How to Rebuild Support Walls on a Historic Porch
December 06, 2016 By Daniel WestbrookDecaying on the original under-framing of this historic front porch requires shoring it up to keep it stable and beautiful for years to come.
Decaying on the original under-framing of this historic front porch requires shoring it up to keep it stable and beautiful for years to come.
Emblematic of an era when the only thing more abundant than wood was the public’s love for rich ornamentation, Victorian moulding represented a high point for beautiful trim and elaborate millwork.
The bread-and-butter profile of the moulding world, this collection of classic early twentieth-century design is typical of patterns found across the country in the homey bungalows, foursquares, and cottages built between 1900 and 1930.