of Design. The floor is a patterned mix of rift sawn white oak…
So this winter has been great for those who don’t like the cold and slush, as well as a bit easier on the bank account, so it’s a great time to analyze and retrofit your old house. Many believe an…
Our neighbor has started sanding his 1875 house, I assume in preparation to do more exterior painting. I see people with hand sanders on ladders and I don’t see any machinery that indicates there is a collection of paint chips…
View our project at the Quaker Meeting House in Newport, RI. Rob Cagnetta first visited the Meeting House 30 years ago in a class at Roger Williams University.